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Daily Digest - Wednesday, July 22, 1998

Wednesday, July 22, 1998

HIGHLIGHTS

House Committees ordered reported 11 sundry measures, including the Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 1999.

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Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2340-2344, and S. Res. 257.

Pages S8778-79

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:

S. 712, to provide for a system to classify information in the interests of national security and a system to declassify such information, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-258)

H.R. 643, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse''.

H.R. 3504, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further define the criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenance.

S. 1700, to designate the headquarters building of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building''.

Page S8778

Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: Senate resumed consideration of S. 2260, making appropriations for The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

Pages S8689-S8775

By 56 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 219), Graham/DeWine Amendment No. 3244, to modify the definition of the term ``public aircraft''.

Pages S8690-91

Wellstone Amendment No. 3252, to provide for mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated offenders.

Pages S8705-09

Faircloth Amendment No. 3253, relating to offenses involving the sexual exploitation or other abuse of children.

Pages S8709-10

Bryan Amendment No. 3267 (to Amendment No. 3266), to provide an exception for ``fantasy'' sports games and contests.

Pages S8758-64

By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 221), Gregg Modified Amendment No. 3255, to express the sense of the Senate on the budget and Social Security.

Pages S8722-34

Thompson Modified Amendment No. 3256, to reinstate certain principles, criteria, and policies relating to Federalism.

Pages S8747-49, S8769

Craig Modified Amendment No. 3261, to require increased efforts for the prosecution of offenses in connection with the unlawful possession, transfer and use of firearms.

Pages S8741-47, S8769

Bumpers/Hatch Amendment No. 3262, to require a report by the Judicial Conference of the United States concerning whether the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure should be amended to provide for the presence of witness' counsel in the grand jury room.

Page S8749

Wyden/Smith (of Oregon) Amendment No. 3265, relating to the illegal possession of firearms by juveniles.

Pages S8757-58

Bryan Amendment No. 3267 (to Amendment No. 3266), to provide an exception for ``fantasy'' sports games and contests.

Pages S8758-64

By 41 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 218), Bumpers Modified Amendment No. 3243, to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, relating to counsel for witnesses in grand jury proceedings.

Pages S8689-91

Sessions/Hatch Amendment No. 3245, to increase funding for Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants. (By 64 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 220), Senate tabled the amendment.)

Pages S8691-S8704

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By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 222), Hollings Amendment No. 3254, to express the sense of the Senate on the budget and Social Security.

Pages S8710-34

By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 223), McCain Amendment No. 3257, to prevent any consolidation of the Patent and Trademark Office until the Administrator of General Services conducts a cost-benefit analysis that is not limited to a specific geographical region and makes a recommendation on the basis of that analysis.

Pages S8735-40, S8768-69

Durbin Amendment No. 3260, to require secure storage for firearms and installation of a safety device to prevent children from injuring themselves and others with firearms. (By 69 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 224), Senate tabled the amendment.)

Pages S8740-47, S8769-70

By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 225), Bumpers Amendment No. 3263, to make it illegal, in most cases, to tape a phone conversation without the consent of all parties.

Pages S8749-51, S8770-71

Feingold Amendment No. 3264, to require a report from the Federal Communications Commission with respect to cable television rates. (By 63 yeas to 36 nays, one responding present (Vote No. 227), Senate tabled the amendment.)

Pages S8751-57, S8772

Kyl/Bryan Amendment No. 3266, to prohibit Internet gambling.

Pages S8758-68

Craig Modified Amendment No. 3268 (to Amendment No. 3266), to clarify that Indian gaming is subject to Federal jurisdiction.

Pages S8764-68, S8774-75

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

By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 226), Senate tabled the motion to reconsider the vote by which Amendment No. 3263, listed above, was rejected.

Page S8771

A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the pending amendments and certain amendments to be proposed on Thursday, July 23, 1998.

Page S8774

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following passage of S. 2260, and upon receipt of H.R. 4276, House companion measure, that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 2260, as passed by the Senate, be inserted in lieu thereof, that H.R. 4276, be passed, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House thereon, the Chair be authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Gregg, Stevens, Domenici, McConnell, Hutchison, Campbell, Cochran, Hollings, Inouye, Bumpers, Lautenberg, Mikulski, and Byrd, and that the passage of S. 2260 be vitiated, and the bill be indefinitely postponed.

Pages S8734-35

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States:

Transmitting the report concerning abatement of interest on under-payments in presidentially declared disaster areas; referred to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-147).

