[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 121 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S9997]
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                NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REFORM ACT OF 2004

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
resume consideration of S. 2845, which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2845) to reform the intelligence community and 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States Government, and for other purposes.

  Pending:

       Collins Amendment No. 3705, to provide for homeland 
     security grant coordination and simplification.
       Lautenberg Amendment No. 3767, to specify that the National 
     Intelligence Director shall serve for one or more terms of up 
     to 5 years each.
       Warner/Stevens Amendment No. 3781, to modify the 
     requirements and authorities of the Joint Intelligence 
     Community Council.

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maine is recognized.
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I note that the Senator from 
Massachusetts is in the Chamber. I wonder if I could inquire of the 
Senator from Massachusetts whether he is going to be seeking 
recognition to speak on the bill or on another issue?
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Massachusetts.
  Mr. KENNEDY. The subject matter on which I will address the Senate is 
related to the substance of the bill, but it is not directly going to 
be on the bill itself. It is related to the substance of the bill.
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I would like to propound a unanimous 
consent request that the Senator from Massachusetts be recognized for 
10 minutes, to be followed by the Senator from Oregon, Mr. Smith, to be 
recognized for 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair points out that under the 
Pastore rule, it does take unanimous consent to speak on matters other 
than the bill for the first 2 hours.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I will be glad to debate that issue if 
the Chair is going to make a ruling on it. I maintain that the 
substance on which I am speaking is related to intelligence issues. If 
there is going to be a point of order made on substance under the 
Pastore rule, I would be glad to have the Chair rule and we will let 
the Senate vote on it.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is a unanimous consent request 
pending before the Senate. Is there objection? Is there objection to 
the request of the Senator from Maine for 10 minutes for the Senator 
from Massachusetts and 10 minutes for the Senator from Oregon?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized.

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