[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 3 (Thursday, January 9, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Thursday, January 9, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S89-S180
Measures Introduced: Thirty-four bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 106-139, S. Res. 15-16, and S. Con. Res. 1. 
                                                          Pages S132-33
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Summary of Legislative and Oversight 
Activities During the 107th Congress.''. (S. Rept. No. 108-1) 
                                                              Page S132
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 1, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, clearing the 
measure for the President.                                
  Pages S104-06
  Commending Dan L. Crippen: Senate agreed to S. Res. 15, commending 
Dan L. Crippen for his service to Congress and the Nation. 
                                                          Pages S175-76
  Honoring Western Kentucky University Football Team: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 16, honoring the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University 
from Bowling Green, Kentucky, for winning the 2002 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division I-AA Football Championship.     
  Page S176
  Flood Insurance Extension: Senate passed H.R. 11, to extend the 
national flood insurance program, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                    
  Page S176
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 8, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.              
  Page S177
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Agreement Amending Treaty with Canada Concerning Pacific Coast 
Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges (Treaty Doc. No. 108-1).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                              Page S177
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gerald Reynolds, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil 
Rights, Department of Education.
  Steven C. Beering, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for the remainder of the term 
expiring May 10, 2004.
  Barry C. Barish, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2008.
  Ray M. Bowen, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Science Board, 
National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
  Delores M. Etter, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
  Kenneth M. Ford, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
  Daniel E. Hastings, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2008.
  Elizabeth Hoffman, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2008.
  Douglas D. Randall, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2008.
  Jo Anne Vasquez, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
  Jewel Spears Brooker, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Celeste Colgan, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Dario Fernandez-Morera, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.

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  David Hertz, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Stephen McKnight, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Sidney McPhee, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Lawrence Okamura, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Stephan Thernstrom, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Marguerite Sullivan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2008.
  Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2003.
  Elizabeth J. Pruet, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
  Terry L. Maple, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005.
  Edwin Joseph Rigaud, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007.
  Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2003.
  William Preston Graves, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for the remainder 
of the term expiring December 10, 2005.
  Patrick Lloyd McCrory, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2005.
  Phyllis C. Hunter, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of two years. (New Position)
  Douglas Carnine, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of three years. (New Position)
  Blanca E. Enriquez, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of three years. (New 
Position)
  William A. Schambra, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring September 14, 2006.
  Donna N. Williams, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2006.
  Florentino Subia, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2004.
  Frank B. Strickland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004.
  Michael McKay, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004.
  Lillian R. BeVier, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004.
  Robert J. Dieter, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005.
  Thomas A. Fuentes, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005.
  Stanley C. Suboleski, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2006.
  W. Scott Railton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2007.
  Naomi Churchill Earp, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2005.
  Dana Gioia, of California, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.
  Michael B. Enzi, of Wyoming, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Paul Sarbanes, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  James Shinn, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Cynthia Costa, of South Carolina, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Ralph Martinez, of Florida, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.

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  Grant S. Green, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for 
Management and Resources. (New Position)
  Walter H. Kansteiner, Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development 
Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2003.
  Claude A. Allen, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be 
a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development 
Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2003.
  Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2004.
  Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2006.
  Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2008.
  Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of 
the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States 
and Canada.
  Feliciano Foyo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Advisory Board for 
Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring August 12, 2004.
  Albert Casey, of Texas, to be a Governor of the United States Postal 
Service for a term expiring December 8, 2009.
  James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2010.
  Terrence A. Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2003.
  Terrence A. Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2007. (Reappointment)
  Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board.
  Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2009.
  Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2007. 
(Reappointment)
  Linda M. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be Controller, Office of 
Federal Financial Management, Office of Manager and Budget.
  Noe Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2003.
  Thomas Waters Grant, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2005.
  Noe Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2006. 
(Reappointment)
  William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 2003.
  William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Alfred Plamann, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 
2009.
  Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2011.
  Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board for the remainder of the term expiring 
September 14, 2004.
  Herbert Guenther, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term two years. (New Position)
  Bradley Udall, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
  Malcolm B. Bowekaty, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
  Richard Narcia, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring August 25, 2006.
  Robert Boldrey, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2007.
  Ricky Dale James, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Mississippi 
River Commission for a term of nine years. (Reappointment)
  Harlon Eugene Costner, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years.

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  Mark Moki Hanohano, of Hawaii, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Hawaii for the term of four years.
  Thomas Dyson Hurlburt, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Christina Pharo, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Dennis Arthur Williamson, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Richard Zenos Winget, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Nevada for the term of four years.
  Humberto S. Garcia, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years.
  Edward F. Reilly, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years. (Reappointment)
  Cranston J. Mitchell, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2004.
  Jeremy H. G. Ibrahim, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2005.
  Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Deputy 
Secretary of Transportation.
  Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring 
December 31, 2005.
  Richard F. Healing, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2006.
  Claudia Puig, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the remainder of the term 
expiring January 31, 2006.
  Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2008.
  Rear Admiral Nicholas Augustus Prahl, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, to be a Member of the Mississippi River 
Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, 
approved 28 June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (22 USC 642).
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development.
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation,vice Jill L. Long, resigned.
  Paul McHale, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense. (New Position)
  Christopher Ryan Henry, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy.
  R. Bruce Matthews, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2005.
  Ellen L. Weintraub, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for term a expiring April 30, 2007.
  Michael E. Toner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2007.
  John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Memorial Affairs.
  Joseph Timothy Kelliher, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 
30, 2007.
  Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business 
Administration.
  35 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.                   
Pages S177-80
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S128
Measures Read First Time:                                     
  Page S128
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S128
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S128-30
Petitions and Memorials:                                  
  Pages S130-32
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S133-34
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S134-75
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S123-28
Authority for Committees to Meet:                             
  Page S175
Privilege of the Floor:                                       
  Page S175
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:30 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, January 10, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S177.)

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