[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 112 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D845-D850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                  Friday, August 3, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Crop Year 2001 Agricultural Economic Assistance Act.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8849-S9010
Measures Introduced: Forty-six bills and ten resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1348-1393, S. Res. 150-157, and S. Con. Res. 64-65. 
                                                              Pages S8910-12
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Committee Activities: Special Report of the 
Select Committee on Intelligence''. (S. Rept. No. 107-51)
  S. 1372, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-52)                                                 
Page S8910
Measures Passed:
  Crop Year 2001 Agricultural Economic Assistance Act: Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2213, to respond to the continuing economic crisis 
adversely affecting American agricultural producers, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.                   
  Page S8852
  Commending Elizabeth B. Letchworth: Senate agreed to S. Res. 154, 
commending Elizabeth B. Letchworth for her service to the United States 
Senate.                                                       
  Pages S8873-75
  Election of Secretary for the Minority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 155, 
electing David J. Schiappa, of Maryland, as Secretary of the Minority of the 
Senate.                                                           
  Page S8875
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 208, providing for a 
conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional 
recess or adjournment of the Senate.                          
  Pages S8875-76
  Ukraine's Independence Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 62, 
congratulating Ukraine on the 10th anniversary of the restoration of its 
independence and supporting its full integration into the Euro-Atlantic 
community of democracies, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                      
  Pages S8993-94
  Reid (for Helms) Amendment No. 1479, to make a clerical correction. 
                                                                  Page S8993
  Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed S. 584, to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, 
as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''.            
  Page S8994
  Edward N. Cahn Federal Building/U.S. Courthouse: Committee on Environment 
and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 558, to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 504 
West Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edward N. Cahn 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.                   
  Page S8994
  Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 988, to designate 
the United States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New 
York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse'', clearing the 
measure for the President.                                        
  Page S8995
  River Basin Optimization: Senate passed S. 238, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies on water optimization in the 
Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River 
basin, Oregon.                                                    
  Page S8995

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  Peopling of America Theme Study: Senate passed. S. 329, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on the peopling of 
America.                                                      
  Pages S8995-96
  Denver Water Reuse Project: Senate passed S. 491, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the Denver Water Reuse project, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.        
  Pages S8995, S8996
  National Discovery Trails Act: Senate passed S. 498, to amend the National 
Trails System Act to include national discovery trails, and to designate the 
American Discovery Trail, after agreeing to committee amendments. 
                                                       Pages S8995, S8996-98
  Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Senate passed S. 506, to amend 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land exchange 
between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna Totem Corporation. 
                                                          Pages S8995, S8998
  Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act: Senate passed S. 
509, to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage 
Corridor in the State of Alaska, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                            
  Pages S8995, S8998-99
  Little Sandy River Watershed Protection: Senate passed H.R. 427, to 
provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as 
part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                        
  Pages S8995, S8999
  Carson City, Nevada Site Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 271, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land Management 
administrative site to the city of Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior 
center, clearing the measure for the President.           
  Pages S8995, S8999
  National Community Health Center Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 59, expressing the 
sense of Congress that there should be established a National Community 
Health Center Week to raise awareness of health services provided by 
community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                                 
  Page S9000
  Reid (for Hutchinson) Amendment No. 1480, expressing the Sense of Congress 
that there should be established a National Community Health Center Week to 
raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public 
housing, and homeless health centers.                             
Page S9000
  Joseph E. Dini, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed S. 737, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 811 South Main 
Street in Yerington, Nevada, as the ``Joseph E. Dini, Jr. Post Office''. 
                                                                  Page S9000
  Horatio King Post Office: Senate passed S. 970, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 39 Tremont Street, Paris 
Hill, Maine, as the Horatio King Post Office Building''.          
  Page S9000
  Pat King Post Office designation: Senate passed S. 1026, to designate the 
United States Post Office located at 60 Third Avenue in Long Branch, New 
Jersey, as the ``Pat King Post Office Building''.             
  Pages S9000-01
  Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 364, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5927 
Southwest 70th Street in Miami, Florida, as the ``Marjory Williams Scrivens 
Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President.    
  Pages S9000, S9001
  W. Joe Trogdon Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 821, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1030 South Church 
Street in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the ``W. Joe Trogdon Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.       
  Pages S9000, S9001
  G. Elliot Hagan Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1183, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 South Main 
Street in Sylvania, Georgia, as the ``G. Elliot Hagan Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.       
  Pages S9000, S9001
  M. Caldwell Butler Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1753, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 419 Rutherford 
Avenue, N.E., in Roanoke, Virginia, as the ``M. Caldwell Butler Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.       
  Pages S9000, S9001
  Elwood Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 2043, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2719 
South Webster Street in Kokomo, Indiana, as the ``Elwood

