[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D853-D857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, September 4, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9011-S9089
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1394-
1401.
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Tuesday, August 28, during the adjournment:
  Report to accompany S. 1099, to increase the criminal penalties for 
assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and 
other public servants. (S. Rept. No. 107-53)
  S. 856, to reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program. (S. Rept. No. 107-54)
  S. 1196, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-55)
  S. 87, to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to 
revise and extend such Act, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-56) 
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Reported today:
  S. 1398, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002. (S. Rept. No. 107-57)
  H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 107-58)
  S. 643, to implement the agreement establishing a United States-
Jordan free trade area, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-59)
  S. 1401, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
for United States international broadcasting activities for fiscal 
years 2002 and 2003. (S. Rept. No. 107-60)                   
Page S9074
Export Administration Act: Senate began consideration of S. 149, to 
provide authority to control exports, taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S9018-65
Rejected:
  Thompson Amendment No. 1481, to modify the exceptions from required 
time periods. (By 74 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 274), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                              
Pages S9049-65
Denver Water Reuse Project--Title Amendment Modified: By unanimous 
consent, Senate modified the committee reported title amendment to 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 (passed on August 3, 2001).                          
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations.
  Roy L. Austin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Trinidad and 
Tobago.
  Phillip Bond, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Technology.
  Raymond F. Burghardt, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam.
  Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr., of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Tajikistan.
  Laura E. Kennedy, of New York, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
  Harold Craig Manson, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Fish and Wildlife.
  Kevin Joseph McGuire, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Namibia.
  Pamela Hyde Smith, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Moldova.
  Ronald Weiser, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.
  Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be First Vice President of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  George L. Argyros, Sr., of California, to be Ambassador to Spain, and 
to serve concurrently and

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without additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra.
  M. Christina Armijo, of New Mexico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico.
  Brig. Gen. Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., United States Army, to be a Member 
and President of the Mississippi River Commission.
  Jo Anne Barnhart, of Delaware, to be Commissioner of Social Security.
  John D. Bates, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Columbia.
  Charlotte L. Beers, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Public Diplomacy.
  Susan Schmidt Bies, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  Marion Blakey, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board.
  Marion Blakey, of Mississippi, to be Chairman of the National 
Transportation Safety Board.
  J. Richard Blankenship, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
  Lawrence J. Block, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims.
  Robert C. Bonner, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs.
  Karon O. Bowdre, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Alabama.
  Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Linton F. Brooks, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  Susan W. Brooks, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Indiana.
  John L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Virginia.
  David L. Bunning, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  Timothy Mark Burgess, of Alaska, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Alaska.
  Scott M. Burns, of Utah, to be Deputy Director for State and Local 
Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  Jay S. Bybee, of Nevada, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Karen K. Caldwell, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  Laurie Smith Camp, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nebraska.
  Leura Garrett Canary, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for 
the Middle District of Alabama.
  Brian E. Carlson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Latvia.
  Paul G. Cassell, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Utah.
  Paul K. Charlton, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Arizona.
  Margaret M. Chiara, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Michigan.
  Joseph M. Clapp, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
  Edith Brown Clement, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  Richard R. Clifton, of Hawaii, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Bruce Cole, of Indiana, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment 
for the Humanities.
  Colm F. Connolly, of Delaware, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Delaware.
  Robert J. Conrad, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States 
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
  Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Fred L. Dailey, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
  Grace Trujillo Daniel, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
  Deborah J. Daniels, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Costa Rica.
  Joseph M. DeThomas, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Estonia.
  Nils J. Diaz, of Florida, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.
  Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development.
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Claire V. Eagan, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana., to be Administrator of the Research 
and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation.

