[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9972]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will now 
resume consideration of S. 2549, which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2549) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2001 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 such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes.
       Pending: Smith (of NH) amendment No. 3210, to prohibit 
     granting security clearances to felons.
       McCain amendment No. 3214 (to amendment No. 3210), to 
     require the disclosure of expenditures and contributions by 
     certain political organizations.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, again I wish to express my cooperation to 
the leadership of the Senate, most specifically my distinguished 
ranking member, Mr. Levin. We are making progress on this bill.
  I inquire first of the Chair with regard to time allocations. I 
believe, under the previous order, 1 hour has been reserved for the 
distinguished junior Senator from Massachusetts, to be assigned at some 
point today; is that not correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. WARNER. I inquire further about the distinguished Senator from 
New Hampshire, Mr. Robert Smith. I believe he has 30 minutes, and again 
that is an undesignated time?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
  Mr. WARNER. I think there are other designations of time we should 
recite.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Inhofe from Oklahoma has 10 minutes; 
Senator Snowe from Maine has 30 minutes.
  Mr. WARNER. If those Senators will counsel with the managers, we are 
going to do everything we can to arrange for their recognition at a 
time mutually convenient.
  I see the distinguished junior Senator from Massachusetts on the 
floor. It may well be that we could proceed with that, but I shall 
defer to my colleague momentarily.


                                SCHEDULE

  For the benefit of the Senate, we will resume consideration of the 
Department of Defense authorization bill. At 1 o'clock, the Senate will 
begin 2 hours of debate on the McCain amendment regarding soft money 
disclosure. That 2 hours will be equally divided between the sponsors 
of that amendment and the Senator from Virginia.
  Following that debate, Senator Kennedy will be recognized to offer an 
amendment regarding health care management organizations. Under a 
previous order, there will be up to 2 hours of debate on the Kennedy 
amendment, again, with the time equally divided between Kennedy 
proponents and the Senator from Virginia and/or his designee.
  Votes will occur at approximately 5 o'clock. Senators should be 
aware, other amendments may be offered during the morning session. 
Therefore, votes may occur prior to the 1 o'clock orders.
  I thank my colleagues. I know the distinguished minority whip seeks 
recognition on a matter.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the only correction I make is that the 
amendment will be offered by Senator Daschle or his designee, rather 
than Senator Kennedy.
  Mr. WARNER. I thank the distinguished Senator. Yesterday I believe 
the Senator brought that to my attention and we failed to record it. My 
statement is so amended by the distinguished Senator from Nevada.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                            LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Conrad, I ask unanimous 
consent, under rule VI, paragraph 2, he be permitted to be absent from 
the service of the Senate today, Thursday, June 8.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I propose to my ranking member that as 
soon as we conclude our opening remarks, the Senate then recognize the 
junior Senator from Massachusetts for a period of 1 hour; is that 
correct?
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, my two colleagues, the Senator from 
Connecticut and the Senator from Rhode Island would like to take a 
moment to acknowledge our distinguished visiting Chaplain this morning. 
If they could just have a moment to do that.
  Mr. WARNER. I am delighted to accommodate them in that fashion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.

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