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Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 23, 1998

Tuesday, June 23, 1998

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Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced as follows: S. 2202-2208 and S. Res. 253.

Pages S6885-86

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:

S. 1754, to amend the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority and disadvantaged health professions and disadvantaged health education programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-220)

S. Res. 237, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the situation in Indonesia and East Timor.

Page S6883

Page S6861

Subsequently, the passage of S. 2138 was vitiated and the measure was indefinitely postponed.

Page S6861

Department of Defense Authorizations: Senate resumed consideration of S. 2057, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

Pages S6833-52, S6861, S6863-67

Thurmond (for Warner) Amendment No. 2942, to clarify the responsibility for submission of information on prices previously charged for property or services offered.

Pages S6846-47

Levin (for Kerry/McCain/Smith of New Hampshire) Amendment No. 2943, to recognize and honor former South Vietnamese commandos.

Pages S6847-48

Thurmond (for Kerry/McCain/Smith of New Hampshire) Amendment No. 2944, to provide for payments to certain survivors of captured and interned Vietnamese operatives who were unmarried and childless at death.

Page S6848

Levin (for Kerry/McCain/Smith of New Hampshire) Amendment No. 2945, to clarify the recipient of payments to Vietnamese operatives captured and interned by North Vietnam.

Page S6849

Thurmond (for Bond) Amendment No. 2946, to extend the authorization and authorization of appropriations for the construction of an automated 100-meter baffled multi-purpose range at the National Guard Training Site in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Page S6849

Levin (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 2803, to state the sense of the Senate regarding declassification of classified information of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy.

Page S6849

Thurmond (for Kyl) Amendment No. 2921, to require a visual examination of all documents released by the National Archives to ensure that such documents do not contain restricted data or formerly restricted data.

Pages S6849-50

Levin/Conrad/Kempthorne/Kennedy/Bingaman Amendment No. 2947, to highlight the dangers posed by Russia's massive tactical nuclear stockpile, and urge the President to call on Russia to proceed expeditiously with promised reductions.

Page S6850

Thurmond (for Grams) Amendment No. 2948, to provide for the presentation of a United States flag to members of the Armed Forces being released from active duty for retirement.

Pages S6850-51

Thurmond (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 2949, to require a report on options for the reduction of infrastructure costs at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas.

Page S6851

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Levin (for Inouye) Amendment No. 2950, to require a report regarding the potential for development of Ford Island within the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Oahu, Hawaii.

Page S6851

Feinstein Amendment No. 2405, to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Indian nuclear tests.

Pages S6833, S6867

Brownback Modified Amendment No. 2407 (to Amendment No. 2405), to repeal a restriction on the provision of certain assistance and other transfers to Pakistan.

Pages S6833, S6864-67

Warner motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with all amendments agreed to in status quo and with a Warner Amendment No. 2735 (to the instructions on the motion to recommit), condemning forced abortions in the People's Republic of China.

Page S6833

Warner Amendment No. 2736 (to the instructions of the motion to recommit), of a perfecting nature. (The amendment fell when the motion to recommit was withdrawn)

Page S6833

Warner Modified Amendment No. 2737 (to Amendment No. 2736), condemning human rights abuses in the People's Republic of China. (The amendment fell when the motion to recommit was withdrawn)

Pages S6833-39

During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:

By 14 yeas to 82 nays (Vote No. 167), Senate failed to table Amendment No. 2737, listed above.

Pages S6833-39

By a unanimous vote of 96 nays (Vote No. 168), Senate failed to table Division I of Amendment No. 2737, to condemn those officials of the Chinese Communist Party, the Government of the People's Republic of China, and other persons who are involved in the enforcement of forced abortions by preventing such persons from entering or remaining in the United States.

Pages S6839-46, S6852, S6861, S6863

By unanimous-consent agreement, the vote scheduled on the motion to close further debate on the bill, was vitiated.

Page S6854

Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Wednesday, June 24, 1998.

Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools--Conference Report: Senate began consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1882, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, and to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts.

