[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H6429-H6430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF ROGER W. SANT AS CITIZEN REGENT OF BOARD 
                 OF REGENTS OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate 
joint resolution (S.J. Res. 20) providing for the appointment of Roger 
W. Sant as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 20

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in 
     accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of 
     Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the class other 
     than Members of Congress, occurring by reason of the 
     resignation of Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Washington, D.C., is 
     filled by the appointment of Roger W. Sant of Washington, 
     D.C. The appointment is for a term of 6 years and shall take 
     effect on the date of enactment of this joint resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Ney) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano) each will 
control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney).
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, it is again a pleasure to be here with my colleague, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), and to lay before the House 
Senate Joint Resolution 20, which provides for the appointment of Roger 
W. Sant to serve as a citizen regent on the Smithsonian Institution's 
Board of Regents.

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  This governing board of the Smithsonian is comprised of 17 members, 
which includes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Vice 
President of the United States, three Members each of the U.S. House 
and Senate, and nine citizens who are nominated by the board and 
approved jointly in a resolution of Congress. The nine citizen members 
serve for a term of 6 years each and are eligible for reappointment to 
one additional term.
  Roger Sant currently serves as the chairman of the board for AES 
Corporation, which is a leading global power company and was cofounded 
by Mr. Sant in 1981. He graduated from Brigham Young University and 
received his MBA with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of 
Business Administration.
  Mr. Sant chairs the board of the Summit Foundation and several other 
prominent boards, including Marriott International Resources for the 
Future, the Energy Foundation, and the National Symphony.
  He has previously been director of the Mellon Institute's Energy 
Productivity Center and has authored books on energy conservation. Mr. 
Sant has also served in the Ford administration and was a key player in 
forming early initiatives to create an energy policy in the United 
States.
  Roger Sant's broad business background and his educational 
experience, particularly in the area of energy conservation, make him a 
strong candidate for nomination to the Smithsonian Institution's 
governing Board of Regents. I urge my colleagues to support H. Res. 20.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, 
and I rise in support of Senate Joint Resolution 20 to appoint Roger W. 
Sant to be a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Institution. He is the 
choice of the Smithsonian Institution's nominating committee to fill an 
existing vacancy on the Board of Regents.
  Mr. Sant is the chairman of the board of AES Corporation, a global 
energy company which does business in 27 countries. He has been a 
member of a number of boards of cultural institutions, including the 
National Symphony and the World Wildlife Fund International.
  He is the author of ``Creating Abundance--America's Least Cost Energy 
Strategy,'' which advocates energy conservation. Mr. Sant's background 
and record of service should make him a fine candidate to take on the 
challenges of running the world-class museums and cultural activities 
through which the Smithsonian Institution has served the American 
people so well.
  Mr. Speaker, the joint resolution would appoint Mr. Sant for a 6-year 
term, and he would replace Howard H. Baker, Jr., the distinguished 
former Senate majority leader and White House Chief of Staff. The joint 
resolution passed the Senate on September 13 by unanimous consent, and 
I urge House passage here today.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) that the House suspend the rules and pass 
the Senate joint resolution, S.J. Res. 20.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate joint resolution was 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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