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September 28, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE S 14471 The legislative clerk proceeded to Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I move Mr. DASCHLE. Will the Senator call the roll. to reconsider the vote. yield? Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask Mr. DOLE. I ask unanimous consent Mr. DOLE. I will be happy to yield. unanimous consent that the order for that the President be immediately no- Mr. DASCHLE. The majority leader the quorum call be rescinded. tified that the Senate has given its did not mention the Middle East facili- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without consent to this nomination. tation bill. Is that on the list? objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. DOLE. I think that is going to be Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. resolved. I need to talk to the Senator for the yeas and nays on the motion to f about that. recommit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a LEGISLATIVE SESSION clerk will report. sufficient second? Mr. DOLE. I ask unanimous consent The assistant legislative clerk read There is a sufficient second. that the Senate now resume legislative as follows: The yeas and nays were ordered. session. A bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I sug- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, gest the absence of a quorum. objection, it is so ordered. and State, the Judiciary, and related agen- cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f clerk will call the roll. 1996, and for other purposes. The legislative clerk proceeded to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, JUS- The Senate proceeded to consider the call the roll. TICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICI- bill which had been reported from the Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unan- ARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES Committee on Appropriations with imous consent the the order for the APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 amendments, as follows: quorum call be rescinded. Mr. DOLE. I now ask unanimous con- [The parts of the bill intended to be The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. sent that the Senate turn to the con- stricken are shown in boldface brack- THOMPSON). Without objection, it is so sideration of the State-Justice-Com- ets and the parts of the bill intended to ordered. merce appropriations bill. be inserted are shown in italic.] Under the previous order, the ques- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without H.R. 2076 tion occurs on the motion to recommit. objection, it is so ordered. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- The yeas and nays have been ordered. Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I will just resentatives of the United States of America in The clerk will call the roll. give my colleagues an update on where Congress assembled, The bill clerk called the roll. we are on the items to be completed be- That the following sums are appropriated, The result was announcedÐyeas 46, fore the recess. out of any money in the Treasury not other- nays 54, as follows: wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending The State-Justice-Commerce appro- September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, [Rollcall Vote No. 473 Leg.] priations bill. I understand there is namely: YEASÐ46 some great progress being made on TITLE IÐDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Abraham Frist McConnell that bill. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Ashcroft Gorton Murkowski The Interior appropriations con- Bond Gramm Nickles ference report is coming from the SALARIES AND EXPENSES Brown Grams Pressler House on Friday. We did have a rollcall For expenses necessary for the administra- Burns Grassley Roth tion of the Department of Justice, $74,282,000; Chafee Gregg Santorum vote on the bill. I am not certain we Coats Helms including not to exceed $3,317,000 for the Fa- Shelby will need a rollcall vote on the con- cilities Program 2000, and including $5,000,000 Cochran Hutchison Smith ference report. We have had a request Cohen Inhofe for management and oversight of Immigra- Snowe Coverdell Kassebaum for a vote on one or the other. tion and Naturalization Service activities, Specter Craig Kempthorne The DOD appropriations conference Thomas both sums to remain available until ex- D'Amato Kyl Thompson report is coming from the House Fri- pended: Provided, That not to exceed 45 perma- DeWine Lott nent positions and full-time equivalent Dole Lugar Thurmond day. A rollcall vote was taken on that Domenici Mack Warner bill, too. If somebody requests a vote, workyears and $7,477,000 shall be expended for Faircloth McCain obviously we will have one. the Department Leadership program: Provided The continuing resolution arrived further, That not to exceed 76 permanent posi- NAYSÐ54 tions and 90 full-time equivalent workyears and from the House this afternoon. We hope Akaka Feinstein Levin $9,487,000 shall be expended for the Executive Baucus Ford Lieberman to pass that by unanimous