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  Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit.
  J. Robert Flores, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
  Sharee M. Freeman, of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations 
Service.
  Stephen P. Friot, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma.
  Thomas C. Gean, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Arkansas.
  James Gilleran, of California, to be Director of the Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
  John W. Gillis, of California, to be Director of the Office for 
Victims of Crime.
  Callie V. Granade, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Alabama.
  Todd Peterson Graves, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Missouri.
  James Ming Greenlee, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Mississippi.
  James E. Gritzner, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Iowa.
  Raymond W. Gruender, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.
  Terrell Lee Harris, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Tennessee.
  Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
  Harris L. Hartz, of New Mexico, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit.
  Joe L. Heaton, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma.
  Michael G. Heavican, of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Nebraska.
  Thomas B. Heffelfinger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Minnesota.
  Hans H. Hertell, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Dominican 
Republic.
  Larry R. Hicks, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada.
  Kent R. Hill, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Marianne Lamont Horinko, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims.
  Jeffrey R. Howard, of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the First Circuit.
  John L. Howard, of Illinois, to be Chairman of the Special Panel on 
Appeals.
  Roscoe Conklin Howard, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States attorney for the District of Columbia.
  David Claudio Iglesias, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of New Mexico.
  Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  P.H. Johnson, of Mississippi, to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta 
Regional Authority.
  William P. Johnson, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico.
  Brian Jones, of California, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Education.
  Frederico Juarbe, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.
  Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and 
Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Charles W. Larson, Sr., of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Iowa.
  Hilda Gay Legg, of Kentucky, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities 
Service, Department of Agriculture.
  Leslie Lenkowksy, of Indiana, to be Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Charles F. Lettow, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims.
  Michael E. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to the Kingdom of Nepal.
  Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
  Robert Garner McCampbell, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney 
for the Western District of Oklahoma.
  Michael W. McConnell, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit.
  Jackson McDonald, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The 
Gambia.
  Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Finland.

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  Paul J. McNulty, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Virginia.
  Matthew Hansen Mead, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Wyoming.
  Patrick Leo Meehan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Michael J. Melloy, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eighth Circuit.
  William Walter Mercer, of Montana, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Montana.
  Michael P. Mills, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Mississippi.
  Michael W. Mosman, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Oregon.
  Thomas E. Moss, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Idaho.
  Elsa A. Murano, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Food Safety.
  Richard R. Nedelkoff, of Texas, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance.
  John D. Negroponte, of the District of Columbia, to be the 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the 
United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  John D. Negroponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations.
  Ronald E. Neumann, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Bahrain.
  Terrence L. O'Brian, of Wyoming, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Tenth Circuit.
  Joan E. Ohl, of West Virginia, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Mark W. Olson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System.
  John Malcolm Ordway, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Armenia.
  Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  John N. Palmer, of Mississippi, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Portugal.
  Barrington D. Parker, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit.
  Michael Parker, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  James H. Payne, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
  Stephen Beville Pence, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Kentucky.
  Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration.
  Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Sharon Prost, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.
  Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  Otto J. Reich, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for 
Western Hemisphere Affairs.
  Arlene Render, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote 
d'Ivoire.
  Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
  Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  James Edward Rogan, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.
  Marvin R. Sambur, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Thomas L. Sansonetti, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the Department of 
Labor.
  Joseph E. Schmitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Defense.
  Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of 
the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States 
and Canada.
  Donald R. Schregardus, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Mattie R. Sharpless, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Central African Republic.
  Dennis W. Shedd, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit.
  Lavenski R. Smith, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eighth Circuit.
  Brig. Gen. Carl A. Strock, United States Army, to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission.

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  Michael J. Sullivan, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Massachusetts.
  John W. Suthers, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Colorado.
  Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States.
  J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of South Carolina.
  John F. Turner, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
  Timothy M. Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Tenth Circuit.
  Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Indiana.
  Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Transportation.
  Odessa F. Vincent, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  Anna Mills S. Wagoner, of North Carolina, to be United States 
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
  Marcelle M. Wahba, of California, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates.
  R. Barrie Walkley, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea.
  John P. Walters, of Michigan, to be Director of National Drug Control 
Policy.
  Reggie B. Walton, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  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.
  Mary Ellen Coster Williams, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims.
  Terry L. Wooten, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army.     
Pages S9085-89
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S9067-74
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S9067
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S9067
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S9078-79
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9076-78
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S9079-84
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9066-67
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S9084
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S9084
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--274) 
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Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:07 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, September 5, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9084.)