[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D537-D540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, May 23, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3009, Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act.
       Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 118, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4741-S4882
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2554-2573, S. Res. 275-279, and S. Con. Res. 
117-118.                                                 
  Pages S4839-40
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation To Subcommittees 
Of Budget Totals For Fiscal Year 2002''. (S. Rept. No. 107-155)
  H.R. 1366, to designate the United States Post Office building 
located at 3101 West Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, as the 
``Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 1374, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 600 Calumet Street in Lake Linden, Michigan, as the 
``Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3789, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2829 Commercial Way in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the 
``Teno Roncalio Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3960, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the ``Joseph W. 
Westmoreland Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4486, Official Title Not Available.
  S. Res. 182, expressing the sense of the Senate that the United 
States should allocate significantly more resources to combat global 
poverty, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an 
amended preamble.
  S. Res. 253, reiterating the sense of the Senate regarding Anti-
Semitism and religious tolerance in Europe, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. Res. 274, expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the 2002 
World Cup and co-hosts Republic of Korea and Japan.
  S. 1868, to establish a national center on volunteer and provider 
screening to reduce sexual and other abuse of children, the elderly, 
and individuals with disabilities, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 1970, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2829 Commercial Way in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the 
``Teno Roncalio Post Office Building''.
  S. 1983, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 201 Main Street, Lake Placid, New York, as the 
``John A. `Jack' Shea Post Office Building''.
  S. 1989, to authorize the establishment of a National Cyber Security 
Defense Team for purposes of protecting the infrastructure of the 
Internet from terrorist attack, with an amendment.
  S. 2217, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3101 West Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, 
as the ``Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building''.
  S. 2433, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1590 East Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville, Arkansas, 
as the ``Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building''.
  S. 2487, to provide for global pathogen surveillance and response.
  S. Con. Res. 109, commemorating the independence of East Timor and 
expressing the sense of Congress that the President should establish 
diplomatic relations with East Timor, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute and with an amended preamble.                
Page S4838
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 117, to correct 
technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3448.    
  Page S4787
  Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act: By 66 yeas to 30 nays (Vote 
No. 130), Senate passed H.R.

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3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and to grant 
additional trade benefits under that Act, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:      
  Pages S4744-72, S4789-S4818
Adopted:
  Reid (for Harkin) Modified Amendment No. 3459 (to Amendment No. 
3401), to include the prevention of the worst forms of child labor as 
one of the principal negotiating objectives of the United States. 
                                                  Pages S4744, S4761-66
  Reid (for Corzine) Modified Amendment No. 3462 (to Amendment No. 
3401), to provide for border search authority for certain contraband in 
outbound mail.                                    
Pages S4744, S4775-76
  Reid (for Durbin) Modified Amendment No. 3458 (to Amendment No. 
3401), to extend the temporary duty suspensions with respect to certain 
wool.                                                
Pages S4744, S4796
  Reid (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 3521 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
authorize appropriations for certain staff of the United States Customs 
Service.                                             
Pages S4745, S4798
  Wellstone Amendment No. 3467 (to Amendment No. 3401), to protect 
human rights and democracy. (By 42 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 129), 
Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.)    
Pages S4745, S4798-99
  Byrd Amendment No. 3548 (to Amendment No. 3401), to provide that no 
direct appropriation may be made under this Act.             
Page S4799
  Baucus/Grassley Amendment No. 3401, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                            Pages S4744-72, S4789-S4817
Rejected:
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3447 (to Amendment No. 3401), to amend 
the provisions relating to the Congressional Oversight Group. (By 66 
yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 125), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                           Pages S4744, S4760-61, S4794
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3448 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
clarify the procedures for procedural disapproval resolutions. (By 66 
yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 126), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                  Pages S4744, S4794-96
  Reid (for Corzine) Amendment No. 3461 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
help ensure that trade agreements protect national security, social 
security, and other significant public services. (By 49 yeas to 47 nays 
(Vote No. 127), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                        Pages S4744, S4756-60, S4796-97
Withdrawn:
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3450 (to Amendment No. 3401), to limit 
the application of trade authorities procedures to a single agreement 
resulting from DOHA.                                 
Pages S4744, S4754
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3449 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
clarify the procedures for extension disapproval resolutions. 
                                                     Pages S4744, S4796
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3452 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
facilitate the opening of energy markets and promote the exportation of 
clean energy technologies.                           
