[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1249-D1252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, December 13, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate and House agreed to the Conference Report to accompany S. 1438, 
      Department of Defense Authorization Act.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2883, 
      Intelligence Authorization Act.
      The House passed H.J. Res. 76, making further continuing 
      appropriations through December 21.
      The House agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 1, No Child Left 
      Behind Act.
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                                 Senate

[D13DE1-B2]D1249 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
[D13DE1-B3]D1249 Routine Pr
Routine Proceedings, pages S13079-S13243
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1815-1828, S. Res. 191, and S. Con. Res. 93.
  Pages S13145-46
Measures Reported:
[D13DE1-B4]D1249 S. 990, to
  S. 990, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to improve 
the provisions relating to wildlife conservation and restoration programs, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-123)
[D13DE1-B5]D1249 S. 1632, t
  S. 1632, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to extend the deadline for submission of State 
recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster 
hazard mitigation and to authorize the President to provide additional 
repair assistance to individuals and households. (S. Rept. No . 107-124)
[D13DE1-B6]D1249 H.R. 861,
  H.R. 861, to make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United 
States Code.
[D13DE1-B7]D1249 H.R. 1840,
  H.R. 1840, to extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and 
daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.
[D13DE1-B8]D1249 H.R. 1892,
  H.R. 1892, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the 
original sponsor has died and the Attorney General has determined for 
humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor's classification petition 
should not be revoked, with an amendment.
[D13DE1-B9]D1249 H.R. 2048,
  H.R. 2048, to require a report on the operations of the State Justice 
Institute.
[D13DE1-B10]D1249 H.R. 2277,
  H.R. 2277, to provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
treaty traders and treaty investors.
[D13DE1-B11]D1249 H.R. 2278,
  H.R. 2278, to provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
intracompany transferees, and to reduce the period of time during which 
certain intracompany transferees have to be continuously employed before 
applying for admission to the United States.
[D13DE1-B12]D1249 S.J. Res.
  S.J. Res. 8, designating 2002 as the ``Year of the Rose''.
[D13DE1-B13]D1249 S.J. Res.
  S.J. Res. 13, conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Paul 
Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, also known as the Marquis de Lafayette. 
                                                             Pages S13144-45
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 288, to provide for a 
technical correction in the enrollment of S. 1438, Department of Defense 
Authorization.
  Page S13113
  Commending Afghan Interim Administration: Senate agreed to S. Res. 191, to 
express the sense of the Senate to commend the inclusion of women in

