[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1280-D1285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, December 20, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate and House passed H.J. Res. 79, Continuing Appropriations.
      Senate and House passed H.J. Res. 80, Convening of the Second 
      Session of the 107th Congress.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 3061, Labor/HHS/
      Education Appropriations Act.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 2506, Foreign 
      Operations Appropriations Act.
      The House and Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
      3338, DOD Appropriations.
      The House and Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 295, providing for 
      the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred 
      Seventh Congress.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13773-S14084
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1860-1891, S.J. Res. 30, and S. Res. 194-
198.
  Pages S13943-44
Measures Reported:
  S. 950, to amend the Clean Air Act to address problems concerning 
methyl tertiary butyl ether, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-131)
  S. 1206, to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
1965, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
107-132)
Pages S13942-43
Measures Passed:
  Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Senate passed H.R. 1088, 
to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce fees collected 
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13830
  Adjournment Resolution: By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 379), Senate 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 295, providing for the sine die adjournment of 
the first session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress. 
                                                        Pages S13830-31
  Port and Maritime Security Act: Senate passed S. 1214, to amend the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater 
security for United States seaports, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13871-84
  Hollings/McCain/Graham Amendment No. 2690, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13884
  Unemployment Assistance Extension: Senate passed S. 1622, to extend 
the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of 
victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
  Page S13893
  Televising Zacarias Moussaoui Trial: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1858, to permit the closed 
circuit televising of the criminal trial of Zacarias Moussaoui for the 
victims of September 11th, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13893-94
  Reid (for Allen) Amendment No. 2691, to clarify the requirements of 
the trial court.
Pages S13893-94
  Bioterrorism Response Act: Senate passed H.R. 3448, to improve the 
ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
bioterrorism and

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other public health emergencies, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13902-11
  Reid (for Frist/Kennedy/Gregg) Amendment No. 2692, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13911
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Kennedy, Dodd, Harkin, 
Mikulski, Jeffords, Gregg, Frist, Enzi, and Hutchinson.
Page S13911
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 79, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S14029
  Convening of the Second Session: Senate passed H.J. Res. 80, 
appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One 
Hundred Seventh Congress (January 23, 2002 at 12 noon), clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S14029
  United States Vice President Appreciations: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
195, tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the 
courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided 
over the deliberations of the Senate.
  Page S14049
  United States President Appreciation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 196, 
tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the 
courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided 
over the deliberations of the Senate.
  Page S14049
  Senate Majority Leader Commendation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 197, a 
resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader. 
                                                            Page S14049
  Senate Republican Leader Commendation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 198, 
to commend the exemplary leadership of the Republican Leader. 
                                                            Page S14049
  Basic Pilot Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 3030, to extend the 
basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S14050
  Reuniting Korean Families: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 90, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the efforts of people of 
the United States of Korean ancestry to reunite with their family 
members in North Korea.
  Page S14050
  International Emergency Management Assistance Understanding: Senate 
passed S.J. Res. 12, granting the consent of Congress to the 
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
Understanding.
  Pages S14050-52
  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Recognition: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 92, recognizing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in 
promoting democracy and its continuing contribution to United States 
national interests.
  Page S14052
  Bill Court Referral: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 83, referring S. 846 entitled ``A bill 
for the relief of J.L. Simmons Company, Inc., of Champaign, Illinois'' 
to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a 
report thereon, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S14052
  Higher Education Reporting Requirement Simplification: Senate passed 
H.R. 3346, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
reporting requirements relating to higher education tuition and related 
expenses, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14052
  Guadagno Visitors Center Designation: Senate passed H.R. 3334, to 
designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center at 
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S14053
  Todd Beamer Post Office Designation: Committee on Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3248, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
65 North Main Street in Cranbury, New Jersey, as the ``Todd Beamer Post 
Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S14053
  Commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 211, 
commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of her 
receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of the 
Congress with respect to the Government of Burma, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S14053-54
  Republic of Kazakhstan Congratulations: Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 194, 
congratulating the people and government of Kazakhstan on the tenth 
anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S14054
  Reid (for Brownback) Amendment No. 2693, to recognize Kazakhstan for 
their efforts in combating international terrorism.
Page S14054

