[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 126 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D936-D939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
[D25SE1-33]D936 APPROPRIAT
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
[D25SE1-34]D936 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original bill (S. 1460) making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.
[D25SE1-35]D936 NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D25SE1-36]D936 Committee
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, for reappointment in the grade of general and for 
appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. John W. 
Handy, USAF, for reappointment in the grade of general and for appointment 
as Commander in Chief, United States Transportation Command and Commander, 
Air Mobility Command; and Adm. James O. Ellis, Jr., USN, for reappointment 
in the grade of admiral and for appointment as Commander in Chief, United 
States Strategic Command, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. General Pace was introduced by Senator Bill 
Nelson.
[D25SE1-37]D936 NATIONAL F
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN
[D25SE1-38]D936 Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Forests concluded hearings to examine the effectiveness of the National Fire 
Plan in the 2001 fire season, including fuel reduction initiatives, and to 
examine the 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks 
to Communities and the Environment, after receiving testimony from Lyle 
Laverty, Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry and National 
Fire Plan Coordinator, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Tim 
Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the 
Interior; Colorado State Forester James E. Hubbard, Denver, on behalf of the 
Western Governors' Association; Nathaniel Lawrence, Natural Resources 
Defense Council, Olympia, Washington; Tom Nelson, Sierra Pacific Industries, 
Redding, California; Trent Woods, Save Elk City, Elk City, Idaho; and Rick 
DeIaco, Ruidoso, New Mexico.
[D25SE1-39]D936 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D25SE1-40]D936 Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following items:
[D25SE1-41]D936 S. 950, to
  S. 950, to amend the Clean Air Act to address problems concerning methyl 
tertiary butyl ether;
[D25SE1-42]D936 S. 1206, t
  S. 1206, to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
[D25SE1-43]D936 S. 1270, t
  S. 1270, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 
8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse 
United States Courthouse''; and
[D25SE1-44]D936 The nomina
  The nominations of Brigadier General Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., United States 
Army, to be a Member and President, and Brigadier General Carl A. Strock, 
United States Army, to be a Member, both of the Mississippi River 
Commission, Nils J. Diaz, of Florida, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Marianne Lamont Horinko, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, P. H. 
Johnson, of Mississippi, to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta Regional 
Authority, Harold Craig Manson, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, Michael Parker, of 
Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Mary 
E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation.
[D25SE1-45]D936 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D25SE1-46]D936 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Roy L. Austin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Trinidad 
and Tobago; Charlotte L. Beers, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Public Diplomacy; Clifford G. Bond, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to 
Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Indonesia; Kenneth C. Brill, of Maryland, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic 
Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with 
the rank of Ambassador; John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Costa Rica; Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of Virginia, to 
be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs; Hans 
H. Hertell, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic; 
Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr., of California,

[[Page D937]]

to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan; Michael E. Malinowski, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal; Jackson 
McDonald, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia; Kevin 
Joseph McGuire, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia; 
Kevin E. Moley, of Arizona, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the European Office of the United Nations, with the rank of 
Ambassador; Arlene Render, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cote d'Ivoire; Rockwell A. Schnabel, of California, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status 
of Ambassador; Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the 
part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United 
States and Canada; Mattie R. Sharpless, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador 
to the Central African Republic; Pamela Hyde Smith, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova; R. Barrie Walkley, of California, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea; and John Stern Wolf, of Maryland, 
to be Assistant Secretary of State for Non-proliferation.
[D25SE1-47]D937 NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D25SE1-48]D937 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the 
part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United 
States and Canada; John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Costa Rica; Roy L. Austin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
to Trinidad and Tobago; Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr., of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan; Pamela Hyde Smith, of Washington, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova; Rockwell A. Schnabel, of 
California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador; and Clifford G. 
Bond, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
[D25SE1-49]D937 AVIATION S
AVIATION SECURITY
[D25SE1-50]D937 Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded joint hearings with 
their Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and 
the District of Columbia to examine enhanced airport security measures that 
the Federal Aviation Administration has adopted in the aftermath of the 
recent terrorist attacks, focusing on airport access controls, passenger and 
carry-on baggage screening, and alternatives to current screening practices, 
after receiving testimony from Monte R. Belger, Acting Deputy Administrator, 
Federal Aviation Administration, and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, 
both of the Department of Transportation; Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office; Robert W. Baker, 
American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas; Rear Adm. Paul E. Busick, USCG (Ret.), 
North Carolina Global TransPark Authority, Kinston; Leonard L. Griggs, Jr., 
City of St. Louis Airport Authority, St. Louis, Missouri; Aubrey W. Harvey, 
Jr., Argenbright Security, Chicago, Illinois, and Michael B. La Pier, 
Central Illinois Regional Airport, Bloomington.
[D25SE1-51]D937 HOMELAND D
HOMELAND DEFENSE
[D25SE1-52]D937 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings to examine the status of 
Federal investigations regarding the recent terrorist attacks and on 
proposals to improve law enforcement tools in the fight against terrorism, 
focusing on authorizing use of ``roving'' or ``multi-point'' wiretaps in 
intelligence investigations, updating money laundering, RICO, and wiretap 
laws, to make terrorism offenses predicates for exercising the authorities 
under those laws, supporting the families of the police, firefighters, and 
other law enforcement and public safety personnel, reviewing the penalty 
structure for terrorism crimes, reviewing and improving immigration 
authorities, increasing federal agents and capabilities along the Northern 
Border, authorizing hiring of necessary translators at the FBI, and 
condemning hate crimes and ethnic and religious discrimination, receiving 
testimony from John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
[D25SE1-53]D937 Hearings c
  Hearings continue on Tuesday, October 2.
        H
[D25SE1-54]D938 House of R

