[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 136 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1093-D1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CORPORATE INVERSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government concluded hearings to examine the appropriateness of U.S. 
companies reincorporating into offshore tax havens (corporate 
inversion), and the implications of these transactions on U.S. tax 
policy and the U.S. economy, after receiving testimony from Pamela 
Olson, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy; Connecticut 
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Hartford; Martin A. Regalia, U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce, Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice, and 
William G. Gale, Brookings Institution, all of Washington, D.C.; and 
Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Otis Webb Brawley, Jr., of Georgia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences, Department of Defense, and 331 military nominations in the 
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded closed hearings to 
examine the nomination of Maj. Gen. Robert T. Clark, USA, for 
appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be Commanding 
General, Fifth United States Army, after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
LATIN AMERICA
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance concluded hearings to examine U.S. 
policy and the role of the international financial community concerning 
economic instability in Latin America, prospects for economic and 
productivity growth, and the International Monetary Fund, after 
receiving testimony from John B. Taylor, Under Secretary of the 
Treasury for International Affairs; Daniel K. Tarullo, Georgetown 
University Law Center, Michael Mussa, Institute for International 
Economics, Scott A. Otteman, National Association of Manufacturers, all 
of Washington, D.C.
ANGOLA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held hearings to examine U.S. 
policy options in Angola, focusing on humanitarian needs and improving 
governance, receiving testimony from Walter H. Kansteiner III, 
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Morten Rostrup, 
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Brussels, Belgium; and David J. Kramer, Baird 
Holm, Omaha, Nebraska.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Collister Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, and John L. 
Morrison, of Minnesota, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of Scott W. Muller, of Maryland, to be General Counsel 
of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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                        House of Representatives

[D16OC2-B40]D1094 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 5644-5690; 3 private bills, H.R. 
5691-5693; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 511-512, and H. Res. 589-594 were 
introduced.
  Pages H8021-23

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
[D16OC2-B41]D1094 H.R. 4966,
  H.R. 4966, to improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean 
resources by reenacting and clarifying provisions of a reorganization plan 
authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, amended (H. 
Rept. 107-759, Pt. 1)

[D16OC2-B42]D1094 H.R. 2202,
  H.R. 2202, to convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage 
Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation 
Project to the pertinent irrigation districts, amended (H. Rept. 107-760);

[D16OC2-B43]D1094 H.R. 4601,
  H.R. 4601, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of 
Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve 
management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National 
Recreation Area (H. Rept. 107-761);

[D16OC2-B44]D1094 H.R. 5399,
  H.R. 5399, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, California, to the 
Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Montecito Water District (H. Rept. 
107-762); and

[D16OC2-B45]D1094 Supplement
  Supplemental report on H.R. 3215, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (H. 
Rept. 107-591 Pt. 2).
Page H8021

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Gutknecht to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                                  Page H7931

Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, Oct. 
16 by a yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 52 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 464.
  Pages H7931, H7948

Recess: The House recessed at 12:33 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                                  Page H7947

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:

  Sober Borders Act. Debated on Oct. 15, H.R. 2155, amended, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a 
drug or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry 
(agreed to by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 296 yeas to 94 nays, Roll No. 465); 
and
  Pages H7948-49

  Health Care Safety Net Amendments: Considered pursuant to the order of the 
House of Oct. 15, S. 1533, amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to reauthorize and strengthen the health centers program and the National 
Health Service Corps, and to establish the Healthy Communities Access 
Program, which will help coordinate services for the uninsured and 
underinsured (agreed to by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 5 nays, 
Roll No. 466)
  Pages H7932-47, H7949-50

Motion to Instruct Conferees--SAFE Act: Representative Eshoo informed the 
House of her intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4, to 
enhance energy conservation, research and development and to provide for 
security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, to 
insist to the extent possible within the scope of the conference, that the 
conferees reject provisions that would make discretionary the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's duty to ensure that wholesale electricity rates are 
just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. 
                                                                  Page H7950

Recess: The House recessed at 2:51 p.m. and reconvened at 4:40 p.m. 
                                                                  Page H7950

Making Further Continuing Appropriations: The House passed H.J. Res. 123, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003 by a 
recorded vote of 228 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 470.
  Pages H7960-63

[D16OC2-B46]D1094 Rejected t
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the joint resolution to the committee 
on appropriations with instructions to report it back to the House forthwith 
with an amendment that strikes ``November 22, 2002'' and inserts ``October 
21, 2002'' by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 469. 
                                                              Pages H7961-62

[D16OC2-B47]D1095 H. Res. 58

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  H. Res. 585, the rule that provided for consideration of the joint 
resolution was agreed to by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 193 noes, Roll 
No. 468. Agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 209 
yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 467. Pursuant to the rule, House Resolutions 550, 
551, and 577 were laid on the table.
Page H7950-60

Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative Program. 
                                                              Pages H7963-64

Combined Consideration of Measures: The Chair entertained the following 
combined request under the Speaker's guidelines as recorded on page 712 of 
the House rules and manual with assurances that it had been cleared by the 
bipartisan floor and leadership of all respective committees. The Majority 
Leader asked unanimous consent and it was subsequently agreed to that the 
House that it:

[D16OC2-B48]D1095 1. Be cons
  1. Be considered to have discharged from committee and passed: H.R. 5647, 
to authorize the duration of the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps 
Intranet contract to be more than five years but not more than seven years; 
S. 1646, to identify certain routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, 
Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high 
priority corridor on the National Highway System--clearing the measure for 
the President; S. 1270, to designate the United States courthouse to be 
constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne 
Lyman Morse United States Courthouse''--clearing the measure for the 
President; H.R. 5603, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend 
the tax-exempt status of designated terrorist organizations, H.R. 5651, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the 
regulation of medical devices; H.R. 5640, to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to ensure that the right of Federal employees to display the flag of 
the United States not be abridged; and S. 1210, to reauthorize the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act--clearing the measure 
for the President.

[D16OC2-B49]D1095 2. Be cons
  2. Be considered to have passed S. 1227, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
establishing the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New 
York--clearing the measure for the President;

[D16OC2-B50]D1095 3. Be cons
  3. Be considered to have discharged from committee and agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 502, expressing the sense of the Congress in support of Breast Cancer 
Awareness Month; H. Res. 536, commending the staffs of members of Congress, 
the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician and his health 
care staff, and other members of the Capitol Hill community for their 
courage and professionalism during the days and weeks following the release 
of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office; H. Con. Res. 479, expressing the 
sense of Congress regarding Greece's contributions to the war against 
terrorism and its successful efforts against the November 17 terrorist 
organization; and H. Con. Res. 492, welcoming Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of 
Thailand upon her arrival in the United States;

[D16OC2-B51]D1095 4. Be cons
  4. Be considered to have discharged from committee, amended, and agreed to 
H. Con. Res. 349, calling for an end to the sexual exploitation of refugees 
and H. Con. Res. 437, recognizing the Republic of Turkey for its cooperation 
in the campaign against global terrorism, for its commitment of forces and 
assistance to Operation Enduring Freedom and subsequent missions in 
Afghanistan, and for initiating important economic reforms to build a stable 
and prosperous economy in Turkey in the respective forms placed at the desk;

[D16OC2-B52]D1095 5. Be cons
  5. Be considered to have amended and passed H.R. 5200, to establish 
wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for 
high quality development in Clark County, Nevada, by the committee amendment 
as further amended by the form placed at the desk;

[D16OC2-B53]D1095 6. Be cons
  6. Be considered to have taken from the Speaker's Table and concurred in 
the respective Senate amendments to H. R. 3801, to provide for improvement 
of Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and 
dissemination; H.R. 4015, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise 
and improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to 
veterans, and H.R. 3253, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for the establishment of emergency medical preparedness centers in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs--clearing the measures for the President;

[D16OC2-B54]D1095 7. That th
  7. That the committees being discharged be printed in the Record, the 
texts of each measure and any amendment thereto be considered as read and 
printed in the Record, and that motions to reconsider each of these actions 
be laid upon the table.
[D16OC2-B55]D1096 Agreed to

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  Agreed to amend the title of H. Con. Res. 349 so as to read: ``Concurrent 
resolution calling for effective measures to end the sexual exploitation of 
refugees.''

[D16OC2-B56]D1096 The Clerk
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the measures as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House.
Pages H7964-H8009

Organization of the 108th Congress: The House agreed to H. Res. 590, 
relating to early organization of the House of Representatives for the One 
Hundred Eighth Congress.
  Pages H8009-10

Exemption for Certain Political Committees from Notification Requirements: 
The House passed H.R. 5596, to amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and 
local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate 
reporting by certain State and local political committees of information 
required to be reported and made publicly available under State law. 
                                                              Pages H8010-13

Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:

  Periodic Report on Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: Message 
wherein he transmitted a 6-month periodic report with respect to significant 
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in Executive 
Order 12978 of October 21, 1995--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-273); and

  Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: Message wherein he transmitted 
a notice stating that the emergency declared with respect to significant 
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia is to continue in effect beyond 
October 21, 2002 referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-274).
  Pages H8013-14

Supplemental Report: The Committee on the Judiciary received permission to 
file a supplemental report on H.R. 3215, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling, 
                                                                  Page H8014

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H7948 and H7960.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7948, H7949, 
H7949-50, H7958-59, H7959-60, H7962, and H7962-63. There were no quorum 
calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 8:57 p.m.


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