Page S8778

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

James E. Newsome, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring June 19, 2001.

Howard Hikaru Tagomori, of Hawaii, to be United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years.

2 Army nominations in the rank of general.

29 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.

Routine lists in the Army and Navy.

Pages S8812-13

Messages From the President:

Pages S8777-78

Communications:

Page S8778

Executive Reports of Committees:

Page S8778

Statements on Introduced Bills:

Pages S8779-86

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S8786-87

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S8788-S8804

Authority for Committees:

Pages S8804-05

Additional Statements:

Pages S8805-12

Record Votes: Ten record votes were taken today. (Total--227)

Pages S8690-91, S8703-04, S8734, S8769-72

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 11:37 p.m., until 9 a.m., on Thursday, July 23, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8812.)

YEAR 2000 AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Year 2000 information technology dilemma as it relates to agricultural business and other economic matters, after receiving testimony from Edward Yardeni, Deutsche Bank Securities, New York, New York; Donald D. Serpico, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, Illinois; and Jerold L. Harris and David D. Janish, both of the Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, Kansas.

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NOMINATION

Committee on Armed Services: Committee failed to approve for reporting, without recommendation, the nomination of Daryl L. Jones, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force.

HOLOCAUST ASSETS RESTITUTION

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine current developments with regard to the 1946 Swiss Holocaust Assets Agreement, focusing on the role of Swiss banks and their historic and current treatment of assets of holocaust victims, after receiving testimony from Stuart Eizenstat, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs; Jean Ziegler, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Member, Swiss Federal Parliament; New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall, Albany; New York City First Deputy Comptroller Steven Newman, Israel Singer, World Jewish Congress, and Mel Urbach, World Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities, all of New York, New York; Rabbi Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, California; Fredy Rom, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Zurich, Switzerland; and Michael D. Hausfeld, Washington, D.C.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of Energy, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Helms, Domenici, and Bingaman, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.

LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management concluded hearings on the following bills:

S. 2136, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of Washington, after receiving testimony from Senator Murray; and William R. Brown, Plum Creek Timber Company, Rick McGuire, Alpine Lakes Protection Society, Norm Winn, Mountaineers, Charles Raines, Sierra Club, and Janine Blaeloch, Western Land Exchange Project, all of Seattle, Washington;

S. 2226, to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or lease of school land, after receiving testimony from Senator Kempthorne; Douglas Dorn, on behalf of the Idaho Governor's Committee on Endowment Fund Investment Reform, and Anne C. Fox, Idaho State Department of Education, both of Boise; and Craig Gehrke, Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C.; and

H.R. 2886, to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform multiple resource management activities for that unit of the National Forest System, after receiving testimony from Representative Doolittle.

Testimony was also received on S. 2136, S. 2226, H.R. 2886 (all listed above), and H.R. 3796, to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management from Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:

S. 263, to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;

S. 361, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the sale, import, and export of products labeled as containing endangered species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;

S. 659, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;

S. 1883, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama, with an amendment;

S. 1970, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds, with an amendment;

S. 2094, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items, with an amendment;

S. 2319, to authorize the use of receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases;

S. 2244, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to promote volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refugees;

H.R. 1856, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national D812wildlife refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;

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S. 1700, to designate the headquarters building of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building'';

H.R. 643, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse'';

H.R. 3504, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further define the criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenance;

S. 1222, to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient financing of projects and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and

The nomination of Nikki Rush Tinsley, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency.

Also, committee began markup of S. 2131, to provide 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, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.

RETIREMENT SECURITY POLICY

Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine new directions in retirement security policy, focusing on the Administration's plans for Social Security reform, how well Americans are planning for retirement, proposals to encourage employer-based pension plans and personal savings, the impact of the aging of America on economic growth, and the impact of Social Security reform on employer-sponsored retirement plans, personal savings, and earnings, receiving testimony from Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, and Lawrence Summers, Deputy Secretary, both of the Department of the Treasury; Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Rudolph G. Penner, Urban Institute, Kenneth W. Porter, ERISA Industry Committee, and Paul Yakoboski, Employee Benefit Research Institute, all of Washington, D.C.; and Sylvester J. Schieber, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Bethesda, Maryland.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, and to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, Bert T. Edwards, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of State, and Jonathan H. Spalter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Director (Bureau of Information) of the United States Information Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 2112, to make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable to the United States Postal Service in the same manner as any other employer.

