[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1025-D1028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 23, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 2691, Interior Department Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11771-S11875
Measures Introduced: Six bills and six resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1641-1646, and S. Res. 228-233.
  Page S11832
Measures Passed:
  Interior Department Appropriations: Senate passed H.R. 2691, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, after taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                         Pages S11780-81, S11784-S11826
Adopted:
  By 92 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 358), Bingaman Amendment No. 1740, to 
ban commercial advertising on the National Mall.
Pages S11804-05
  By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 360), Voinovich/Thomas Modified 
Amendment No. 1754, to substitute a requirement for an annual report on 
competitive sourcing activities on lists required under the Federal 
Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 that are performed for the 
Department of the Interior by Federal Government sources.
Page S11807
  Levin/Collins Amendment No. 1750, to ensure cost-effective procedures 
to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Pages S11808-11
  Burns (for Bennett) Amendment No. 1757, to provide funds for trail 
construction on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Pages S11813-14
  Burns Amendment No. 1758, to provide funds to facilitate a land 
exchange between the State of Montana and the Lolo National Forest. 
                                                        Pages S11813-14
  Burns (for Nickles) Modified Amendment No. 1752, to set aside funds 
for the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
Pages S11813-14
  Burns (for Cochran) Amendment No. 1759, to set aside funds for the 
Wildlife Enhancement and Economic Development Program in Starkville, 
Mississippi.
Pages S11813-14
  Burns (for Enzi) Amendment No. 1760, to improve seismic monitoring 
and hazard assessment in the Jackson Hole-Yellowstone area of Wyoming. 
                                                        Pages S11813-14
  Burns Amendment No. 1761, to provide funds for the development of 
certain technologies and research facilities.
Pages S11813-14
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1762, to provide funding for DES applications 
integration.
Pages S11813-14
  Dorgan (for Landrieu) Modified Amendment No. 1728, to set aside funds 
for activities to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase at the Jean 
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of 
Louisiana.
Pages S11813-14
  Burns/Dorgan Amendment No. 1763, to provide certain funding for 
operating grants for Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, and for 
Information Resources Technology.
Pages S11813-14
  Dorgan (for Clinton) Amendment No. 1726, to provide for a payment of 
$11,750 to the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York. 
                                                        Pages S11813-14
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1764, to include electric thermal storage 
technology as a weatherization material under the Energy Conservation 
in Existing Buildings Act of 1976.
Pages S11813-14
  Burns (for Campbell) Amendment No. 1765, to provide funds for the 
Mesa Verde Cultural Center in the State of Colorado, with an offset. 
                                                        Pages S11813-14
  Burns (for Talent) Amendment No. 1766, to provide funding for the 
construction of a statue of Harry S Truman in Kansas City, Missouri, 
with an offset.
Pages S11813-14
  Burns Amendment No. 1769, to cancel certain unobligated balances in 
the Department of the Interior's foreign currency account. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns Amendment No. 1770, to provide authority for the Forest Service 
to reimburse cooperators who assist with emergency response. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19

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  Burns (for Bennett) Amendment No. 1771, to provide authority for the 
Forest Service to sell certain excess facilities on the Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns Amendment No. 1772, to facilitate rehabilitation efforts on the 
Kootenai and Flathead National Forests.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns Amendment No. 1773, to ensure the perpetual operation of water 
treatment centers at the Zortman/Landusky mine reclamation site. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns (for Craig) Amendment No. 1774, to facilitate renewal of 
grazing permits managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Jarbridge 
office.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns (for Stevens) Amendment No. 1775, to modify a provision 
relating to interim compensation payments for Glacier Bay, Alaska. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns (for Stevens) Amendment No. 1776, to modify a provision 
relating to applications for waivers of certain maintenance fees. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Dorgan (for Feingold) Modified Amendment No. 1725, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on acquisitions made by 
the Department of the Interior of articles, materials, or supplies 
manufactured outside the United States.
                                                        Pages S11824-26
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1777, to amend Sec. 301 of Title III of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) to include neighborhood 
electric vehicles in the definition of alternative fueled vehicle. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns (for Ensign/Reid) Amendment No. 1737, to authorize the use of 
proceeds from land sales in the State of Nevada for Lake Tahoe 
restoration projects.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Dorgan (for Reid) Modified Amendment No. 1732, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain land located in Nye 
County, Nevada.
                                                Pages S11780, S11816-19
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1778, to amend Sec. 301 of Title III of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) to include neighborhood 
electric vehicles in the definition of alternative fueled vehicle. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns/Dorgan Amendment No. 1779, to facilitate renewal of grazing 
permits.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Dorgan (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. 1743, to authorize the 
Secretary to use funds for the Blueberry Lake project. 