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                        House of Representatives

[D25SE1-55]D938 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 2948-2970, and 1 private bill, 
H.R. 2971, were introduced.
  Pages H6055-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: (H. Rept. 107-219).
Guest Chaplain: Rev. Walter L. Solomon, Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church 
of North Pratt, Birmingham, Alabama.
  Page H5979
Recess: The House recessed at 9:18 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                                  Page H5979
District of Columbia Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 2944, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 327 yeas to 88 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 355. 
                                                           Pages H5984-H6011
[D25SE1-56]D938 Pursuant t
  Pursuant to the rule the amendments printed in Part A of House Report 107-
217 were considered as adopted.
Page H5994
Agreed To:
[D25SE1-57]D938 Traficant
  Traficant amendment that prohibits funding to any person or entity that 
violates the Buy American Act; and
Pages H6008-09
[D25SE1-58]D938 Hostettler
  Hostettler amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of Sept. 24 
that prohibits any funding to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the 
District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights related to docket numbers 
93-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA) concerning the Boy Scouts (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 262 ayes to 152 noes, Roll No. 354. 
                                                    Pages H6007-08, H6009-10
Rejected:
[D25SE1-59]D938 Weldon of
  Weldon of Florida amendment that sought to prohibit all funds from being 
used for implementation of the District of Columbia domestic partnership act 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 352); and 
                                                              Pages H6002-05
[D25SE1-60]D938 Norton ame
  Norton amendment that sought to amend the Hostettler amendment that 
prohibits funding to enforce orders against the Boy Scouts by the District 
of Columbia Commission on Human Rights (rejected by a recorded vote of 173 
ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 353).
Pages H6007-08, H6009
Withdrawn:
[D25SE1-61]D938 Hastings o
  Hastings of Florida amendment was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to increase funding for implementation of the security plan by the 
Metropolitan Police Department and the Fire Department of the District of 
Columbia by $5 million; and
Page H5999
[D25SE1-62]D938 Norton ame
  Norton amendment No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of Sept. 24 was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to strike Sections 102, 104, 
105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 
124, 125, and 127 through 134.
Page H6000
[D25SE1-63]D938 The Clerk
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H6011
[D25SE1-64]D938 Earlier, H
  Earlier, H. Res. 245, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 
351.
Pages H5980-83
Extension of Defense Production Act: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2510, to extend the expiration date of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950, with an amendment.
  Pages H6011-12
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Late Report: The House Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence received permission to have until midnight 
on Wednesday, Sept. 26 to file a report on H.R. 2883, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System.
  Page H6011
District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment--Suspension: The House 
agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2199, to amend the National 
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to permit 
any Federal law enforcement agency to enter into a cooperative agreement 
with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia to 
assist the Department in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement 
activities in the District of Columbia if deemed appropriate by the Chief of 
the Department and the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. 
                                                              Pages H6012-13

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Recess: The House recessed at 2:57 a.m. and reconvened at 5:46 p.m. 
                                                                  Page H6015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002: The House passed 
H.R. 2586, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy and to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces by a recorded 
vote of 398 ayes to 17 noes, Roll No. 359. Agreed to amend the title. The 
House also considered the bill on Sept. 20.
  Pages H6015-43
[D25SE1-65]D939 Rejected t
  Rejected the Bonior motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed 
Services with instructions to report it back to the House forthwith with 
amendments that strike section 331 dealing with FY 2002 limitations on 
workforce reviews and insert the text of subtitle G on Service Contracting 
Reform at the end of title III by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 221 noes, 
Roll No. 358.
Page H6040-41
Agreed To:
[D25SE1-66]D939 Stump mana
  Stump managers amendment No. 1 printed in House Report 107-218 that makes 
various changes including a funding increase for F-22 testing, allowing the 
use of DOD resources for public safety and security at the 2002 Winter 
Olympics in Salt Lake City, and permitting the Secretary of Defense to 
accept monetary contributions for the purpose of reconstructing the 
Pentagon;
Pages H6016-19
[D25SE1-67]D939 Stump amen
  Stump amendment No. 2 printed in House Report 107-218 that commends the 
DOD decision to establish the Defense of Freedom medal to recognize the 
sacrifices of civilian personnel who are killed or wounded as a result of 
hostile action;
Pages H6019-20
[D25SE1-68]D939 Traficant
  Traficant amendment No. 3 printed in House Report 107-218 that permits the 
assignment of military personnel to border patrol duties at the request of 
the Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 242 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 356); and
Pages H6020-22, H6032
[D25SE1-69]D939 Stump amen
  Stump amendment No. 5 printed in House Report 107-218 that increases 
funding for activities to combat terrorism by $400 million.
Pages H6025-32
Rejected:
[D25SE1-70]D939 Sanchez am
  Sanchez amendment No. 4 printed in House Report 107-218 that sought to 
allow abortions to be performed in overseas military hospitals (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 357). 
                                                    Pages H6022-25, H6032-33
[D25SE1-71]D939 The Clerk
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H6043
[D25SE1-72]D939 Agreed to
  Agreed to H. Res. 246, the rule that providing for consideration of the 
bill by voice vote.
Pages H6013-15
Meeting Hour--Friday, September 28: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Wednesday, September 26, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 
28.
  Page H6043
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, October 2: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Friday, September 28, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 
2, for morning hour debate.
  Page H6043
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, October 3.
  Page H6043
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6015.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5983, H6004-05, H6009, H6009-10, H6010-11, H6032, H6033, H6041-42, and 
H6042-43. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:22 p.m.
[D25SE1-73]D939 Committee