consent. Support program: Provided further, That the Bennett Glenn Mikulski Then the adjournment resolution, two aforementioned programs shall not be aug- Biden Graham Moseley-Braun which I do not think there will be a mented by personnel details, temporary trans- Bingaman Harkin Moynihan Boxer Hatch Murray vote on. fers of personnel on either a reimbursable or Bradley Hatfield Nunn Then the Senate Finance Committee non-reimbursable basis or any other type of for- Breaux Heflin Packwood needs to complete action on their por- mal or informal transfer or reimbursement of Bryan Hollings Pell tion of the reconciliation package, and personnel or funds on either a temporary or Bumpers Inouye Pryor I could announce to members of the Fi- long-term basis. Byrd Jeffords Reid (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Campbell Johnston Robb nance Committee right now we have Conrad Kennedy Rockefeller staff on each side going through a num- For the Joint Automated Booking Station, Daschle Kerrey Sarbanes $11,000,000 shall be made available until ex- Dodd Kerry Simon ber of amendments to see if they, staff, pended, to be derived by transfer from unobli- Dorgan Kohl Simpson can agree, Republican and Democratic gated balances of the Working Capital Fund in Exon Lautenberg Stevens staff, and put them in a little the Department of Justice. Feingold Leahy Wellstone ``cleared'' pile and a ``rejected'' pile POLICE CORPS So, the motion to recommit was re- and then ``above our pay grade'' pile, For police corps grants authorized by Public jected. which will be for Members' consulta- Law 103-322, $10,000,000, to remain available Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to tion. We hope to save a lot of time that until expended, which shall be derived from the reconsider the vote. way. The chairman has indicated that Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that mo- he will call us back to the Finance COUNTERTERRORISM FUND tion on the table. Committee meeting as soon as that has For necessary expenses, as determined by The motion to lay on the table was been completed. the Attorney General, $26,898,000, to remain agreed to. So it seems to me there is no reason available until expended, to reimburse any The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for us to be anything but optimistic Department of Justice organization for (1) question is, Will the Senate advise and about next week at this point. Much the costs incurred in reestablishing the oper- ational capability of an office or facility consent to the nomination of James L. will depend on the leadership of the which has been damaged or destroyed as a Dennis, of Louisiana, to be U.S. circuit distinguished Senator from Texas [Mr. result of the bombing of the Alfred P. judge for the fifth circuit? GRAMM] and the distinguished Senator Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City The nomination was confirmed. from South Carolina [Mr. HOLLINGS]. or any domestic or international terrorist S 14472 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE September 28, 1995 incident, (2) the costs of providing support to ceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from the UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND counter, investigate or prosecute domestic Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, as For the necessary expenses of the United or international terrorism, including pay- authorized by section 6601 of the Omnibus States Trustee Program, ¿$101,596,000¿ ment of rewards in connection with these ac- Budget Reconciliation Act, 1989, as amended $103,183,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. tivities, and (3) the costs of conducting a ter- by Public Law 101±512 (104 Stat. 1289). 589a(a), to remain available until expended, rorism threat assessment of Federal agencies VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, for activities authorized by section 115 of the and their facilities: Provided, That funds pro- GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, vided under this section shall be available and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 For the expeditious deportation of denied only after the Attorney General notifies the (Public Law 99±554), which shall be derived asylum applicants, as authorized by section Committees on Appropriations of the House from the United States Trustee System 130005 of Public Law 103±322, ¿$7,591,000¿ of Representatives and the Senate in accord- Fund: Provided, That deposits to the Fund $2,991,000, to remain available until ex- ance with section 605 of this Act. are available in such amounts as may be nec- pended, which shall be derived from the Vio- ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS essary to pay refunds due depositors: Pro- lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. For expenses necessary for the administra- vided further, That, notwithstanding any tion of pardon and clemency petitions and SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION other provision of law, not to exceed immigration related activities, ¿$39,736,000¿ For expenses necessary for the enforce- $44,191,000 of offsetting collections derived $72,319,000.