[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 1438

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I understand that S. 1438, the Department 
of Defense authorization bill which I introduced a few minutes ago, is 
at the desk, and I ask for its first reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1438) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2002 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.

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I now ask for its second reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I object. And the reasons for the 
objection are as follows: That in consultation with the Republican 
leader, in consultation with the majority whip, and in consultation 
with the chairman, the chairman is seeking to have this piece of 
legislation be considered under rule XIV. We have no objection to that, 
but for technical reasons the objection to the second reading is 
required. It should not be interpreted--my objection--as animosity or 
anything between the chairman and myself. It is just part of the 
procedure, arcane though it may be.
  So I object to second reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

  The bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative 
day.
  The Senator from Michigan.

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