[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Wednesday, June 26, 2002

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Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

Senate agreed to S. Res. 292, Expressing Support for the Pledge
of Allegiance.
The House passed H.R. 4598, Homeland Security Information Sharing
Act.
The House passed H.R. 5018, Capitol Police Retention,
Recruitment, and Authorization Act.
Trade Act 2002--The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R.
3009, Andean Trade Preference Act, with an amendment. The House
then insisted on its amendment, asked for a conference with the
Senate, and appointed conferees.
House committees ordered reported 18 sundry measures.

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6049-S6176
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 2681-2687, S.J. Res. 39, S. Res. 292, and S. Con. Res.
124.
Pages S6126-27
Measures Reported:
S. 1227, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara
Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, with amendments.
(S. Rept. No. 107-179)
S. 1325, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the
United States of America to exchange land rights received under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak
Island, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-180)
H.R. 601, To redesignate certain lands within the Craters of the Moon
National Monument. (S. Rept. No. 107-181)
H.R. 2440, to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park as ``Wolf Trap National Park
for the Performing Arts''. (S. Rept. No. 107-182)
Page S6126
Measures Passed:
Expressing Support for Pledge of Allegiance: By a unanimous vote of
99 yeas (Vote No. 163), Senate agreed to S. Res. 292, expressing
support for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pages S6105-06
Ports-to-Plains Corridor: Senate passed S. 1646, to identify certain
routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as
part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the
National Highway System.
Page S6173
Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act: Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further
consideration of S. 1041, to establish a program for an information
clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation in schools,
and the bill was then passed.
Pages S6173-74
Patent and Trademark Office Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2047, to authorize
appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for
fiscal year 2003 through 2008, and the bill was then passed, after
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S6174-75
Reid (for Leahy/Hatch) Amendment No. 4113, in the nature of a
substitute.
Pages S6174-75
Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 4115, to amend the title.
Page S6175
Patent and Trademark Office Authorization: Senate passed S. 1754, to
authorize appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark
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for fiscal years 2003 through 2008, after agreeing to a committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S6175-76
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of
S. 2514, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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, taking
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Page S6057-89, S6097-S6100, S6112-21
Adopted:
Domenici Amendment No. 4009, to extend and improve United States
programs on the proliferation of nuclear materials.
Pages S6057-66
Levin Amendment No. 4087, to increase the amount provided for RDT&E,
Air Force, for silicone substrates for flexible solar cells (PE
62601F), and to offset the increase by reducing the amount provided for
RDT&E, Army, for countermobility systems (PE 62624A).
Page S6075
Allard (for Warner) Amendment No. 4088, to authorize, with an offset,
$2,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy
for the Marine Corps Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD)
(PE0603640M) for analysis of emerging threats.
Page S6075
Levin (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 4089, to prohibit the transfer of
the Medical Free Electron Laser program (PE0602227D8Z) from the
Department of Defense.
Pages S6075-76
Allard (for Warner) Amendment No. 4090, to authorize land conveyances
at the Engineer Proving Ground, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Page S6076
Levin (for Inouye) Amendment No. 4091, to amend title 10, United
States Code, to increase the grade provided for the heads of the nurse
corps of the Armed Forces.
Pages S6076-77
Allard/Reid Amendment No. 4092, to prescribe the composition and
leadership of the Veterinary Corps of the Army.
Page S6077
Levin (for Akaka) Amendment No. 4093, to provide for the amount for
the demonstration of renewable energy use of the Navy to be available
within the Navy energy program (PE 0604710N) and not within Navy
facilities improvement (PE 0603725N).
Page S6077
Allard (for Collins) Amendment No. 4094, to extend multiyear
procurement authority for DDG-51 class destroyers.
Page S6077
Levin (for Landrieu/Roberts) Amendment No. 4095, to authorize
additional activities for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research, and to require an assessment of the program.
Page S6078
Allard (for Inhofe/Akaka) Amendment No. 4096, to increase the maximum
amount of assistance that the Secretary of Defense may provide to a
tribal organization or economic enterprise to carry out a procurement
technical assistance program in two or more Bureau of Indian Affairs
service areas.
Page S6078
Levin (for Cleland/Thurmond) Amendment No. 4097, to repeal a
prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force
base security functions.
Page S6078
Allard (for Helms/Cleland) Amendment No. 4098, to require the
Secretary of Defense to establish clear and uniform policy and
procedures regarding the installation and connection of telecom
switches to the Defense Switch Network.