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Dorgan (for Reid) Amendment No. 1733, to provide for the conveyance 
of land to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the construction of 
affordable housing for seniors.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns (for Snowe/Dodd) Amendment No. 1780, to direct the Secretary of 
Energy to submit to Congress a report on the use of the Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Dorgan (for Wyden) Amendment No. 1749, to exempt the rural business 
enterprise grants awarded to Oakridge, OR from the business size 
restrictions.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns/Dorgan Amendment No. 1781, to ensure that funds allocated to 
the Indian Health Service are not redirected to programs and projects 
that have not been fully justified in the agency's annual budget 
request and concurred in by the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Burns Amendment No. 1782, to make a technical modification to the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act.
                                                        Pages S11816-19
  Dorgan (for Hollings) Amendment No. 1736, to authorize the 
acquisition of additional land for inclusion in the Congaree Swamp 
National Monument in the State of South Carolina.
  Burns/Dorgan Amendment No. 1768, to provide funds to repay accounts 
from which funds were borrowed for wildfire suppression.
Page S11816
Rejected:
  Boxer Amendment No. 1753, to strike section 333 relating to a special 
judicial appeals process for cases involving timber harvesting in the 
Tongass National Forest. (By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 359), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S11784-88, S11805-06
  By 44 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 361), Reid Amendment No. 1731, to 
prohibit the use of funds for initiating any new competitive sourcing 
studies.
Pages S11780, S11788-S11804, S11807-08
  By 43 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 362), Daschle Further Modified 
Amendment No. 1739, to strike funding for implementation of the 
Department of the Interior's reorganization plan for the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee and to transfer the 
savings to the Indian Health Service.
Pages S11811-13
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 356), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, with respect to Daschle Further Modified Amendment No. 
1734, to provide additional funds for clinical services of the Indian 
Health Service, with an offset. Subsequently, the point of order that 
the amendment was in violation of section 302(f) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus falls. 
                                                        Pages S11780-81
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair

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was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the 
Senate: Senators Burns, Stevens, Cochran, Domenici, Bennett, Gregg, 
Campbell, Brownback, Dorgan, Byrd, Leahy, Hollings, Reid, Feinstein, 
and Mikulski.
Page S11826
  U.S. Olympic Committee Reform Act: Senate passed S. 1404, to amend 
the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, after agreeing to 
committee amendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11867-73
  Burns (for Campbell) Amendment No. 1767, relative to the relocation 
of the U.S. Olympic Committee's principal office and national 
headquarters.
Pages S11869-70
  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 229, supporting the goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive 
Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month.
  Page S11873
  Relative to the Death of General Raymond G. Davis: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 232, expressing the condolences of the Senate upon the death on 
September 3, 2003, of the late General Raymond G. Davis (United States 
Marine Corps, retired) and expressing the appreciation and admiration 
of the Senate for the unwavering commitment demonstrated by General 
Davis to his family, the Marine Corps, and the Nation. 
                                                        Pages S11873-74
  Commending Rochester, Minnesota A's: Senate agreed S. Res. 233, 
commending the Rochester, Minnesota A's American Legion baseball team 
for winning the 2003 National American Legion World Series. 
                                                            Page S11874
Internet Tax Non-Discrimination Act--Referral: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that when the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation reports S. 150, to make permanent the 
moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory 
taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, 
the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance for a period of thirty 
calendar days; and that, if said Committee has not reported the bill at 
the end of the thirty days, the Committee be discharged from its 
further consideration; and that the bill be placed on the calendar. 
                                                            Page S11874
District of Columbia Appropriations Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
September 24, 2003, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 2765, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
  Page S11874
Appointment--Correction
  (The appointment made by the Chair on Monday, September 15, 2003, 
should have read as follows:)
  Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Democratic Leader, after consultation with the Ranking 
Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 106-
170, announced the appointment of Andrew J. Imparato, of Maryland, to 
serve as a member of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory 
Panel, vice Christine M. Griffin, of Massachusetts.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 357), Kim R. Gibson, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania.
Pages S11781-82
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Cynthia Boich, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2007.
  Henry Lozano, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2008.
  Bernice Phillips, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005.
  Judith C. Herrera, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico.
  Louis Guirola, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  David L. Huber, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  Dorothy A. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2007. Reappointment.
Pages S11874-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11832-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11833-59
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11830-31
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11861-66
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S11866
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S11866-67
Privilege of the Floor:
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Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--362) 
                                     Pages S11781-82, S11805-08, S11813
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:14 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 24, 2003. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11874.)