Pages S6867-75

A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the conference report on Wednesday, June 24, 1998, with a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur thereon.

Page S6916

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaties:

Treaty with Niue on Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary (Treaty Doc. 105-53); and

Treaty with Belize for Return of Stolen Vehicles (Treaty Doc. 105-54).

The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed.

Page S6915

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

Edward L. Romero, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to Spain.

Edward L. Romero, of New Mexico, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra.

Pages S6915-16

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

Jane E. Henney, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.

Barbara Pedersen Holum, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2002.

Kenneth Prewitt, of New York, to be Director of the Census.

Page S6916

Messages From the House:

Page S6879

Measures Referred:

Page S6879

Measures Placed on Calendar:

Page S6879

Communications:

Pages S6879-80

Petitions:

Pages S6880-83

Executive Reports of Committees:

Pages S6883-85

Statements on Introduced Bills:

Pages S6886-89

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S6889-90

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S6890-S6907

Authority for Committees:

Page S6907

Additional Statements:

Pages S6907-15

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--168)

Pages S6839, S6852

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 24, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6916.)

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APPROPRIATIONS--COMMERCE/JUSTICE/STATE

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary approved for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

APPROPRIATIONS--INTERIOR

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies approved for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,1999.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Space Command, Vice Adm. Richard W. Mies, USN, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Strategic Command, and Lt. Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Transportation Command and Commander, Air Mobility Command, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

PUERTO RICO

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine certain implications with regard to the future of Puerto Rico's political status should that country choose independence from the United States and become a sovereign nation, including the status of United States citizenship of persons born in and residing in Puerto Rico, and trade and tariff implications, after receiving testimony from Johnny H. Gillian, Senior Specialist, American Constitutional Law, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Richard L. Thornburgh, Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, former United States Attorney General, and Gregory T. Nojeim, American Civil Liberties Union, both of Washington, D.C.; and Manuel Rodriguez-Orellana, Puerto Rican Independence Party, Emilio Soler Mari, Accion Democratica Puertorriquena, Luis Vega-Ramos, PROELA, and Juan M. Garcia Passalacqua all of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure concluded hearings on S. 2131, to authorize funds for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, after receiving testimony from Joseph W. Westphal, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Michael Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Maj. Gen. Russell L. Fuhrman, Director of Civil Works for the Army Corps of Engineers; Mayor Kenneth E. Pringle, Borough of Belmar, New Jersey; Councilwoman Louisa M. Strayhorn, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on behalf of the Kempsville Borough; Grover Fugate, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, Wakefield; Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, Alexandria, Virginia; Scott C. Faber, American Rivers, Washington, D.C.; and Stephen H. Higgins, Broward County Department of Natural Resource Protection, Broward County, Florida, on behalf of the American Coastal Coalition.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:

S. 1344, to target assistance to support the economic and political independence of the countries of South Caucasus and Central Asia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;

S. Con. Res. 97, expressing the sense of Congress concerning the human rights and humanitarian situation facing the women and girls of Afghanistan, with amendments;

S. Res. 237, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the situation in Indonesia and East Timor;

S. Res. 240, expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to democracy and human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, with amendments;

Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on October 12, 1929, as amended by the Protocol done at The Hague on September 8, 1955 (Ex. B, 95th Cong. 1st sess.), with one declaration and two provisos;

Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, adopted at Paris on November 21, 1997, by a conference held under the auspices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Convention signed in Paris on December 17, 1997, by the United States and 32 other nations (Treaty Doc. 105-43), with one understanding, one declaration, and three provisos; and

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The nominations of Shirley Elizabeth Barnes, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, William Davis Clarke, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the State of Eritrea, Paul L. Cejas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Belgium, Jeffrey Davidow, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Mexico, Vivian Lowery Derryck, of Ohio, to be Assistant Administrator for Africa, Agency for International Development, Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, Nancy Halliday Ely Raphel, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, George Williford Boyce Haley, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Michael Craig Lemmon, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, John O'Leary, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Rudolf Vilem Perina, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Katherine Hubay Peterson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Edward L. Romero, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra, Cynthia Perrin Schneider, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nancy E. Soderberg, of the District of Columbia, to be Alternate Representative of the United States for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, Charles Richard Stith, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia, and a Foreign Service Officer Promotion list (John M. O'Keefe) received in the Senate on September 3, 1997.