Pages S6078-79
Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 4099, to provide for the
disclosure to the Department of Veterans Affairs of information on the
Shipboard Hazard and Defense project of the Navy.
Page S6079
Allard (for Warner) Amendment No. 4100, to require an engineering
study and environmental analysis of road modifications to address the
closure of roads in the vicinity of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for force
protection purposes.
Page S6079
Nelson (FL)/Roberts Amendment No. 4101, to require reports on efforts
to resolve the whereabouts and status of Captain Michael Scott
Speicher, United States Navy.
Pages S6079-85
Levin (for Biden/Carper) Amendment No. 4102, to extend the work
safety demonstration program of the Department of Defense.
Page S6085
Allard (for Warner) Amendment No. 4103, to provide for a master plan
for the use of the Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia.
Page S6085
Levin (for Durbin) Amendment No. 4104, to provide authority for
nonprofit organizations to self-certify eligibility for treatment as
qualified organizations employing the severely disabled for purposes of
the Mentor-Protege Program.
Pages S6085-86
Allard (for Kyl) Amendment No. 4105, to authorize the transfer of a
DF-9E Panther aircraft to the Women Airforce Service Pilots Museum.
Page S6086
Levin (for Kerry) Amendment No. 4106, to require the Secretary of the
Army to submit a report on the effects of the Army Contracting Agency
on small business participation in Army procurement.
Page S6086
Allard (for Santorum) Amendment No. 4107, to add $1,000,000 for the
Army for procurement of M821A1 High Explosive (HE) insensitive munition
for the 81-millimeter mortar, and to offset the increase by reducing
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Army for aircraft procurement for CH-47 cargo helicopter modifications,
for the procurement of commercial, off-the-shelf, crashworthy seats by
$1,000,000.
Pages S6086-87
Levin (for Cleland) Amendment No. 4108, to authorize the payment of
interest on student loans of members of the Armed Forces.
Pages S6087-88
Allard (for Santorum) Amendment No. 4109, to add $1,000,000 for the
Air Force for RDT&E for space and missile operations, Civil Reserve
Space Service (CRSS) initiative (PE 305173F), and to offset the
increase by reducing the amount provided for the Army for Aircraft
procurement, CH-47 cargo helicopter modifications, for the procurement
of commercial, off-the-shelf, crashworthy seats by $1,000,000.
Page S6088
Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 4110, to provide alternative authority
regarding the transfer of funds for the acquisition of replacement
property for National Wildlife Refuge system lands in Nevada.
Page S6088
Allard (for Lott) Amendment No. 4111, to add restrictions on the
proposed authority for reducing the minimum period of service in grades
above O-4 for eligibility to be retired in highest grade held.
Pages S6088-89
Subsequently, the amendment was modified.
Pages S6112-13
Levin Amendment No. 4046 (to Amendment No. 4007), to provide priority
for the allocation of certain funds for Department of Defense
activities to combat terrorism at home and abroad.
Pages S6066-75, S6097-98
Warner Amendment No. 4007, to provide an additional amount for
ballistic missile defense or combating terrorism in accordance with
national security priorities of the President.
Pages S6057, S6097-98
Reid (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 4117, to provide an amount for lift
support for mine warfare ships and other vessels.
Page S6113
Warner Amendment No. 4118, to add an amount for the Navy Data
Conversion and Management Laboratory for support data conversion
activities for the Navy, and to provide an offset.
Page S6113
Reid (for Cleland) Amendment No. 4119, to require a report on efforts
to ensure the adequacy of fire fighting staffs at military
installations.
Page S6113
Warner (for Snowe/Collins) Amendment No. 4120, to set aside
$1,500,000 for the Navy Pilot Human Resources Call Center, Cutler,
Maine.
Page S6113
Reid (for Wyden/Smith (OR)) Amendment No. 4121, to authorize, with an
offset, $9,000,000 for a military construction project for the Army
National Guard for a Reserve Center in Lane County, Oregon.
Page S6113
Warner (for Cochran/Lott) Amendment No. 4122, to authorize a military
construction project in the amount of $3,580,000 for construction of a
National Guard Readiness Center, Kosciusko, Mississippi.
Page S6113
Reid (for Biden/Carper) Amendment No. 4123, to authorize, with an
offset, a military construction project in the amount of $7,500,000 for
construction of a new air traffic control facility at Dover Air Force
Base, Delaware.
Page S6113
Warner (for Domenici/Bingaman) Amendment No. 4124, to authorize, with
an offset, $3,000,000 for a planning and design for a new anechoic
chamber at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (Project No. 56232).