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  American Wildlife Enhancement Act: Senate passed S. 990, to amend the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to improve the provisions 
relating to wildlife conservation and restoration programs, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S14054-59
  Reid (for Smith (NH)) Amendment No. 2694, to make certain 
modifications to the bill.
Page S14059
  National Foreign Affairs Training Center: Committee on Foreign 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3348, to 
designate the National Foreign Affairs Training Center as the George P. 
Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S14059-60
  Security Assistance Act: Senate passed S. 1803, to authorize 
appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2002 
and 2003, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S14060-61
  Reid (for Biden/Helms) Amendment No. 2695, to make certain managers' 
amendments to the bill.
Pages S14060-61
  Water and Wastewater Facilities: Senate passed S. 1608, to establish 
a program to provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities 
to meet immediate security needs, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S14061-62
  Authorizing Emergency Funds: Senate passed S. 1637, to waive certain 
limitations in the case of use of the emergency fund authorized by 
section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to pay the costs of 
projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center in New 
York City that occurred on September 11, 2001, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S14062
  Reid (for Clinton) Amendment No. 2696, to make certain modifications 
to the bill.
Page S14062
  Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Senate passed S. 1099, to increase 
the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, 
their family members, and other public servants.
  Pages S14062-63
  Authorizing Nonimmigrant Spouses: Senate passed 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, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S14063
  Treaty Traders/Investors: Senate passed H.R. 2277, to provide for 
work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and 
treaty investors, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14063
  Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 2869, to provide certain relief for small businesses 
from liability under the Comprehension Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and to amend such Act to 
promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial 
assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response 
programs, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S14063-64
  Family Sponsor Immigration Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment.
  Pages S14064-65
  Nurse Corps Recruitment: Senate passed S. 1864, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to establish a Nurse Corps and recruitment and 
retention strategies to address the nursing shortage.
  Page S14065
  Gen. Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act: Senate passed H.R. 2751, 
to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
Congress to General Henry H. Shelton and to provide for the production 
of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S14065
  Department of Justice Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 2215, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 
2002, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S14065-75
  Reid (for Leahy/Hatch) Amendment No. 2697, to provide for the 
establishment of additional Boys and Girls Clubs of America. 
                                                            Page S14075
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Leahy, Kennedy, and 
Hatch.
Page S14075
  Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 3447, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
enhance the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recruit 
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Veterans Health Administration, to provide an additional basis for 
establishing the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary 
medical care, to enhance certain health care programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S14075-80
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 1834, for the relief of retired Sergeant 
First Class James D. Benoit and Wan Sook Benoit, and the bill was then 
passed.
  Pages S14080-81
  Technical Correction: Senate passed S. 1888, to amend title 18 of the 
United States Code to correct a technical error in the codification of 
title 36 of the United States Code.
  Page S14081
  Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery: Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3392, to name the national cemetery in Saratoga, New York, as the 
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14081
  Korean War Veterans Association Federal Charter: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 392, to grant 
a Federal Charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated, and 
the bill was then passed.
  Pages S14081-82
  Immigration Deadline Extension: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1400, to amend the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend 
the deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains 
a biometric identifier matching the appropriate biometric 
characteristic of the alien, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                            Page S14082
  Year of the Rose: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 292, supporting the 
goals of the Year of the Rose.
  Page S14082
Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
  Transportation Appropriations Act: S. 1178, making appropriations for 
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002.
  Pages S14049-50
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Conference Report: By 90 yeas to 7 
nays (Vote No. 378), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
3061, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                    Pages S13773-S13830
Victims of Terrorism Relief Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of 
the House to Senate amendment to H.R. 2884, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for victims of the terrorist 
attacks against the United States, with a further amendment as follows:
                                                        Pages S13856-64
  Daschle (to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate 
to the text of the bill) Amendment No. 2689, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13864
Department of Defense Appropriations Conference Report: By 94 yeas to 2 
nays (Vote No. 380), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
3338, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S13832-56, S13864-65, S13865-68, S13869-71
Foreign Operations Appropriations Conference Report: Senate agreed to 
the conference report on H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, after consultation between the Majority and 
Republican Leaders, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                    Pages S13894-S13902
Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nomination of Joseph E. Schmitz to be 
Inspector General, Department of Defense, which was ordered reported by 
the Committee on Armed Services, be referred to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, beginning on 
January 23, 2002, and that if the nomination is not reported after that 
20-day period, the nomination be automatically discharged and placed on 
the Executive Calendar.
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that all nominations received by the Senate during the 107th 
Congress, First Session, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, and the provisions of Rule XXXI, Paragraph 
6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, with the following exceptions: 
Otto Reich to be Assistant Secretary of State, and Col. David R. 
Leffarge to be Brigadier General.
  Page S14049
Sine Die Adjournment Appointments: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the sine die adjournment of the 
Senate, the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro 
tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make 
appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by

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concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                            Page S14049
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be First Vice President of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 
2005.
  J. Joseph Grandmaison, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2005.
  Michael Hammond, of Texas, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  James E. Newsome, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring June 19, 
2006. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  James E. Newsome, of Mississippi, to be Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Claude M. Bolton, Jr., of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Army.
  Kathleen Burton Clarke, of Utah, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  C. Ashley Royal, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Georgia.
  Harry E. Cummins III, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
  Christopher James Christie, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of New Jersey for the term of four years.
  Sean O'Keefe, of New York, to be Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  34 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Pages S13830, S14047-49
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Nancy Southard Bryson, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
  Paul S. Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 
2003.
  Cynthia A. Glassman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2006.
  Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Eve Slater, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.
  William Leidinger, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Management, Department of Education.
  Dan Gregory Blair, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management.
  Matthew D. Orwig, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Jane J. Boyle, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  James K. Vines, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Johnny Lewis Hughes, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Maryland for the term of four years.
  Randy Merlin Johnson, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Alaska for the term of four years.
  Larry Wade Wagster, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Foreign Service.
Pages S14083-84
Messages From the House:
  Pages S13940-41
Measures Referred:
  Page S13941
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S13942
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S13942
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S13942
Executive Communications:
  Page S13942
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13943
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13944-45
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13945-82
Additional Statements:
  Page S13938-40
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13982-S14029
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S14029
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S14029
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--380) 
                                         Page S13830, S13830-31, S13864
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 295, adjourned sine die at 10:06 p.m.

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