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Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                
  Pages S9000, S9001
  Homeless Assistance: Senate passed S. 1144, to amend title III of the 
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to 
reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program. 
                                                                  Page S9001
  Franchise Fund Pilot Programs Authorization: Senate passed S. 1198, to 
reauthorize Franchise Fund Pilot Programs.                        
  Page S9001
  Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: Senate passed H.R. 93, 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the mandatory 
separation age for Federal firefighters be made the same as the age that 
applies with respect to Federal law enforcement officers, clearing the 
measure for the President.                                    
  Pages S9001-02
  Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Commission Act: Senate passed S. 356, to 
establish a National Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana 
Purchase, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                   
  Pages S9002-04
  Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary: Senate passed H.R. 2133, to 
establish a commission for the purpose of encouraging and providing for the 
commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown 
v. Board of Education, after agreeing to committee amendments. 
                                                              Pages S9004-05
  Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary: Senate passed S. 1046, to 
establish a commission for the purpose of encouraging and providing for the 
commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown 
v. Board of Education, after agreeing to committee amendments. 
                                                              Pages S9005-07
  National Veterans Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 143, expressing 
the sense of the Senate regarding the development of educational programs on 
veterans' contributions to the country and the designation of the week of 
November 11 through November 17, 2001, as ``National Veterans Awareness 
Week''.                                                       
  Pages S9007-08
  National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 138, 
designating the month of September as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
Month'', after agreeing to committee amendments.                  
  Page S9008
  Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Assistance: Senate agreed to S. Res. 145, 
recognizing the 4,500,000 immigrants helped by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid 
Society.                                                      
  Pages S9008-09
  Louis Armstrong Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 146, designating August 4, 
2001, as ``Louis Armstrong Day''.                         
  Pages S9008, S9009
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Carson City, Nevada Site Conveyance: S. 230, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land Management administrative 
site to the City of Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior center. 
                                                                  Page S8999
  Little Sandy River Watershed Protection: S. 254, to provide further 
protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull 
Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon.                            
  Page S8999
Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 
1246, to respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting 
American agricultural producers, after taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                                  
  Pages S8849-57
Pending:
  Lugar Amendment No. 1212, in the nature of a substitute.        
Page S8849
  Daschle motion to reconsider the vote (Vote No. 273) by which the motion 
to invoke cloture on the bill was not agreed to.                  
Page S8850
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
action:
  By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 273), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to 
agree to close further debate on S. 1246 (listed above).      
Pages S8849-50
  Subsequently, by unanimous consent, S. 1246 was returned to the Senate 
calendar.                                                         
Page S8852
Export Administration Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 149, to provide authority to 
control exports, at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, September 4, 2001.       
  Page S9009
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Kenneth W. Dam, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
  Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  James Gurule, of Michigan, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for 
Enforcement.