Also, committee began markup of S. 2213, to allow all States to participate in activities under the Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, July 29.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Scott E. Thomas, of the District of Columbia, David M. Mason, of Virginia, Darryl R. Wold, of California, and Karl J. Sandstrom, of Washington, each to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.

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Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4296-4312; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 126, were introduced.

Pages H6185-86

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:

H.R. 2281, to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phongrams Treaty, amended (H. Rept. 105-551 part 2); and

H. Res. 508, providing for consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 (H. Rept. 105-641).

Page H6185

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated Representative Quinn to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

Page H6073

China Most-Favored-Nation Status: The House failed to pass H.J. Res. 121, disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China, by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 264 noes, Roll No. 317.

Pages H6078-H6119

Suspension--Securities Litigation Standards: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1689, debated on July 21, amended, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law by a yea and nay vote of 340 yeas to 83 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 318. Subsequently, the House passed S. 1260, a similar Senate-passed bill after amending it to contain the text of H.R. 1689, as passed the House. H.R. 1689 was then laid on the table.

Pages H6119-21

Higher Education Amendments of 1998: The House disagreed with the Senate amendment to H.R. 6, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees for consideration of the House bill (except sec. 464), and the Senate amendment (except secs. 484 and 799C), and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Goodling, McKeon, Petri, Graham, Souder, Peterson (PA), Clay, Kildee, Martinez, and Andrews. For consideration of sec. 464 of the House bill, and secs. 484 and 799C of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Goodling, Talent, Shaw, Camp, Clay, and Levin.

Pages H6121-22

DoD Authorization: The House disagreed with the Senate amendments to H.R. 3616, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and agreed to a conference.

Page H6122

Subsequently, the Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on National Security for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Spence, Stump, Hunter, Kasich, Bateman, Hansen, Weldon (PA), Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Fowler, McHugh, Watts (OK), Thornberry, Chambliss, Jones, Pappas, Riley, Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz, Pickett, Evans, Taylor (MS), Abercrombie, Meehan, Harman, McHale, Kennedy (RI), Allen, Snyder, and Maloney (CT). From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 2 of rule XLVIII: Representatives Goss, Lewis (CA), and Dicks. From the Committee on Banking and Financial Services for consideration of sec. 1064 of the Senate amendment: Representatives Leach, Castle, and LaFalce. From the Committee on Commerce for consideration of secs. 601, 3136, 3151, 3154, 3201, 3401, and 3403-3407 of the House bill, and secs. 321, 601, 1062, 3133, 3140, 3142, 3144, 3201, and title XXXVIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Bliley, Schaefer, Dan, and Dingell. Provided that Representative Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer (CO) for consideration of sec. 321 of the Senate amendment. Provided that Representative Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Representative Dan Schaefer (CO) for consideration of sec. 601 of the House bill, and sec. 601 of the Senate amendment. Provided that Representative Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Representative Dan Schaefer (CO) for consideration of sec. 1062 and Title XXXVIII of the Senate amendment. From the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of secs. 361, 364, 551, and 3151 of the House bill, and secs. 522, 643, and 1055 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Petri, Riggs, and Roemer. from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight for consideration of secs. 368, 29, 1025, 1042, and 1101-1106 of the House bill, and secs. 346, 623, 707, 805, 806, 813-816, 1101-1105, 3142, 3144, 3145, 3161-3172 and 3510 of the Senate amendment, and D814modifications committed to conference: Representatives Burton, Mica, and Waxman. Provided that Representative Horn is appointed in lieu of Representative Mica for consideration of sec. 368 of the House bill and secs. 346, 623, 707, 805, 806, and 813-816 of the Senate amendment. From the Committee on International Relations for consideration of secs. 233, 1021, 1043, 1044, 1201, 1204, 1205, 1210, 1211, 1213, 1216, and Title XIII of the House bill, and secs. 326, 332, 1013, 1041, 1042, 1074, 1084, 3506, 3601, 3602 and 3901-3904 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Gilman, Bereuter, and Hamilton. From the Committee on International Relations for consideration of secs. 1207-1209, and 1212 of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Gilman, Bereuter, Smith (NJ), Burton, Rohrabacher, Hamilton, Gejdenson, and Lantos. From the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 1045 and 2812 of the House bill and sec. 1077 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Hyde, Bryant, and Conyers. From the Committee on Resources for consideration of secs. 601, 2812, and 3404-3407 of the House bill, and secs. 601, 2828, and Title XXIX of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Young (AK), Tauzin, and Miller (CA). From the Committee on Science for consideration of secs. 3135 and 3140 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Sensenbrenner, Calvert, and Brown (CA). From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 552, 601, 1411, and 1413 of the House bill, and secs. 323, 601, 604, and 1080 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Shuster, Boehlert, and Clement. From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration of secs. 556, and 1046 of the House bill, and secs. 618, 619, 644, and 1082 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Smith (NJ), Bilirakis, and Rodriguez. From the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of Titles XXXVII and XXXVIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Crane, Thomas, and Matsui.

