[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D998-D1001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 16, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S.J. Res. 17, FCC Media Ownership.
      Senate passed H.R. 2754, Energy and Water Development 
      Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11501-S11588
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1618-1623, S. Res. 226-227, and S. Con. Res. 69. 
                                                            Page S11568
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No.108-148) 
                                                            Page S11568
Measures Passed:
  FCC Media Ownership: By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 348), Senate 
passed S.J. Res. 17, disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal 
Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. 
                                                        Pages S11501-19
  Energy and Water Development Appropriations: By a unanimous vote of 
92 yeas (Vote No. 350), Senate passed H.R. 2754, making appropriations 
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, after taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S11521-51
Adopted:
  Reid (for Domenici/Reid) Amendment No. 1665, to rescind certain funds 
from the Working Capital Fund.
Pages S11521, S11531
  Reid (for Domenici/Reid) Amendment No. 1666, to provide additional 
funds for certain water and related resources.
Page S11531
  Reid (for Domenici/Reid) Amendment No. 1667, to provide additional 
funds for the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico project, and for the Lake 
Tahoe Regional Wetlands Development project.
Page S11531
  Reid (Domenici/Reid) Amendment No. 1668, to provide funds for the 
Bureau of Reclamation Loan Program Account.
Page S11531
  Domenici (for Kyl) Amendment No. 1676, relative to the Lower Colorado 
River Basin Development Fund.
Page S11533
  Reid (for Daschle/Johnson) Amendment No. 1677, to set aside 
additional funds for the Mni Wiconi project, South Dakota. 
                                                            Page S11533
  Domenici (for Shelby) Amendment No. 1678, to set aside funds for 
certain projects and activities at the Alabama-Coosa River, Alabama. 
                                                            Page S11533
  Reed Amendment No. 1659, to prohibit the use of funds for certain 
activities relating to advanced nuclear weapons concepts, including the 
robust nuclear earth penetrator.
Pages S11534-38
  Reid (for Inouye) Modified Amendment No. 1646, to modify the 
provision relating to the Waikiki Beach project, Oahu, Hawaii. 
                                                            Page S11538
  Reid (for Feinstein) Modified Amendment No. 1656, to authorize a 
wastewater infrastructure project for Coronado, California. 
                                                            Page S11538
  Domenici Amendment No. 1681, relative to economic development. 
                                                            Page S11538
  Reid Amendment No. 1682, to provide additional funds for certain 
water resources development projects.
Page S11538
  Domenici (for Smith) Amendment No. 1683, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a water supply feasibility study for Tualatin 
River Basin, Oregon.
Page S11538
  Domenici (for Kyl) Amendment No. 1687, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to extend, on an annual basis, the repayment schedule of 
certain debt to facilitate Indian water rights settlements in the State 
of Arizona, with an offset.
Page S11539
  Reid Amendment No. 1688, to provide that $500,000 may be used for 
completion of design and

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initiation of construction of the McCarran Ranch, Nevada, environmental 
restoration project.
Page S11539
  Domenici (for Dole) Amendment No. 1689, to set aside funding in 
connection with the harbor of Morehead City, North Carolina, for a 
project to disperse sand along Bogue Banks.
Page S11539
  Domenici (for Bennett) Amendment No. 1690, to provide for a transfer 
of funds to the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct a feasibility study 
for the purposes of providing water to Park City and the Snyderville 
Basin, Utah.
Page S11539
  Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 1691, to set aside funding for 
dredging and other operation and maintenance of the Rogue River, Gold 
Beach, Oregon.
Page S11539
  Reid (for Levin) Amendment No. 1692, to provide funds for use in 
carrying out Great Lakes remedial action plans and sediment remediation 
programs under the Water Resources Development Act of 1990. 
                                                            Page S11539
  Domenici (for Cochran) Amendment No. 1696, to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for the provision of environmental 
assistance for the State of Mississippi.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 1697, to provide that the funds made 
available for a transmission study on the placement of 500 megawatt 
wind energy in North Dakota and South Dakota shall be nonreimbursable. 
                                                            Page S11540
  Reid Amendment No. 1698, to provide additional funds for the 
Recreation Management Support Program.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Conrad) Amendment No. 1699, to modify the project for flood 
control, Park River, Grafton, North Dakota.
Page S11540
  Domenici (for Thomas) Amendment No. 1700, to direct the Western Area 
Power Administration to provide electrical power supply and delivery 
assistance to the local distribution utility as required to maintain 
proper voltage levels at the Big Sandy River Diffuse Source Control 
Unit.
Page S11540
  Reid Amendment No. 1701, to provide $100,000 for initiation of 
feasibility studies to address erosion along the Bayou Teche, Louisiana 
within the Chitimacha Reservation.
Page S11540
  Domenici (for Bennett) Amendment No. 1702, to provide a definition of 
rural Utah for the purposes of the environmental assistance program. 
                                                            Page S11540
  Reid Amendment No. 1703, to provide funds for water resource 
development projects.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 1704, to set aside funding for a 
defense and security research center.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Feingold) Amendment No. 1705, to require the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on 
acquisitions made by each Department of articles, materials, or 
supplies manufactured outside the United States.
Page S11541
  Domenici/Reid Amendment No. 1706, to make a technical correction. 
                                                            Page S11541
  Domenici Amendment No. 1707, to make a technical correction. 
                                                            Page S11541
  Domenici Amendment No. 1708, to provide funding to preserve 
Department of Energy historical sites and other aspects of the history 
of its programs.
Page S11541
  Byrd Amendment No. 1709, to set aside funding for the 
Administration's Clean Energy Technology Exports Initiative. 
                                                   Pages S11541, S11543
  Reid (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1710, to limit the availability of 
funds for the Advanced Concepts Initiative of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration pending a report on activities under the 
initiative.
Page S11541
  Domenici (for Voinovich) Amendment No. 1711, to set aside funding for 
the Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration program. 
                                                            Page S11541
  Reid Amendment No. 1712, to provide funds to the State of Nevada to 
purchase water rights from willing sellers and make necessary 
improvements for Carson Lake and Pasture, and to provide funds for the 
purchase of bottled water for schoolchildren in Fallon-area schools. 
                                                            Page S11541
  Domenici (for Specter) Amendment No. 1713, to direct the Secretary of 
the Army to provide technical, planning, design, and construction 
assistance for the Schuylkill River Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
                                                            Page S11541
  Reid/Domenici Amendment No. 1714, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to lease certain public lands in Wyoming. 
                                             Pages S11541-42, S11543-44
  Domenici (for Warner) Amendment No. 1715, to appropriate funds to 
develop an environmental impact statement for introducing non-native 
oyster species into the Chesapeake Bay.
Page S11542
  Domenici/Reid Amendment No. 1716, to provide for additional funds for 
the maintenance of certain harbor channels.
Page S11542
  Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 1717, to make available funds for the 
Office of Electricity and Energy Assurance.
Page S11542
  Reid (for Corzine/Lautenberg) Amendment No. 1718, to provide 
additional funding for the project for Passaic River Steambank 
Restoration, Minish Park, New Jersey, with an offset.
Page S11542
  Domenici (for Grassley/Murkowski) Amendment No. 1719, to require the 
Secretary of Labor to provide technical and managerial assistance to 
the Secretary of Energy to carry out claims-related activities under 
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 
2000.
Page S11542

