[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1060-D1064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



Monday, October 11, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4520, 
      American Jobs Creation Act.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4837, 
      Military Construction Appropriations.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4567, 
      Homeland Security Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11191-S11334
Measures Introduced: Four bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2976-2979, S. Res. 464-467, and S. Con. Res. 144. 
                                                            Page S11305
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2005''. (S. Rept. No. 108-398)
  S. 480, to provide competitive grants for training court reporters 
and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under 
the Telecommunications Act of 1996. (S. Rept. No. 108-399)
  S. 2280, to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration 
program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-400)
  S. 2488, to establish a program within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help 
identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse 
impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in 
coordination with non-Federal entities. (S. Rept. No. 108-401)
  S. 2489, to establish a program within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean 
mapping activities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 108-402)
Pages S11304-05
Measures Passed:
  Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act: Pursuant to the order 
of October 10, 2004, Committee on Finance was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1779, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans during the 
period that a military reservist or national guardsman is called to 
active duty for an extended period, and the bill was then passed, after 
striking all after the enacting clause, and agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11222
  Landrieu Amendment No. 4061, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11222
  Refundable Tax Credits: Senate agreed to S. Res. 464, relating to 
refundable tax credits for municipalities.
  Pages S11222-23
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 144, to correct 
the enrollment of H.R. 4837.
  Pages S11228-29
  Instructing Conferees: Senate agreed to S. Res. 465, to instruct 
conferees to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, 2005 or on a 
consolidated appropriations measure that includes the substance of that 
Act.
  Page S11229
  Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act: Committee on 
Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2571, to 
clarify the loan guarantee authority under title VI of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and the 
bill was then passed.
  Page S11251
  Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act: Committee on 
Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4471, 
to clarify the loan guarantee authority under title VI of

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the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11251
  Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act: Senate passed S. 1129, to 
provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11251-60
  Sessions (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 4058, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11260
  Controlled Substances Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 2976, to amend 
the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on 
prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group 
practices.
  Pages S11260-61
  2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act: Committee on 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3797, to authorize improvements in the operations of the government of 
the District of Columbia, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11267
  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005: Senate passed S. 
2386, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, after agreeing to 
the Armed Services Committee amendments, and the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S11267-71
  Sessions (for Roberts/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 4059, to strike 
section 306, relating to a repeal of the limitation on the length of 
service as a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate.
Page S11271
  Sessions (for Roberts/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 4060, to improve the 
bill.
Page S11271
  Immigration and Nationality Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 4306, 
to amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve 
the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11271
  JFK Center for the Performing Arts Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 
5294, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11271
  Physician Access Improvement: Senate passed S. 2302, to improve 
access to physicians in medically underserved areas, after agreeing to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11271-72
  International Polar Years/International Geophysical Year: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 466, celebrating the anniversaries of the 
International Polar Years (1882-1883 and 1932-1933) and International 
Geophysical Year (1957-1958) and supporting a continuation of this 
international science year tradition in 2007-2008.
  Pages S11323-24
  Honoring United Flight 93 Passengers and Crew: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 136, honoring and memorializing the passengers and crew of United 
Airlines Flight 93, and the resolution was then agreed to, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11324-25
  Frist (for Conrad) Amendment No. 4062, to improve the language 
relating to the memorial.
Pages S11324-25
  American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act: Senate 
passed S. 1379, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life serving in 
the Armed Forces of the United States, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S11325-26
  Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 2023, to give a preference regarding States that 
require schools to allow students to self-administer medication to 
treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S11326
  National Estuary Program Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 4731, to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
National Estuary Program, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11326
  Federal Regulatory Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 4917, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 2005, 
2006, and 2007, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11326
  National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act: 
Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3478, to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
improve the efficiency of operations by the National Archives and 
Records Administration and to reauthorize the National Historical 
Publications and