Pages H6122-25, H6159-60

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The House considered the Skelton motion to instruct conferees to insist upon the authorization levels provided in title II of the House bill for Theater Missile Defense programs and for space-based lasers. The vote on the motion was postponed until Thursday, July 23, 1998.

Pages H6122-25

Interior Appropriations: The House resumed consideration H.R. 4193, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

Pages H6125-59, H6160-72

The Regula en bloc amendment that increases funding for fossil energy research by $45 million and energy conservation by $45 million;

Pages H6125-26

The Kildee amendment that makes a technical change relating to gaming regulations;

Pages H6142-43

The Miller of California amendment that prohibits the use of Knutson-Vandenberg funds to be used for indirect support activities (agreed to by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 320);

Pages H6131-37, H6143-44

The Young of Alaska amendment that extends until October 1, 2000, a current moratorium on the Federal takeover of fisheries management of certain navigable waters owned by the State of Alaska;

Page H6144

The Buyer amendment that prohibits any funds to be used to establish a national wildlife refuge in the Kankakee River watershed in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois;

Page H6151

The Parker amendment that sought to strike a provision that directs the Indian Health Service to allocate contract support costs on a pro-rata basis (rejected by a recorded vote of 135 ayes to 289 noes, Roll No. 319);

Pages H6126-31, H6143

The Gilchrest amendment that sought to strike section 337 that excludes 36 acres in Florida from the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

Pages H6161-62

The DeFazio amendment that strikes the provision that extends the recreational fee demonstration program for another 2 years;

Pages H6144-51

The McDermott amendment that strikes Section 333 dealing with the operation or implementation of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project;

Pages H6151-59

The Hinchey amendment that strikes section 327 that grants Chugach Alaska Corporation an easement for public roads and related facilities that were conveyed to the corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act;

Pages H6162-66

The Miller of California amendment that prohibits any funds to construct any road in the Tongass National Forest; and

Pages H6166-69

The Pappas amendment that increases the State side grant program of the land and water conservation fund by $50 million.

Pages H6169-72

Agreed that during the further consideration of H.R. 4193 in the Committee of the Whole, no further amendments shall be in order.

Page H6172

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H. Res. 504, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed to on July 21.

Presidential Message--Emergency Requirement Re IRS: Read a message form the President wherein he designated section 3309 of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 252 (e) of the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Page H6160

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on page H6073.

Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on page H6187.

Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 316), one yea and nay vote, and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6110-11, H6119, H6119-20, H6143, and H6143-44.

Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.

AGRICULTURAL TRADE--WESTERN HEMISPHERE MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the 1999 Multilateral Negotiations on Agricultural Trade--Western Hemisphere. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 1999.

CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Conduct of Monetary Policy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.

MORTGAGE LENDING DISCLOSURES REQUIREMENTS REFORMS

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a joint hearing on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and reforms to mortgage lending disclosure requirements. Testimony was heard from Edward M. Gramlich, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and Gail W. Laster, General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3844, Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1998.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AMENDMENTS; DEPOSITION AUTHORITY

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4257, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products.

The Committee also adopted a motion to adopt rules regarding deposition authority.

MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on Medicare Home Health Agencies: Still No Surety Against Fraud and Abuse. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Penny Thompson, Director, Program Integrity, Health Care Financing Administration; and George W. Grob, Deputy Inspector General; and public witnesses.

DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice held a hearing on Drug Treatment Programs: Making Treatment Work. Testimony was heard from Marsha Blanton, M.D., Associate Director, GAO; Donald Vereen, M.D., Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered the following measures and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res. 292, amended, calling for an end to the recent conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia; H.R. 4283, Africa Seeds of Hope Act of 1998; H. Res. 415, to promote independent radio broadcasting in Africa; H.R. 3743, amended, Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998; H. Res. 362, amended, commending the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Cuba; and H. Res. 475, recognizing the importance of achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 100,000 of the world's poorest families.