Page S6113
Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 4125, to authorize, with an offset,
$10,000,000 for the Air National Guard for a military construction
project for a Composite Support Facility for the 183rd Fighter Wing of
the Illinois Air National Guard.
Page S6113
Warner (for Thurmond) Amendment No. 4126, to authorize $8,000,000 for
the construction of a parking garage at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, Washington, District of Columbia, and to offset the amount with
a reduction in operation and maintenance for the Army in amounts
available for Base Operations Support (Servicewide Support).
Page S6114
Warner (for Frist/Thompson) Amendment No. 4127, to authorize a
military construction project in the amount of $8,400,000 for the Air
National Guard for completion of construction of the Composite Aviation
Aircraft Maintenance Complex (PN#BKTZ989063) in Nashville, Tennessee,
and to offset the authorization with a reduction of $2,400,000 in
operation and maintenance for the Army from amounts available for Base
Operations Support (Servicewide Support), a reduction of $3,000,000 in
operation and maintenance for the Army from amounts available for
Recruiting and Advertising, and a reduction of $3,000,000 in operation
and maintenance for the Air Force from amounts available for Recruiting
and Advertising.
Page S6114
Warner (for DeWine) Amendment No. 4128, to authorize, with an offset,
$15,200,000 for a military construction project for the Air Force for
consolidation of the materials computational research facility at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (PNZHTV033301A).
Page S6114
Reid (for Cleland) Amendment No. 4129, to authorize $2,000,000 for
research, development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force for
Support Systems

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Development (PE0708611F) for Aging Aircraft and to offset the amount
with a reduction in research, development, test, and evaluation for the
Navy from amounts available for Warfighting Sustainment Advanced
Technology (PE0603236N).
Page S6114
Warner (for Cochran/Lott) Amendment No. 4130, to authorize, with an
offset, $4,500,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation for
the Army for radar power technology.
Page S6114
Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 4131, to increase the amount
provided for RDT&E, Defense-wide activities, for critical
infrastructure protection (PE 35190D8Z), and to offset the increase by
reducing the amount provided for RDT&E, Defense-wide activities, for
power projection advanced technology (PE63114N).
Page S6114
Warner (for Domenici) Amendment No. 4132, to increase the amount for
the Air Force for RDT&E for wargaming and simulation centers, and to
provide an offset.
Page S6114
Reid (for Conrad) Amendment No. 4133, with respect to Russian
Tactical Nuclear Weapons.
Page S6114
Warner (for Collins) Amendment No. 4134, to authorize, with an
offset, $2,500,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation for
the Navy for the DDG optimized manning initiative.
Pages S6114-15
Reid (for Feinstein/Stevens) Amendment No. 4135, to prohibit the use
of authorized funds for research, development, test, evaluation,
procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile
defense system.
Page S6115
Warner (for Santorum) Amendment No. 4136, to add $1,000,000 for
Defense-Wide RDT&E for key enabling robotics technologies for the
support of Army, Navy, and Air Force robotic and unmanned military
platforms (PE 604709D8Z), and to offset the increase by reducing the
amount provided for the Navy for other procurement for gun fire control
equipment, SPQ-9B solid state transmitter, by $1,000,000.
Pages S6115, S6120
Reid (for Cleland/Hutchinson) Amendment No. 4137, to prohibit denial
of TRICARE services to a covered beneficiary receiving medical care
from the Department of Veterans Affairs under certain circumstances.
Pages S6115, S6120
Warner (for Roberts) Amendment No. 4138, to authorize, with an
offset, $1,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation,
defense-wide, for In-House Laboratory Independent Research
(PE0601103D8Z) for research, analysis, and assessment of efforts to
counter potential agroterrorist attacks.
Page S6115
Reid (for Levin) Amendment No. 4139, to authorize the Secretary of
Defense to pay monetary rewards for assistance in combating terrorism.
Page S6115
Warner Amendment No. 4140, to establish the position of Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Pages S6115-16
Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 4141, to require a study on the
designation of a highway in the State of Louisiana as a defense access
road.
Page S6116
Warner (for Roberts) Amendment No. 4142, to authorize the conveyance
of 2000 acres at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas.
Page S6116
Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 4143, to require an annual long-
range plan for the construction of ships for the Navy.
Page S6116
Warner (for Bunning) Amendment No. 4144, to provide for the
conveyance of a portion of the Bluegrass Army Depot in Richmond,
Kentucky, to Madison County, Kentucky.
Page S6116
Reid (for Bingaman/Santorum) Amendment No. 4145, to extend the
authority of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to award
prizes for advanced technology achievements.
