[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 86 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D672-D673]
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                                             Tuesday, June 25, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5969-S6048
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2673-2680, S.J. Res. 38, S. Res. 291, and S. Con. Res. 
123.
  Page S6013
Measures Reported:
  S. 2530, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
to establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged 
in official duties and provide an oversight mechanism for the exercise 
of those powers. (S. Rept. No. 107-176)
  S. 281, to authorize the design and construction of a temporary 
education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-177)
  S. 1240, to provide for the acquisition of land and construction of 
an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to 
American Fork Canyon, Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-178)
  S. 2673, to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting 
and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to 
create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the 
standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the 
independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase 
corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial 
disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities 
analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and 
oversight.
Page S6013
Measures Passed:
  Mass Transportation Safety: Senate passed S. 2621, to provide a 
definition of vehicle for purposes of criminal penalties relating to 
terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass 
transportation systems.
  Pages S6046-47
  Authorizing Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 291, to 
authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in 
United States v. Milton Thomas Black.
  Pages S6047-48
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 2514, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                     Pages S5973-95, S5996-99, S6001-08
Rejected:
  Kennedy Amendment No. 3918, to provide for equal competition in 
contracting. (By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 162), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S5973-85
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a cloture vote will occur on Thursday, June 27, 2002. 
                                                             Page S6001
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, June 26, 2002. 
                                                             Page S6048
Appointments:
  Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Republican Leader, after consultation with the Ranking 
Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 106-
170, announced the appointment of the following individuals to serve as 
members of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: 
Vincent Randazzo of Virginia, vice Stephanie Lee Smith, resigned, and 
Katie Beckett of Iowa, for a term of four years.
  Page S6047
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a Report on Bosnia and U.S. Forces in 
NATO-Lead Stabilization Force (SFOR) for the period March 2001 to 
December 2001; to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-98) 
                                                         Pages S6010-11
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on the National 
Emergency Caused by the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
for

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August 19, 2001 to February 19, 2002; to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-99)
Page S6011
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Second Protocol to the Agreement 
Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands 
on Social Security; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-100)
Page S6011
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on the National 
Emergency With Respect to the 1979 Iranian Emergency and Assets 
Blocking for the period October 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002; to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-101)
Page S6011
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  David L. Lyon, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Nauru, 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador to Tuvalu.
  Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan.
  Michelle Guillermin, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Richard H. Carmona, of Arizona, to be Medical Director in the Regular 
Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefore 
as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the 
Public Health Service for a term of four years.
Page S6048
Messages From the House:
  Page S6011
Measures Referred:
  Page S6011
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S5969-70, S6011-12
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S6012, S6046
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6012-13
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6013-15
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6015-38
Additional Statements:
  Page S6010
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6038-45
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S6045-46
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S6046
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--162) 
                                                             Page S5985
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:58 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 26, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6048).