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U.S. TRADE DEFICIT

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on The U.S. and its Trade Deficit: Restoring the Balance. Testimony was heard from David Aaron, Under Secretary, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.

HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 3081, Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Bill Lann Lee, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.

LETHAL DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 1042, amended, to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission; H.R. 2223, amended, Education Land Grant Act; H.R. 3047, to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas; H.R. 3055, amended, to deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami Indian Reservation to be consistent with the purposes of the Everglades National Park; H.R. 3109, amended, Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act; H.R. 3498, amended, Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act; H.R. 3625, amended, San Rafael Swell National Heritage and Conservation Act; H.R. 3903, amended, Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998; and H.R. 4284, to authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, THE JUDICIARY AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing for 1 hour of debate on H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies 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(I)(6) of rule XI (requiring a three-day layover of the committee report), clause 7 of rule XXI (requiring relevant printed hearings and reports to be available for three-days prior to the consideration of a general appropriations bill) and section 401(a) of the Budget Act (prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, providing new contract, borrowing or credit authority that is not limited to amounts provided in appropriation acts).

The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) and clause 6 (prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill) of rule XXI.

The rule provides for consideration of the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, which may only be offered by a Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in the reading in the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified and shall not be subject to further amendment or to a demand for a division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.

The rule permits the Chairman of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration. The rule allows the Chairman to postpone recorded votes and to reduce to five minutes the voting time on any postponed question provided that the voting time on the first in any series of questions is not less than 15 minutes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rogers, Callahan, Miller of Florida, Saxton, Hutchinson, Mollohan and Meek of Florida.

MANDATORY DRUG TESTING--MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE

Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H. Res. 503, amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives. Testimony was heard from Representative Barton of Texas, Paul, Coburn, Weldon of Florida, and Sessions.

ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING--SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IMPACT

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork held a hearing on the potential impacts on the small business community of restructuring the electric utility industry. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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FILIPINO VETERANS BENEFITS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on benefits for Filipino veterans. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gilman, Cunningham, Abercrombie, Mink, Pelosi, Campbell and Millender-McDonald; Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary, Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs; Dennis Snook, Specialist on Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; David Pendleton, member, House of Representatives, State of Hawaii; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.

SSA--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing to examine labor-management relations at the SSA. Testimony was heard from James G. Hughes, Jr., Acting Inspector General, SSA.

Hearings continue tomorrow.

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to consider pending Committee business.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

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

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE/TRIBAL TRUST FUND SETTLEMENT

Joint Hearing:

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the House Committee on Resources concluded joint hearings on the following bills:

S. 1770, to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, and to provide for the organizational independence of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services, after receiving testimony from Kevin L. Thurm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Julia A. Davis, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, Oregon; and Buford L. Rolin, National Indian Health Board, Denver, Colorado; and

H.R. 3782, to compensate certain Indian tribes for known errors in their tribal trust fund accounts, and to establish a process for settling other disputes regarding tribal trust fund accounts, after receiving testimony from Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Roland Johnson, Pueblo of Laguna, Laguna, New Mexico; Mark N. Fox, Intertribal Monitoring Association on Indian Trust Funds, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Robert M. Peregoy, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Colorado.

H.R. 1635, to establish within the United States National Park Service the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. Signed July 21, 1998. (P.L. 105-203)

S. 2316, to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride. Signed July 21, 1998. (P.L. 105-204)

Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on the nominations of Patrick T. Henry, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Carolyn H. Becraft, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Ruby Butler DeMesme, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment, 3 p.m., SR-222. Committee on the Budget, to hold hearings to examine long-term economic and budgetary effects of social security, 10 a.m., SD-608. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold hearings on S. 2238, to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing industry, 9:30 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold oversight hearings to examine the results of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 Area, Petroleum Assessment, 1998, conducted by the United States Geological Survey, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.

Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 2109, to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska, S. 2257, to reauthorize the National Historic Preservation Act, S. 2276, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail, S. 2272, to amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in the State of Montana, S. 2284, to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and D818H.R. 1522, to extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, 2 p.m., SD-366.

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Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings on proposals to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 9 a.m., SD-406. Full Committee, business meeting, to continue markup of S. 2131, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 10:45 a.m., SD-406. Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on International Operations, to hold hearings to examine whether the United Nations international criminal court is in the United States national interest, 10 a.m., SD-419.

Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.

Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of Robert C. Felder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, James Vela Ledesma, of California, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Joseph H. Melrose Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, George Mu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Robert Cephas Perry, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Central African Republic, Joseph Gerard Sullian, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, William LacySwing, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kathryn Dee Robinson, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, George McDade Staples, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, and John Melvin Yates, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, 4 p.m., SD-419. Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine the problem of telephone cramming-the billing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill, 9:30 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine the current status of, and prospects for, competition and innovation in certain segments of the software industry, 9:30 a.m., SH-216. Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings on the nominations of Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Paul M. Igasaki, of California, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430. Special Committee on the year 2000 Technology Problem, to hold hearings to examine the Year 2000 computer conversion as related to the health care industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.

For a listing of Senate Committee meetings scheduled, see page E1394 in today's Record.

Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act of 1998, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services' Policy for Federal Workplace Drug-Testing Programs, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, to consider the following: H.R. 4237, to amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and activities covered under such Act; H.R. 2508, to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in San Joaquin County, CA, to the city of Tracy, CA; H.R. 4243, to reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by making improvements with respect to Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal payment systems, and Federal benefit programs; H.R. 4244, Federal Procurement System Performance Measurement and Acquisition Workforce Training Act of 1998; H.R. 3725, Postal Service Health and Safety Promotion Act; H.R. 2526, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the percentage limitations on individual contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar amount limitation on elective deferrals; H.R. 2566, Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act of 1997; H.R. 2943, to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ donor; H.R. 4259, Haskell Indians Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1998; H.R. 4280, to provide for greater access to child care services for Federal employees; and an investigative report entitled ``Making the Federal Government Accountable: Enforcing the Mandate for Effective Financial Management'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, hearing on Expectant Mothers and Substance Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Challenges for State Governments, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on International Relations, hearing on Kosovo-Current Situation and Future Options, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4049, Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1998; and H.R. 4096, Taxpayer's Defense Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on the United States Copyright Office, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on Alternative Technologies for Implementation of Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1997 at Land Borders; to mark up H.R. 3843, to grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United States; and to consider private immigration bills, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

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Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act of 1998, 3 p.m., H-3131 Capitol. Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, oversight hearing on the National Science Foundation's Systemic Initiatives: Are SSIs The Best Way to Improve K-12 Math and Science Education? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the following: Courthouse prospectuses; 11b resolutions; a public building design resolution; H.R. 3482, to designate the Federal building located at 11000 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Abraham Lincoln Federal Building; H.R. 3598, to designate the Federal building located at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Richard C. White Federal Building''; S. 2032, to designate the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''; H.R. 4275, Economic Development Partnership Act of 1998; the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 1998; and Corps of Engineers Survey resolutions; 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing to review the implementation of section 1706 of title 38, United States Code, which provide for the specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans, 9:30 p.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings to examine labor-management relations at the SSA, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on Denial and Deception, 11 a.m., executive, briefing on CIA's new Whistleblower Regulation, 2 p.m., and, executive, to mark up H.R. 3829, Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

Joint Economic Committee, to hold hearings to examine the financial structure of the International Monetary Fund, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn Building.

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Program for Thursday: Senate will resume consideration of S. 2260, Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999.

Program for Thursday: Consideration of the Veto Message on H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act;

Vote on Skelton Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 3616, Defense Authorization Act;

Consideration of H.R. 4193, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (complete consideration);

Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 4059, Military Construction Appropriations Act;

Consideration of H.R. 4194, Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (open rule); and

Consideration of H.R. 4276, Departments of Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1999 (open rule, one hour of general debate).

HOUSE

Barcia, James A., Mich., E1383

Blagojevich, Rod R., Ill., E1389

Boehner, John A., Ohio, E1385

Brown, George E., Jr., Calif., E1384

Burton, Dan, Ind., E1377

Capps, Lois, Calif., E1378, E1380

Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1385

Dickey, Jay, Ark., E1381

Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1386

Ensign, John E., Nev., E1379

Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1390

Fazio, Vic, Calif., E1385

Hamilton, Lee H., Ind., E1378

Hayworth, J.D., Ariz., E1386

Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1388

Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1383

Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E1381

Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1383

McCollum, Bill, Fla., E1391

McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1387

Murtha, John P., Pa., E1383

Norwood, Charlie, Ga., E1384

Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1380

Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1380, E1381, E1384, E1388

Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E1387

Schaffer, Bob, Colo., E1379

Scott, Robert C., Va., E1390

Spratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E1380

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1386

Traficant, James A., Jr., Ohio, E1384

Weller, Jerry, Ill., E1385

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