Pages S6116-17
Reid (for Inhofe/Akaka) Amendment No. 4146, to authorize the
provision of space and services for military welfare societies.
Page S6117
Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 4147, to authorize, with an offset,
$5,500,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army
for development of a very high speed support vessel for the Army.
Page S6117
Warner (for Santorum) Amendment No. 4148, to add $1,000,000 for Other
Procurement, Air Force, for the procurement of technical C-E equipment,
Mobile Emergency Broadband System, and to offset the increase by
reducing the amount provided for the Navy for other procurement for gun
fire control equipment, SPQ-9B solid state transmitter, by $1,000,000.
Page S6117
Reid (for Cleland) Amendment No. 4149, to add $1,500,000 for the Air
Force for other procurement for base procured equipment for a Combat
Arms Training System (CATS) for the Air National Guard, and to offset
the increase by reducing the amount provided for the Army for RDT&E for
artillery system demonstration and validation (PE 0603854A) by
$1,500,000.
Page S6117
Warner (for Thurmond) Amendment No. 4150, to authorize, with an
offset, $100,000 for the Army for activation efforts with respect to
the National Army Museum, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Page S6117
Reid (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 4151, to authorize, with an
offset, $1,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation for
the Navy for Force Protection Advanced Technology (PE

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0603123N) for development and demonstration of a full-scale high-speed
permanent magnet generator.
Page S6117
Warner (for McCain) Amendment No. 4152, to modify the calculation of
back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the
Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World
War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index.
Page S6117
Reid (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 4153, to require a plan for a five-
year program to enhance the measurement and signatures intelligence
capabilities of the Federal Government.
Page S6118
Warner (for McCain) Amendment No. 4154, to require a report on
volunteer services of members of the reserve components in support of
emergency response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
Page S6118
Reid (for Corzine/Torricelli) Amendment No. 4155, to authorize use of
an amount of the authorization of appropriations for RDT&E for the Navy
for the aviation-shipboard information technology initiative.
Page S6118
Warner (for Cochran/Lott) Amendment No. 4156, to require the
Secretary of the Navy to maintain the scope of the cruiser conversion
program for the Ticonderoga class of AEGIS cruisers.
Page S6118
Reid (for Kerry/Frist) Amendment No. 4157, to require the Secretary
of Defense to expand the Department of Defense program of HIV/AIDS
prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with the
conduct of United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian
assistance in sub-Saharan African countries.
Page S6118
Warner (for Domenici/Bingaman) Amendment No. 4158, to set aside
$6,000,000 for the Aerospace Relay Mirror System (ARMS) Demonstration.
Page S6118
Warner Amendment No. 4159, to authorize funds for requirements
development of a littoral ship in Ship Concept Advanced Design (PE
0603563N).
Pages S6118, S6120-21
Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 4160, to provide for monitoring
implementation of the 1979 United States-China Agreement on Cooperation
in Science and Technology.
Pages S6118-19
Warner (for Thompson) Amendment No. 4161, to require biannual reports
on foreign persons who contribute to the proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction, and their delivery systems, by countries of
proliferation concern.
Page S6119
Warner (for Hatch) Amendment No. 4162, to commend military chaplains.
Page S6119
Reid (for Sarbanes) Amendment No. 4163, to grant a Federal charter to
Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
Pages S6119-20
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 27, 2002,
with a vote on the motion to close further debate on the bill to occur
thereon. Further, that Senators have until 10 a.m. to file second
degree amendments to the bill.
Page S6091
Accounting Reform Act: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing for consideration of S. 2673, to improve quality and
transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and
accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for
accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that
audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the
usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the
objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve
Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, on Monday,
July 8, 2002, at 2 p.m.
Page S6173
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file
legislative and executive reports during the adjournment of the Senate
on Wednesday, July 3, 2002, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Page S6173
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Sixth Circuit.
Daniel L. Hovland, of North Dakota, to be United States District
Judge for the District of North Dakota.
Thomas W. Phillips, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Linda R. Reade, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.
Routine lists in the Navy.
Pages S6091-95
Messages From the House:
Page S6126
Measures Referred:
Page S6126
Measures Placed on Calendar:
Page S6126
Measures Read First Time:
Page S6126
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S6127-28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6128-32
Additional Statements:
Pages S6124-26
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S6133-72
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authority for Committees to Meet:
Pages S6172-73
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--163)
Pages S6105-06
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:34 p.m., until
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 27, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6091).