Also, committee began mark up of S. Res. 238, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding human rights conditions in China and Tibet, but did not complete action thereon and recessed subject to call.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings on S. 2148, to protect religious liberty by extending the Religious Freedom Restoration Act's rule of protection to the full extent of Congress's statutory authority and by assisting the Courts in enforcing the free exercise clause of the Constitution by enacting enforcement measures under the 14th Amendment by requiring the government to disprove violations of constitutional rights, receiving testimony from Rabbi David Zwiebel, Agudath Israel of America, Marci A. Hamilton, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law/Yeshiva University, and Christopher L. Eisgruber, New York University School of Law, all of New York, New York; Dallin H. Oaks, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and Michael W. McConnell, University of Utah College of Law, both of Salt Lake City, Utah; Richard D. Land, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, Tennessee; Elliot M. Mincberg, People for the American Way, Washington, D.C.; and Douglas Laycock, University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

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Bills Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 4109-4122; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 483 and 486-488, were introduced.

Pages H5063-64

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:

H.R. 2538, to establish a Presidential commission to determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty, amended (H. Rept. 105-594);

H.R. 4112, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-595);

H. Res. 484, providing for consideration of H.R. 4103, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-596); and

H. Res. 485, providing for consideration of H.R. 4104, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-597).

Page H5063

Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Mike Coleman of Hannibal, Missouri.

Page H4971

Recess: The House recessed at 9:50 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m.

Page H4970

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Drug-Free Workplace Act: H.R. 3853, amended, to promote drug-free workplace programs (passed by a yea and nay vote of 402 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 257); and

Pages H4974-81, H4983

Pages H5028-37

Agriculture Appropriations Act: The House began consideration of amendments to H.R. 4101, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Further consideration will resume on Wednesday, June 24.

Pages H4984-H5028

The Bereuter amendment that prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from denying a loan guarantee for multifamily rental units in rural areas if the interest on the loan is exempt from inclusion in gross income for purposes of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

Pages H5016-17

The Bass amendment that reduces funding for the Wildlife Service livestock protection program by $10 million (agreed to by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 259).

Pages H5024-28

The Obey amendment that sought to strike section 736 that extends the time for USDA to implement rulemaking on the milk marketing orders system by six months and continue the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact;

Pages H5002-15

The Dooley amendment that sought to transfer $49.3 million from special grants for agricultural research to implement provisions of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Act of 1998;

Pages H5017-18

The Neumann amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funding to provide a peanut price support loan rate greater that $550 per ton for quota peanuts (rejected by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 258);

Pages H5018-24, H5027-28

Point of order was sustained against the Petri amendment that sought to terminate congressional consent for the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact on April 4, 1999.

Pages H5015-16

Agreed by unanimous consent that debate on the Miller of Florida amendment related to sugar, if offered, and all amendments thereto would be limited to 60 minutes allocated as follows: Representative Miller of Florida, 30 minutes; Representative Skeen, 15 minutes; and Representative Kaptur or her designee, 15 minutes.

Page H5027

H. Res. 482, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, was agreed to earlier by voice vote.

Pages H4981-83

Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on page H5065.

Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote, and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4983, H5027-28, and H5028. There were no quorum calls.D688

Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 8:38 p.m.

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LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved for full Committee action the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCE--YEAR 2000 CHALLENGE

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on the Year 2000 Challenge to International Banking and Finance. Testimony was heard from Ernest T. Patrikis, First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and public witnesses.