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the Afghan Interim Administration and commending those who met at the 
historic Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy in Brussels.
  Page S13225
  Women's Participation in Afghanistan: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 86, 
expressing the sense of Congress that women from all ethnic groups in 
Afghanistan should participate in the economic and political reconstruction 
of Afghanistan.
  Page S13225
  Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments: Senate passed H.R. 2873, to 
extend and amend the program entitled Promoting Safe and Stable Families 
under title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act, and to provide new 
authority to support programs for mentoring children of incarcerated 
parents; to amend the Foster Care Independent Living program under title IV-
E of that Act to provide for educational and training vouchers for youths 
aging out of foster care, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Pages S13225-26
  Indian Trust Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 483, regarding the use of the trust land and 
resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of 
Oregon, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13226
  Honoring the National Guard: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 93, to 
recognize and honor the National Guard on the occasion of the 365th 
anniversary of its historic beginning with the founding of the militia of 
the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  Pages S13226-27
Federal Farm Bill: Senate continued consideration of S. 1731, to strengthen 
the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation 
and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, 
nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and 
fiber, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                            Pages S13079-99, S13101-13, S13116-18, S13138-40
Adopted:
[D13DE1-B14]D1250 By 64 yeas
  By 64 yeas to 31 nays, and 1 responding present (Vote No. 366), Feingold/
Grassley/Harkin Amendment No. 2522 (to Amendment No. 2471), to reform 
certain mandatory arbitration clauses.
Pages S13087-91, S13091-92
[D13DE1-B15]D1250 By 51 yeas
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 367), Johnson Amendment No. 2534 (to 
Amendment No. 2471), to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
control livestock intended for slaughter.
Pages S13093-99
[D13DE1-B16]D1250 Wyden/Brow
  Wyden/Brownback Amendment No. 2546 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide for 
forest carbon sequestration and carbon trading by farmer-owned cooperatives.
                                                             Pages S13116-18
Rejected:
[D13DE1-B17]D1250 Bond Amend
  Bond Amendment No. 2513 (to Amendment No. 2471), to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture to review Federal agency actions affecting 
agricultural producers. (By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 365), Senate tabled 
the Amendment)
Pages S13080-87, S13091
Withdrawn:
[D13DE1-B18]D1250 McCain/Gra
  McCain/Gramm/Kerry Amendment No. 2598 (to the text of the bill proposed to 
be stricken), to provide for the market name for catfish. 
                                                  Pages S13110-12, S13138-39
Pending:
[D13DE1-B19]D1250 Daschle (f
  Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, in the nature of a substitute. 
                            Pages S13080-99, S13101-13, S13116-18, S13138-40
[D13DE1-B20]D1250 Smith (NH)
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2596 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide for 
Presidential certification that the government of Cuba is not involved in 
the support for acts of international terrorism as a condition precedent to 
agricultural trade with Cuba.
Pages S13102-10
[D13DE1-B21]D1250 Torricelli
  Torricelli Amendment No. 2597 (to Amendment No. 2596), to provide for 
Presidential certification that all convicted felons who are living as 
fugitives in Cuba have been returned to the United States prior to the 
amendments relating to agricultural trade with Cuba becoming effective. 
                                                             Pages S13104-10
[D13DE1-B22]D1250 Daschle mo
  Daschle motion to reconsider the vote (Vote 368) by which the motion to 
close further debate on Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471 (listed 
above) failed.
Page S13112
[D13DE1-B23]D1250 During con
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
actions:
[D13DE1-B24]D1250 By 53 yeas
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 368), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree 
to the motion to close further debate on Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 
2471 (listed above).
Page S13112
[D13DE1-B25]D1250 A unanimou
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the filing of 
second degree amendments to Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471 (listed 
above), until 11 a.m., on Friday, December 14, 2001.
Pages S13092-93
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Friday, December 14, 2001, that the pending 
Smith (NH) and Torricelli amendments (listed above) be laid aside, and that 
Senators Wellstone and McCain be recognized to offer certain amendments. 
                                                                 Page S13139
Department of Defense Authorization Act Conference Report: By 96 yeas to 2 
nays (Vote No. 369), Senate agreed to the conference report on S. 1438, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S13113, S13118-38
Intelligence Authorization Act Conference Report: By unanimous consent, 
Senate agreed to the conference 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, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S13113
21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1291, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational benefits 
for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S13227-43
Education Reform Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing for consideration of the conference report 
on H.R. 1, to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, 
and choice, so that no child is left behind, at 1 p.m., on Monday, December 
17, 2001, and on Tuesday, December 18, 2001, with a vote on adoption of the 
conference report to occur on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
  Page S13093
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
[D13DE1-B27]D1251 By unanimo
  By unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. EX. 370), Frederick J. Martone, of 
Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
[D13DE1-B28]D1251 William P.
  William P. Johnson, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico.
[D13DE1-B29]D1251 Clay D. La
  Clay D. Land, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Georgia.
Pages S13099, S13113-16
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
[D13DE1-B30]D1251 John Magaw
  John Magaw, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security for a term of five years. (New Position)
[D13DE1-B31]D1251 Robert B.
  Robert B. Holland III, of Texas, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director of the International Bank For Reconstruction and Development for a 
term of two years.
[D13DE1-B32]D1251 Andrea G.
  Andrea G. Barthwell, of Illinois, to be Deputy Director for Demand 
Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
[D13DE1-B33]D1251 Nehemiah F
  Nehemiah Flowers, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
[D13DE1-B34]D1251 Arthur Jef
  Arthur Jeffrey Hedden, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Tennessee, for the term of four years.
[D13DE1-B35]D1251 David Glen
  David Glenn Jolley, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
[D13DE1-B36]D1251 Dennis Clu
  Dennis Cluff Merrill, of Oregon, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Oregon for the term of four years.
[D13DE1-B37]D1251 Michael Wa
  Michael Wade Roach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
[D13DE1-B38]D1251 Eric Eugen
  Eric Eugene Robertson, of Washington, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Washington for the term of four years.
Page S13099
Messages From the House:
  Page S13144
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13145
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S13146
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13146-56
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13143-44
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13156-S13224
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S13224-25
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--370) 
                        Pages S13091, S13092, S13099, S13112, S13113, S13114
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:08 p.m., until 9:30 
a.m., on Friday, December 14, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the

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remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13243.)
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