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  Reid (for Schumer) Amendment No. 1720, to prohibit the use of funds 
for the Great Lakes Sediment Transport Models.
Page S11542
  Reid (for Schumer) Amendment No. 1721, to reinstate and transfer a 
hydroelectric license to permit redevelopment of a hydroelectric 
project in the State of New York.
Page S11542
  Reid (for Wyden/Smith) Modified Amendment No. 1653, to set aside 
funding for dredging and other operation and maintenance of the Umpqua 
River, Oregon.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Sarbanes/Mikulski) Modified Amendment No. 1650, to direct 
the Secretary of the Army to implement the project for ecosystem 
restoration, Gwynns Falls, Maryland.
Pages S11539, S11543
  Reid (for Murray) Modified Amendment No. 1669, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Army to carry out a joint project with Asotin County, 
Washington to construct a Snake River Confluence Interpretative Center 
near Clarkston, Washington.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Bingaman) Modified Amendment No. 1658, to set aside funds 
for the Navajo electrification demonstration program.
Page S11540
  Reid (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. 1675, to authorize the 
Secretary to remove oil bollards in Burlington Harbor, Vermont. 
                                                            Page S11540
  Domenici (for Voinovich) Amendment No. 1679, to provide for a report 
on administrative expenditures of the Secretary of Energy for the 
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act.
Page S11540
  Domenici (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1685, to direct the Secretary of 
the Army to complete the general reevaluation report for the project 
for flood damage reduction, Mill Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Page S11540
Rejected:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1655, to prohibit the use of funds for 
Department of Energy activities relating to the Robust Nuclear Earth 
Penetrator, Advanced Weapons Concepts, modification of the readiness 
posture of the Nevada Test Site, and the Modern Pit Facility, and to 
make the amount of funds made available by the prohibition for debt 
reduction. (By 53 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 349), Senate tabled the 
amendment).
Pages S11531-33
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Domenici, Cochran, 
McConnell, Bennett, Burns, Craig, Bond, Stevens, Reid, Byrd, Hollings, 
Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, and Inouye.
Page S11551
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, 
notwithstanding passage of H.R. 2754 (listed above), Santorum (for 
Bingaman) Amendment No. 1722, to improve administration of the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) be 
agreed to.
Pages S11550-51
  Authorizing Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
226, to authorie representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case 
of Josue Orta Rivera v. Congress of the United States of America, et 
al.
  Page S11587
  Expressing Sorrow On the Death of Frank O'Bannon: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 227, expressing the profound sorrow of the Senate for the death of 
Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon and extending thoughts, prayers, and 
condolences to his family, friends, and loved ones.
  Page S11587
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban--House Message: Senate resumed consideration 
of a motion to go to conference on S. 3, to prohibit the procedure 
commonly known as partial-birth abortion:
  Pages S11551-57
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion, at 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 17, 
2003; that the time until 10:30 a.m. be equally divided between 
Senators Santorum and Boxer, or their designees; and that there be four 
hours of debate remaining.
Page S11588
Interior Department Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
September 17, 2003, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 2691, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
  Page S11588
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S11565-68
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11568-69
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11569-79
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11563-64
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11579-86
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S11586
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S11586-87
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S11587
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--350) 
                                           Pages S11519, S11533, S11550
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:16 p.m., until 
8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 17, 2003. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11588.)

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