EMERGENCIES--BUDGETARY TREATMENT

Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Budget Process, hearing on Budgetary Treatment of Emergencies. Testimony was heard from James Lee Witt, Director, FEMA; from the following officials of the CBO: James Blum, Deputy Director; and Theresa Gullo, Chief, State and Local Government Cost Estimates; and Keith Bea, Specialist, American National Government, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

STATES' ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, held a hearing on States' Alternative Environmental Compliance Strategies. Testimony was heard from Michael Gryszkowiec, Director, Planning and Reporting, GAO; the following officials of the EPA: Nikki L. Tinsley, Acting Inspector General; and Eric Schaeffer, Director, Office of Regulatory Enforcement; David B. Struhs, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Quality, State of Massachusetts; and Mike Phillips, Director, Strategic Projects and Planning, Department of Environmental Protection, State of Florida.

ANTI-SLAMMING MEASURES

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on Protecting Consumers Against Slamming, focusing on the following bills: H.R. 3888, Anti-slamming Amendments Act; and H.R. 3050, Slamming Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Representatives Goodlatte; Smith of New Jersey and Bass; Lawrence E. Strickling, Deputy Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC; and public witnesses.

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM PROGRAM

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Comprehensive School Reform Program. Testimony was heard from Gerald Tirozzi, Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education; and public witnesses.

CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Adopted a resolution granting Congressional immunity to Irene Wu, Nancy Lee, Larry Wong, and Kent La regarding the Committee's campaign fundraising investigation.

CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act.

Committee recessed subject to call.

EXPORTS OF SATELLITES TO CHINA--U.S. POLICY

Committee on National Security: and the Committee on International Relations concluded joint hearings on U.S. policy regarding the export of satellites to China. Testimony was heard from Walter B. Slocombe, Under Secretary, Policy, Department of Defense; John Holum, Acting Under Secretary, Political Affairs, Department of State; and William Reinsch, Under Secretary, Export Administration, Department of Commerce.

OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held an oversight hearing on Forest Service Law Enforcement. Testimony was heard from Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, GAO; Robert Joslin, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and a public witness.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: S. 1693, Vision 2020 National Parks System Restoration Act; and H.R. 4004, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark in Springerville, Arizona, and to establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site.

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 3705, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer D689Act. Testimony was heard from Pete Culp, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and a public witness.

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 4103, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. The rule waives points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI (requiring a three day layover of the committee report), clause 7 of rule XXI (requiring printed hearings and reports to be available for three days prior to consideration of general appropriations bills), or section 306 of the Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the Budget Committee unless reported by that committee). The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.

The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill which do not comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) and clause 6 of rule XXI (prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill). The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. The rule provides that consideration of section 8106 for amendment under the five minute rule shall not exceed one hour. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instruction. Testimony was heard from Representatives Young of Florida, Gilman, Sessions, Murtha, Skaggs and Maloney of New York.

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 4104, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, providing one hour of general debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI (requiring a 3-day layover of the committee report), or clause 7 of rule XXI (requiring printed hearings and reports to be available for 3 days prior to consideration of general appropriations bills). The rule provides that the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, which do not comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative appropriations in a general appropriations bill) and clause 6 of rule XXI (prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill), except as specified in the rule. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part 2 of the Rules Committee report and provides that such amendments may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kolbe, Morella, Hoyer, Obey, Lowey, DeLauro and Maloney of New York.

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FINANCING ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on H.R. 3684, Employment Security Financing Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from Grace Kilbane, Director, Unemployment Insurance Service, Department of Labor; Robert R. Cupp, Senator, President Pro Tempore, and Co-Chairman, Finance Committee, Senate, State of Ohio; Joseph Weisenburger, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Employment Security, State of New Hampshire; Douglas Jamerson, Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment Security, State of Florida; and public witnesses.

INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES--TAX CODE COMPLEXITY IMPACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the impact of complexity in the tax code for individual taxpayers and small D690businesses. Testimony was heard from Carl Olandt, Unemployment Compensation Director of Accounts, Labor Department, State of Connecticut; and public witnesses.

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TRADE MEASURES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.R. 2316, to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade relations; and H.J. Res. 120, disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam.