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  David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Development.
  Peter R. Fisher, of New Jersey, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.
  Jeffrey R. Holmstead, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 
vice David W. Ogden, resigned.
  George Tracy Mehan III, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Lynn Leibovitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Robert E. Fabricant, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Janet Rehnquist, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Health and Human Services. (Committee on Finance was discharged from further 
consideration)
  Alex Azar II, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Health and Human Services. (Committee on Finance was discharged from further 
consideration)
  Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, General Services 
Administration.
  John Lester Henshaw, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. 
(Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration)
  Richard J. Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
  Vincent Martin Battle, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Lebanon.
  Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Michael Minoru Fawn Liu, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. (Committee on Finance was 
discharged from further consideration)
  Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
  Jeffrey William Runge, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  Nancy Victory, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information.
  Rosario Marin, of California, to be Treasurer of the United States. 
(Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration)
  Jeanne L. Phillips, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with 
the rank of Ambassador.
  John Arthur Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 
31, 2002.
  Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
  Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Carole Brookins, of Indiana, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two 
years.
  H.T. Johnson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
  Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Director of the Mint for a term 
of five years.
  Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
  Judith Elizabeth Ayres, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Melody H. Fennel, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development.
  Theresa Alvillar-Speake, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
  Ross J. Connelly, of Maine, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation.
  Emily Stover DeRocco, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor. (Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged 
from further consideration)
  John P. Stenbit, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Nelson F. Gibbs, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Mario P. Fiori, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.

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  Ronald M. Sega, of Colorado, to be Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering.
  Otto Wolff, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Otto Wolff, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Commerce.
  Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Czech 
Republic.
  Robert Geers Loftis, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Lesotho.
  Daniel R. Coats, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of 
Germany.
  John A. Gauss, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Information and Technology).
  Theodore H. Kattouf, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab 
Republic.
  Maureen Quinn, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar.
  Joseph Gerard Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zimbabwe.
  Johnny Young, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia.
  Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan.
  R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be United States Permanent 
Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, vice Alexander R. Vershbow.
  Edmund James Hull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen.
  Nancy Goodman Brinker, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Hungary.
  Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Angola.
  Patrick M. Cronin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
  Martin J. Silverstein, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Oriental 
Republic of Uruguay. (Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration)
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  25 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps.          
Pages S8891-93, S9009-10
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark W. Olson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from 
February 1, 1996.
  Jackson McDonald, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The 
Gambia.
  John Malcolm Ordway, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Armenia.
  John L. Howard, of Illinois, to be Chairman of the Special Panel on 
Appeals for a term of six years.
  Margaret M. Chiara, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  Robert J. Conrad, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  James Ming Greenlee, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Terrell Lee Harris, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Stephen Beville Pence, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  Frederico Juarbe, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment and Training.
  Scott M. Burns, of Utah, to be Deputy Director for State and Local 
Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy. (New Position)
  Joseph M. Clapp, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (New Position)
  Thomas B. Heffelfinger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Patrick Leo Meehan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
  Elsa A. Murano, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food 
Safety.
  Marcelle M. Wahba, of California, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates.
  B. John Williams, Jr., of Virginia, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal 
Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the 
Treasury.
  Jay S. Bybee, of Nevada, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

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  Susan Schmidt Bies, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 
1998.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.                      
Page S9009
Executive Communications:                                         
  Page S8908
Petitions and Memorials:                                      
  Pages S8908-10
Messages From the House:                                          
  Page S8907
Measures Referred:                                            
  Pages S8907-08
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                      
  Page S8908
Measures Read First Time:                                         
  Page S8908
Statements on Introduced Bills:                               
  Pages S8913-72
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages S8912-13
Amendments Submitted:                                         
  Pages S8977-79
Additional Statements:                                            
  Page S8907
Text of H.R. 2620, as Previously Passed:                      
  Pages S8980-93
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                 
  Pages S8979-80
Authority for Committees:                                         
  Page S8980
Privilege of the Floor:                                           
  Page S8980
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--273)       
  Page S8950
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and, pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Con. Res. 208, adjourned at 3:55 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, September 
4, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S9009.)