Pages S4744, S4796
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3453 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
require that certification of compliance with section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 be provided with respect to certain goods imported into the 
United States.                                       
Pages S4744, S4796
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3463 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
provide for the certification of textile and apparel workers who lose 
their jobs or who have lost their jobs since the start of 1999 as 
eligible individuals for purposes of trade adjustment assistance and 
health insurance benefits, and to amend the Internal Revenue code of 
1986 to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States income 
tax.                                                 
Pages S4744, S4797
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3464 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
ensure that ISAC Committees are representative of the Producing sectors 
of the United States Economy.                        
Pages S4744, S4797
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3465 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
provide that the benefits provided under any preferential tariff 
program, excluding the North American Free Trade Agreement, shall not 
apply to any product of a country that fails to comply within 30 days 
with a United States government request for the extradition of an 
individual for trial in the United States if that individual has been 
indicted by a Federal grand jury for a crime involving a violation of 
the Controlled Substances Act.                    
Pages S4744-45, S4797
  During consideration of this measure, Senate also took the following 
action:
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3527 (to Amendment No. 3447), to 
provide for the certification of textile and apparel workers who lose 
their jobs or who have lost their jobs since the start of 1999 as 
eligible individuals for purposes of trade adjustment assistance and 
health insurance benefits, fell when Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3447 
(to Amendment No. 3401), listed above, was tabled. 
                                               Pages S4744-54, S4793-94
  Chair sustained a point of order that the Reid (for Byrd) Amendment 
No. 3451 (to Amendment No. 3401), to address disclosures by publicly 
traded companies of relationships with certain countries or foreign-
owned corporations, was not germane, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                                     Pages S4744, S4796
  By 50 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 128), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to the

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motion to waive section 311 (a)(2)(b) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 with respect to Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 3470 (to 
Amendment No. 3401), to provide trade adjustment assistance benefits to 
certain maritime workers. Subsequently, the point of order that the 
amendment was in violation of the Congressional Budget Act was 
sustained, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                        Pages S4745, S4754-56, S4797-98
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 118, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.                 
  Page S4878
  Commemorating Independence of East Timor: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 109, commemorating the independence of East Timor, after agreeing 
to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S4879-80
  2002 World Cup: Senate agreed to S. Res. 274, expressing the sense of 
the Senate concerning the 2002 World Cup and co-hosts Republic of Korea 
and Japan.                                               
  Pages S4880-81
  Armed Forces Recognition: Senate agreed to S. Res. 278, calling upon 
all Americans to recognize on this Memorial Day, 2002, the sacrifice 
and dedication of our Armed Forces and civilian national security 
agencies.                                                    
  Page S4881
  Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellowship Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
279, to modify the funding of the Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellowship 
Program.                                                     
  Page S4881
  Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 356, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater 
Washington Soap Box Derby, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S4881
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act Conference Report: 
By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 124), Senate agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 3448, to improve the ability of the United 
States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other 
public health emergencies, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S4772-86
Supplemental Appropriations Act/Hate Crimes Bill--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of 
H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, at 2 p.m., on Monday, June 3, 2002; and that 
the text of S. 2551, Senate companion measure, be substituted in lieu 
thereof and considered original text, provided that no points of order 
be considered as having been waived by its adoption; that upon the 
disposition of H.R. 4775, the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 
625, the Hate Crimes bill; further that, if on Monday, June 3, the 
Senate has not received from the House the supplemental appropriations 
bill, the Senate proceed to S. 625 and it remain the pending business 
until the Senate receives H.R. 4775 at which time it be temporarily 
laid aside and the Senate begin consideration of H.R. 4775 and that no 
call for the regular order serve to displace H.R. 4775.      
  Page S4818
Appointment:
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed Senator Voinovich as a member of the Senate Delegation to the 
NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the Second Session of the 107th 
Congress, to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 24-28, 2002.    
  Page S4878
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  26 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                  Pages S4878-79, S4882
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 2002.
  Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Diana E. Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be a Director of the 
Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2004.
  Harvey Jerome Goldschmid, of New York, to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2004.
  Peter Schaumber, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
August 27, 2005.
  Randall Dean Anderson, of Utah, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years. (Reappointment)
  Miriam F. Miquelon, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Illinois.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.                 
Page S4882
Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4838
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S4838
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S4838-39
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4840-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4871-76
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4833-38
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4876-77
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S4877-78
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S4848
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--130) 
                                    Pages S4786, S4794, S4796-99, S4817
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, pursuant to the provisions 
of S. Con. Res. 118, adjourned at 10:01 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, 
June 3, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4882).