DOD COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on DOD Counterintelligence. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D654 )

S. 423, to extend the legislative authority for the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to honor George Mason. Signed June 19, 1998. (P.L. 105-182)

S. 1244, to amend title 11, United States Code, to protect certain charitable contributions. Signed June 19, 1998. (P.L. 105-183)

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to resume hearings on H.R. 10, to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, 10 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366. Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine the Asian financial crisis, 10 a.m., SD-419.

Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States policy in Kosovo, 4 p.m., SD-419. Committee on Governmental Affairs, to resume hearings to examine the state of computer security within Federal, State and local agencies, 10 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary, business meeting, to mark up S.J. Res. 40 and H.J. Res. 54, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, S.J. Res. 44, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims, and other pending legislation, 10 a.m., SD-226.

Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings on the agricultural guestworker program, 2 p.m., SD-226. Committee on Labor and Human Resources, business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for human services programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power to hold joint hearings with the Committee on Indian Affairs, on S. 1771, to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to provide for a final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, and S. 1899, entitled ``Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998'', 2:45 p.m., SD-628. Committee on Indian Affairs, business meeting, to mark up S. 1925, to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and S. 1998, to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.

Full Committee to hold joint hearings with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water and Power, on S. 1771, to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to provide for a final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, and S. 1899, entitled ``Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998'', 2:45 p.m., SD-628. Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.

Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research, to consider agricultural credit legislation, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, to mark up appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.

Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on Public Education, 9 a.m., on D.C. Corrections Fiscal Year 1999 Budget, 11 a.m., on D.C. Public Safety Fiscal Year 1999 Budget, 1 p.m., on Members of Congress; D.C. Government Officials; and public witnesses, 3 p.m., H-144 Capitol. Committee on Commerce, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 872, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998; H.R. 2921, Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1997; H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998; H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act of 1998; and H.R. 1689, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998; and to consider a Report finding Franklin L. Haney in Contempt of Congress and directing the Speaker to certify the Report with D691respect to Mr. Haney to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3248, Dollars in the Classroom Act; and H.R. 3007, Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on American Worker Project: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Workplace, 2 p.m., 2261 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Civil Service Reform Issues, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, to continue hearings on ``The Kyoto Protocol: Is the Clinton-Gore Administration Selling Our Americans? Part IV,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on International Relations, hearing on Colombian Heroin Crisis, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Africa, to mark up the following measures: H. Res. 415, to promote independent radio broadcasting in Africa; and H. Con. Res. 292, calling for an end to the recent conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on China and Economic Engagement: Success or Failure? 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, oversight hearing on the Effects of Consolidation on the State of Competition in the Telecommunications Industry, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to mark up H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998, 2 p.m., B-352 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 2380, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn. Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 1168, to encourage competition and tax fairness and to protect the tax base of State and local governments, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Rules, to consider a measure making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol. Committee on Science, oversight hearing on Houston, We Have a Problem: The Administration's Plan to Fix the International Space Station, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, hearing on the HubZone Program, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3980, Persian Gulf Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998; and H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Managing the Public Debt in an Era of Surpluses, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to mark up H.R. 3829, Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

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Program for Wednesday: Senate will resume consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools, with a vote to occur thereon.

Senate will also resume consideration of S. 2057, DOD Authorizations.

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (complete consideration);

Consideration of H.R. 4103, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (open rule, 1 hour of debate); and

Consideration of H.R. 4104, Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (open rule, 1 hour of debate).

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Barcia, James A., Mich., E1206

Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1200

Camp, Dave, Mich., E1202

Coble, Howard, N.C., E1207

Crapo, Michael, D., Idaho, E1200

Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1205

Davis, Jim, Fla., E1205

Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1203

Fazio, Vic, Calif., E1203

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1204

Kennedy, Joseph P., II, Mass., E1199, E1200

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1202

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1204

Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E1203

Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1202

Menendez, Robert, N.J., E1204

Miller, George, Calif., E1204

Morella, Constance A., Md., E1199

Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1201

Owens, Major R., N.Y., E1201

Portman, Rob, Ohio, E1199, E1201

Radanovich, George P., Calif., E1201

Riggs, Frank, Calif., E1201

Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1206

Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1203

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