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Records Commission, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S11326-27
  Executive Branch Financial Accountability Reporting Act: Senate 
passed S. 2688, to provide for a report of Federal entities without 
annually audited financial statements, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11327
  Frist (for Fitzgerald) Amendment No. 4063, to make certain revisions 
to the bill.
Page S11327
  Long Island Sound Stewardship Act: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 2691, to 
establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative, and the bill 
was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Page S11327
  Frist (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 4064, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11327
  Water Resources Act Authorization: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 2847, to 
reauthorize the Water Resources Act of 1984, and the bill was then 
passed.
  Page S11327
  John H. Chafee Coast Barrier Boundary Clarification: Committee on 
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 3056, to clarify the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coast 
Barrier Resources System Cedar Keys Unit P25 on Otherwise Protected 
Area P25P, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11327
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 712, for the relief of Richi James 
Lesley, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11327
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 2042, for the relief of Rocco A. Trecosta 
of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                        Pages S11327-28
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2331, for the relief of Fereshteh 
Sani.
  Page S11329
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 353, for the relief of Denes and 
Gyorgyi Fulop.
  Page S11328
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1042, for the relief of Tchisou Tho.
                                                            Page S11328
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2044, for the relief of Alemseghed 
Mussie Tesfamical.
  Page S11328
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2314, for the relief of Nabil Raja 
Dandan, Ketty Dandan, Souzi Dandan, Raja Nabil Dandan, and Sandra 
Dandan.
  Pages S11328-29
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2012, for the relief of Luay Lufti 
Hadad.
  Page S11328
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 867, for the relief of 
Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra 
Hasan, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11329
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2668, for the relief of Griselda 
Lopez Negrete.
  Page S11329
  National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 
113, recognizing the importance of early diagnosis, proper treatment, 
and enhanced public awareness of Tourette Syndrome and supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S11329-30
  Frist (for Smith) Amendment No. 4065, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11329-30
  Frist (for Smith) Amendment No. 4066, to amend the preamble. 
                                                        Pages S11329-30
  Frist (for Smith) Amendment No. 4067, to amend the title. 
                                                        Pages S11329-30
  Extending Birthday Greetings: Senate agreed to S. Res. 467, extending 
birthday greetings to Joseph Barbera on the occasion of his 100th 
birthday and designating March 2005 as ``Animated Family Entertainment 
Month''.
  Page S11330
  Federal Regulatory Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 2979, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 2005, 
2006, and 2007.
  Page S11330
  Land Conveyance: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3217, to provide for the 
conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in 
the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary 
discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of 
Wakulla County, Florida, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S11330-31
  Commodity Credit Corporation Funds: Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 
2856, to limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit Corporation 
funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the 
programs, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S11331
  Intelligence Authorization Act: Select Committee on Intelligence was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4548, to authorize 
appropriations for

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fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, after 
striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, 
the text of S. 2386 (as passed), Senate companion measure, and the bill 
was then passed.
Pages S11331-32
  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 Roberts, Hatch, DeWine, 
Bond, Lott, Snowe, Hagel, Chambliss, Warner, Rockefeller, Levin, 
Feinstein, Wyden, Durbin, Bayh, Edwards, and Mikulski.
Page S11332
  Agricultural Adjustment Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 2984, to 
amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the requirement that 
processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order 
applicable to pears, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11332
American Jobs Creation Act Conference Report: By 69 yeas to 17 nays, 1 
responding present (Vote No. 211), Senate agreed to the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, 
service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive 
and productive both at home and abroad, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S11191-S11222
Military Construction Appropriations Conference Report: Pursuant to the 
order of October 10, 2004, Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4837, making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S11223-28
  Prior to the adoption of the conference report, Senate vitiated the 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon.
Page S11228
Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report: Pursuant to the 
order of October 10, 2004, Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11229-32
  Prior to the adoption of the conference report, Senate vitiated the 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon.
Page S11229
Idea Reauthorization: Pursuant to the order of September 21, 2004, 
Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R. 1350, to reauthorize the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, agreed to the House 
request for a conference, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the 
following conferees: Senators Gregg, Frist, Enzi, Alexander, Bond, 
DeWine, Roberts, Sessions, Ensign, Graham (SC), Warner, Kennedy, Dodd, 
Harkin, Mikulski, Jeffords, Bingaman, Murray, Reed, Edwards, and 
Clinton.
  Page S11232
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 1194, to foster local 
collaborations which will ensure that resources are effectively and 
efficiently used within the criminal and juvenile justice systems, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11261-63
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in 
the Coast Guard, Public Health Service.
Pages S11323, S11334
Nominations: Discharged: The following nominations were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Milton Aponte, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council On 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2006. (Reappointment), 
which was sent to the Senate on May 20, 2004, from the Senate Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Dan Arvizu, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, 
which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, from the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Steven C. Beering, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010. 
(Reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, 
from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Gerald Wayne Clough, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2010, which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, from the 
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Kelvin Kay Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2010, which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, from the 
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Louis J. Lanzerotti, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science

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Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, which was sent to the 
Senate on September 23, 2004, from the Senate Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Alan I. Leshner, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, 
which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, from the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Jon C. Strauss, of California, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, 
which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, from the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, 
which was sent to the Senate on September 23, 2004, from the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Gregory E. Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years, which was sent to the Senate on September 25, 2003, from 
the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  Anna Escobedo Cabral, of Virginia, to be Treasurer of the United 
States, which was sent to the Senate on July 22, 2004, from the Senate 
Committee on Finance.
Pages S11305, S11322
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11305
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11305-11
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11303-04
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11311-21
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--211) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 518, adjourned at 6:58 p.m., until 12 noon, 
on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S11333-34.)