[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D811-D813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 15, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committee ordered reported the following appropriations for 
      fiscal year 2004: Energy and Water Development; and District of 
      Columbia.

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9357-S9432
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
1403-1415.
  Page S9414
Measures Passed:
  Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Senate passed S. 764, to 
extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
Program.
  Page S9431
  National Health Center Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 140, 
designating the week of August 10, 2003, as ``National Health Center 
Week''.
  Pages S9431-32
Defense Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2658, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S9360-66, S9369-99
Adopted:
  Stevens Amendment No. 1232, to provide funds for 12 additional 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.
Page S9361
  Stevens (for Roberts) Amendment No. 1233, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide, $2,000,000 for the development of integrated systems 
analysis capabilities for bioterrorism response exercises.
Page S9366
  Stevens (for Lott) Amendment No. 1234, to set aside Marine Corps 
procurement funds for use for the procurement of nitrile rubber 
collapsible storage units.
Page S9366
  Stevens (for Graham (SC)/Hollings) Amendment No. 1235, to make 
available from amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation, Navy, $6,000,000 for Marine Corps Communications Systems 
(PE#0206313M) for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Center. 
                                                             Page S9366
  Stevens (for Lott) Amendment No. 1236, to set aside Other 
Procurement, Army funds for the procurement of TSC-750 computer 
systems.
Page S9366
  Inouye (for Miller) Amendment No. 1237, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for 
the Navy, $1,000,000 for the Trouble Reports Information Data 
Warehouse.
Page S9366
  Inouye (for Graham (FL)/Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1238, to make 
available from amounts available for Operation and Maintenance, Navy, 
$2,000,000 for night vision goggles in advanced helicopter training. 
                                                             Page S9366
  Stevens (for Voinovich/DeWine) Amendment No. 1257, to make available 
from amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide, $3,000,000 for the Long Range Biometric Target 
Identification System.
Page S9391
  Stevens (for Roberts) Amendment No. 1258, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide, up to $2,500,000 for the study of geospatial 
visualization technologies.
Page S9391
  Stevens (for Allen) Amendment No. 1259, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy 
$4,000,000 for High Speed Anti-Radiation Demonstration Airframe/
Propulsion Section.
Page S9391
  Inouye (for Bingaman/Domenici) Amendment No.1260, to make available 
from amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide, up to $3,500,000 may be used for National Consortia on 
MASINT Research.
Pages S9391-92
  Inouye (for Conrad) Amendment No. 1261, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for 
the Army $3,500,000 for the Medical Vanguard Project to expand the 
clinical trial of the Internet-based diabetes management system under 
that project.
Pages S9391-92

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  Inouye (for Breaux/Landrieu) Amendment No. 1262, to make available 
from amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide, $800,000 for the Tulane Center for Missile Defense, 
Louisiana.
Pages S9391-92
  Inouye (for Reed) Amendment No. 1263, to make available from amounts 
available for Defense Production Act Purchases, $3,000,000 for a 
Flexible Aerogel Material Supplier Initiative to develop affordable 
methods and a domestic supplier of military and commercial aerogels. 
                                                         Pages S9391-92
Rejected:
  Byrd Amendment No. 1244, to prohibit excessive deployments overseas 
of members of the Guard and Reserves. (By 64 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 
277), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9371-91
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Subsequently, Stevens Amendment No. 1255 (to Amendment No. 1244), to 
establish a commission to study overseas deployments, fell when Byrd 
Amendment No. 1244 (listed above) was tabled.
Pages S9378-91
Pending:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1264, to require from the President a budget 
amendment for the budget for fiscal year 2004 on the amounts requested 
for military operations in Iraq in fiscal year 2004.
Pages S9392-99
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the 
Senate resumes consideration of Dorgan Amendment No. 1264 (listed 
above), on Wednesday, July 16, 2003, there be 30 minutes of debate 
equally divided in relation to the amendment; that Senator Bingaman 
then be recognized to offer an amendment regarding detainees; that 
there then be 40 minutes equally divided; and the Senate then proceed 
to vote on or in relation to Dorgan Amendment No. 1264, to be followed 
by a vote on or in relation to the Bingaman Amendment, with no 
amendments in order to the amendments prior to the votes.
Page S9392
Burma Freedom and Democracy Act Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 16, 
2003, Senate proceed to H.R. 2330, to sanction the ruling Burmese 
military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and 
recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate 
representative of the Burmese people; that there be one hour of debate 
equally divided and the bill be read for a third time, and the Senate 
then proceed to a vote, with no amendments in order to the bill, at a 
time determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the 
Democratic Leader.
  Pages S9392, S9432
Check Truncation Act: Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R. 1474, to 
facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster 
innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of 
checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the 
Nation's payments system, agreed to request a conference with the House 
thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Shelby, Bennett, Allard, 
Sarbanes, and Johnson.
  Page S9431
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the legislation and supporting 
documents to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-44)
Pages S9402-03
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the legislation and supporting 
documents to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement; to 
the Committee on Finance. (PM-45)
Page S9403
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 276), Lonny R. Suko, of 
Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Washington.
Pages S9368-69, S9432
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kristin J. Forbes, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Harvey S. Rosen, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Robert B. Charles, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs).
  Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2009. 
(Reappointment)
Page S9432
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  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, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 9, 2003.
Page S9432
Nominations: Discharged: The following nomination was discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security. (New Position),

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which was sent to the Senate on March 26, 2003, from the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary.
Messages From the House:
  Pages S9403-04
Measures Referred:
  Page S9404
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S9404-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9414-16
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9416-27
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9400-02
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9427-30
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S9430
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S9430
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S9431
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--277) 
                                                     Pages S9369, S9391
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a..m., and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 16, 2003. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9432.)