[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D529-D531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 19, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 15, Project Bioshield Act.
      The House agreed to the conference report on S. Con. Res. 95, 
      Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY05.
      House Committees ordered reported 18 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5729-5892
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2438-2450, and S. Res. 365.
  Page S5799
Measures Passed:
  Project Bioshield Act: By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 99), 
S. 15, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections 
and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents 
that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by 
giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, 
infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review 
process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval 
process of countermeasures, after agreeing to the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S5744-5767
  Gregg/Kennedy Amendment No. 3178, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S5762-66
  Gregg/Kennedy Amendment No. 3180, to amend the title.
Page S5767
  Federal Highway Reauthorization:Senate passed H.R. 3550, to authorize 
funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
programs, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof the text of S. 1072, Senate companion measure, as passed 
the Senate on February 12, 2004, and after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S5838
  Frist (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 3219, providing for the use of State 
funds for projects to protect existing roadways from anticipated 
flooding of a closed basin lake.
Page S5838
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the 
part of the Senate.
Page S5838
  Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act:Senate passed S. 
213, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated 
with the Middle Rio Grande Project, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment.
  Page S5839
  Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act: Senate passed S. 
524, to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield 
to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated 
with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S5839-40
  Kendrick Project Wyoming Act:Senate passed S. 943, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, 
Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, 
Wyoming, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S5840-41
  Hawaii Water Resources Act: Senate passed S. 960, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and to amend the 
Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000 to modify the water resources study, 
after agreeing to the committee amendments.
  Page S5841
  Recreational Fee Authority Act:Senate passed S. 1107, to enhance the 
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, 
after agreeing to the committee amendments.
  Pages S5841-42

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  Barry and Stone Counties Missouri Act: Senate passed S. 1167, to 
resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties in the State 
of Missouri, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  Pages S5842-44
  Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act:Senate passed S. 1516, to 
further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an 
assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian 
olive, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S5844-45
  Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act: Senate 
passed S. 1576, to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park.
  Page S5845
  Hydroelectric Project Deadline Extension:Senate passed S. 1577, to 
extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric 
project in the State of Wyoming.
  Pages S5845-46
  Oregon Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 1848, to amend the Bend Pine 
Nursery Land Conveyance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in the State of Oregon, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S5846
  Frist (for Domenici) Amendment No. 3216, to make a technical 
correction.
Page S5846
  National Park System Laws Technical Amendments Act:  Senate passed S. 
2178, to make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units 
of the National Park System and to National Park programs. 
                                                         Pages S5846-47
  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: Senate passed H.R. 408, to 
provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S5847
  Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: Senate passed H.R. 417, to revoke a 
Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in 
the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S5847
  Frist (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3217, to adjust the boundaries of 
Green Mountain National Forest.
Page S5847
  California National Forest Land Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 708, 
to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in 
Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the 
proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S5847
  Texas Water Control Project:Senate passed H.R. 856, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to revise a repayment contract with the Tom 
Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo 
project, Texas, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S5847
  Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 1598, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to reauthorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, 
California, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S5847-48
  Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance:Senate passed H.R. 3505, to amend 
the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act to specify the recipients and 
consideration for conveyance of the Bend Pine Nursery, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary:Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 414, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress recognizes the 
50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, all 
Americans are encouraged to observe this anniversary with a commitment 
to continuing and building on the legacy of Brown, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.
  Page S5848
  Taxpayer Protection and I.R.S. Accountability Act: Committee on 
Finance was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1528, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect taxpayers and ensure 
accountability of the Internal Revenue Service, and the bill was then 
passed, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof, the text of S. 882, Senate companion measure, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S5848-91
  Frist (for Grassley/Baucus) Amendment No. 3218, to provide for a 
manager's amendment.
Page S5891
  Subsequently, S. 882 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S5891
Department of Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration 
of S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for

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such fiscal year for the Armed Services, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Page S5767
Adopted:
  Domenici Amendment No. 3192, to accelerate the removal or security of 
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at 
vulnerable sites worldwide.
Pages S5771-74
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 3205, to correct the characterization of 
the funding authority for up-armored high mobility multi-purposed 
wheeled vehicles and wheeled vehicle ballistic add-on armor protection.
                                                         Pages S5785-86
  Warner Amendment No. 3206, to correct a funding discrepancy. 
                                                             Page S5786
  Warner Amendment No. 3207, to make a technical correction relating to 
military construction.
Page S5786
  Warner Amendment No. 3208, to make a technical correction to a cross 
reference in title 10, United States Code.
Page S5786
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 3209, to provide for continuation of part-
time or intermittent home health care benefits during transition to the 
sub-acute care program.
Page S5786
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 3210, to provide temporary authority for 
waiver of collection of payments due for CHAMPUS benefits received by 
disabled persons unaware of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility and 
continuation of such benefits.
Pages S5786-87
  Warner (for Allard) Amendment No. 3211, to improve section 3120, 
relating to local stakeholder organizations for Department of Energy 
Environmental Management 2006 closure sites.
Page S5787
  Levin (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3212, to require an increase in the 
size of the defense acquisition and support workforce during fiscal 
years 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Pages S5787-88
  Warner (for Domenici/Bingaman) Amendment No. 3169, to provide a 
substitute for section 3144, relating to support for public education 
in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. 
                                                         Pages S5788-89
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 3213, to clarify the programs of the 
service academies that may be subject to uniform funding and 
management.
Page S5789
  Warner (for Sessions) Amendment No. 3214, to authorize the exchange 
of land at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Page S5789
  Levin (for Sarbanes/Mikulski) Amendment No. 3215, to authorize a land 
conveyance, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. 
                                                         Pages S5789-90
  Warner (for Coleman) Amendment No. 3165, to require a study of 
establishment of mobilization station at Camp Ripley National Guard 
Training Center, Little Falls, Minnesota.
Page S5790
Rejected:
  By 37 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No.100), Kyl/Cornyn Modified Amendment 
No. 3191, to express the sense of the Senate regarding legislation to 
impose an excise tax on tobacco lawyer's fees that exceed $20,000 per 
hour in order to increase funding for equipment for the United States 
Armed Forces.
Pages S5767-68, S5774-84
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 101), Lautenberg Modified Amendment 
No. 3151, to clarify the application of Presidential action under the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Pages S5768-71, S5784-85
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, May 
20, 2004.
Page S5891
Messages From the House:
  Page S5797
Measures Referred:
  Page S5797
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S5797
Executive Communications:
  Pages S5797-99
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5799-S5800
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5800-09
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5795-97
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5809-37
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S5837-38
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S5838
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--101) 
                                              Pages S5767, S5784, S5785
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:21 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 20, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5891.)