S10790 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 23, 1998 Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, let me but nonetheless we were able to at bers and the public on the progress of just point out that I think the Demo- least get a judgment on that. And we the committee’s work and the high- cratic leader makes a very legitimate wanted to try to also get a judgment light problems areas. point. Obviously, he believes there are on this matter which is of central con- One such problem area was high- very important issues that need to be cern to families all across this country. lighted during the committee’s hearing addressed. The Patients’ Bill of Rights I want to just add my support to the on health concerns. Whereas, in many is a very important issue. But let me objections of Senator DASCHLE and also industries, there are areas termed mis- also point out, Mr. President, that we to express appreciation to the Senator sion-critical which refers to embedded have been working on this legislation from Arizona. We know that this is not or coded systems without which the for 2 years. All of Silicon Valley, espe- his decision at this time to be making, primary objective of that system fails. cially the State of Massachusetts as but it is a leadership decision. In the health field, there are life-crit- well as other places where high tech is I thank him for his courtesy and rec- ical systems which sustain human life. a very important part of the economy ognize it. An example of a life-critical embedded of the various States and the Nation, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- system would be a cardiac monitor in want this bill done. ator from Connecticut. the intensive-care unit of a hospital. If Senator WYDEN, who is the originator Mr. DODD. Mr. President, let me it fails, the patient could lose his or of this bill, and I, along with many oth- briefly say as well, I support what the her life. ers, have worked very hard for a long Democratic leader is doing on this With this in mind I was deeply dis- period of time. We have made conces- HMO issue. Hopefully, that matter can turbed to learn, during one of the com- sion after concession; we have made be resolved. mittee’s earlier hearings, that the compromise after compromise on this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- FDA’s attempts to survey and docu- bill, including having the Finance ator from Connecticut. ment year 2000 compliance within the Committee play a major role in it. All Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unan- medical device industry had indicated I hope is that on the Democrat side we imous consent I be allowed to speak as an unacceptable low level of response. can get some agreement to address the in morning business. It is not on this At the committee’s July 23, 1998 hear- Patients’ Bill of Rights, and I also ask subject matter. ing on the health care industry, I was that we make every effort to get this Mr. MCCAIN. I object unless I know shocked by the fact that instead of bill up and passed. We have approxi- how long it is. taking steps to deal with this problem, mately 11, 12 remaining legislative Mr. DODD. About 5 minutes. the medical device industry, as a days, as I understand it. Mr. MCCAIN. I have no objection. whole, at that time, seemed to be exac- I respect and understand the objec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- erbating the problem by refusing to tion of the Democratic leader. I hope ator is recognized for 5 minutes. provide information either to the FDA we can get this issue resolved, up and f or to even the hospitals and clinics passed so that we can ensure the future Y2K AND MEDICAL DEVICES which use the devices every day. I of perhaps one of the most important made it clear that this sort of attitude and vital parts of America’s economy. Mr. DODD. Mr. President, most of us are aware that there is a very serious was stunningly short-sighted and could f computer problem, the year 2000 com- only cause harm to both the makers UNANIMOUS CONSENT puter problem or Y2K problem, which and users of these devices. Indeed, the AGREEMENT—S. 2279 has the potential to dramatically dis- committee learned that the FDA on June 28, 1998 requested that the nearly Mr. MCCAIN. So again now, Mr. rupt our energy, transportation, bank- 2000 medical device manufacturers im- President, I ask unanimous consent ing and health sectors, just to name a mediately respond and indicate their that it be in order for the majority few. level of year 2000 compliance. This ini- leader, after consultation with the As most of you know, the year 2000 tial lack of response was indeed irre- Democratic leader, to proceed to S. computer technology problem stems sponsible. According to the FDA, of the 2279, the FAA reauthorization, and that from the earlier programing of two nearly 1,935 medical manufacturers the bill be limited to relevant amend- digit date codes; many old programs surveyed, approximately 755 replied. ments only, of which we will have a list were written assuming the year would shortly. begin with ‘‘19.’’ Therefore the year- Let me repeat this. Of the nearly The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 2000 computer problem means that if 2,000 manufactures of life-critical med- objection? The Chair hears none, and it an unknown number of programs and ical devices, the FDA tells us that less is so ordered. microchips around the world aren’t than 40 percent responded to the over- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I know fixed or replaced, computers that read sight agency tasked with insuring that others will want to be recognized for ‘‘00’’ as the year 1900, not 2000 will fail critical medical devices still work comments, including maybe the Sen- or malfunction on January 1, 2000. when you and I and the people we love ator from Massachusetts, before we To correct this problem millions of are in need and might depend on this move forward with the FAA bill. dollars have been earmarked by gov- sophisticated equipment. Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the Senator ernment and industry to identify, cor- Again this is unacceptable. I am from Arizona. rect and test the millions of lines of therefore submitting a list of those I just wanted to join in expressing code and embedded chips that perform manufacturers that did not reply to support for our leader’s position in mission-critical functions. the FDA’s request for information to raising this extremely important issue, Senator BENNETT and I co-chair the the RECORD for all Americans to see. It the Patients’ Bill of Rights. Our leader, Senate’s Year 2000 Committee and we is my hope that these companies quick- Senator DASCHLE, has indicated a will- are actively reviewing the progress of ly comply and provide information as ingness to enter into agreements that U.S. industry and government agen- to the year 2000 readiness of these crit- would be reasonable and which would cies. Both must bring their own sys- ical medical devices. It is also my hope permit debate and discussion of these tems into compliance and the govern- that this will serve as a wake up call to important matters that are at the ment agencies must monitor the com- other industries to be vigilant, respon- heart of concerns of millions of Amer- pliance status of the areas that they sible and pro-active in their efforts to ican families, and to do it in a way we regulate. insure that Americans wake up to a would not interrupt the important leg- This is truly a world-wide phe- wonderful new year on January first of islation that the Senator from Arizona nomenon, and while the United States the year 2000. has identified. We have been frustrated is doing a pretty good job of playing Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- in having that opportunity. catch up, many nations of the world sent the list of these companies be We had similar difficulty earlier in have hardly begun to address their own printed in the RECORD. I understand terms of the minimum wage. We were year 2000 or Y2K problems. the Government Printing Office esti- able to address that, not with the out- From time to time I will come to the mates the cost of printing this list to come that some of us might have hoped Senate floor to brief the other Mem- be $1,426.00.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:29 Dec 12, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 J:\ODA425\1997-2008-FILES-4-SS-PROJECT\1998-SENATE-REC-FILES\RECFILES-NEW\S mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 23, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10791 There being no objection, the list was Aoot Zavod Komponent Moscow, Russia; Biosolve, Issaquah, WA; Biosyn, Ltd, Bel- ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as Apcot Medical Systems, Philadelphia, PA; fast, Ireland; Biosys Co, Ltd, Seoul, Korea; follows: Apelex, Bagneux, France; Apheresis Tech- Biosystems, SA, Barcelona, Spain; Biotecx nologies, Inc, Palm Harbor, FL; Apollo Den- Laboratories, Inc, Houston, TX; Biotronik, COMPANY, CITY, STATE OR COUNTRY tal Products, Inc, Clovis, CA; Apothecary Inc, Lake Oswego, OR; Biozonics, Inc, 3d Ultrasound, Inc., Durham, NC; 3m, Products, Inc, Burnsville, MN; Applied Car- Mequon, WI; Blackhawk Biosystems, Inc, Tustin, CA; 3m Health Care, Ann Arbor, MI; diac Systems, Laguana Hills, CA; Applied San Ramon, CA; Blood Trac Systems, Inc, A. Stein-R.A. Consulting, Ginot Shomron, Membranes, Inc, San Marcos, CA; Applied Toronto, Canada; Blood Systems, Inc, Israel; A.S. Laerdal, Stavanger, Norway; Water Engineering, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT; Scottsdale, AZ; Blood Bank Computer Sys- A.Z.E. Medical, Inc., Brooklyn, NY; Abaxis, Applied Biometrics, Inc, Burnsvile, MN; Ap- tems, Inc, Auburn, WA; Blue Spring Corp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; Absolute X-Ray Corp., plied X–Ray Technologies, Inc, Denver, CO; Port Lavaca, TX; Bnos Meditech Ltd, Essex, New York City, NY; Abtek Biologicals, Ltd., Applied Science Group, Inc, Bedford, MA; United Kingdom; Bobes SA, Madrid, Spain; Liverpool, United Kingdom; Accumed Intl., Applied Sciences Corp, Hsinchu City, China; Body Watch, Inc, Winston-Salem, NC; Inc., Chicago, IL; Accumed Intl., Inc., Aquamatch, Inc, Laguana Hills, CA; Areeda Boehringer Mannheim Corp, Indianapolis, Westlake, OH; Accutome, Inc., Malvern, PA; Assoc, Ltd, Los Angeles, CA; Arndorfer Med- IN. Actimed Laboratories, Inc., Burlington, NJ; ical Specialties, Greendale, WI; Aspect Med- Boehringer Biochemia Robin, SPA, Monza, Acuson Corp, Mountain View, CA; Adac Med- ical Systems, Inc, Natick, MA; Associates In Italy; Boehringer Mannheim Corp, ical Technologies, Washington, MO; Adac Reliable Medical Systems Corp, Inc, Pt Char- Pleasanton, CA; Booth Medical Equipment Laboratories, Milpitas,CA. lotte, FL. Co, Inc., Alexander, AR; Borgatta, Mexico Adac Health Information Systems, Hous- Astraea, Richmond, VA; Atl–Echo City, Mexico; Boston Medical Products, Inc, ton, TX; Adapteck, Inc, Des Plaines, IL; Ad- Ultrasound, Reedsville, PA; Atlas Re- Westborough, MA; Boston Scientific Corp, vance Scientific, Inc, Guaynabo, PR; Ad- searches, Ltd, Hod Hasharon, Israel; Atmos Natick, MA; Bowles, Keathing Epsteen vanced Biomedical Devices, Inc, Andover, Medizintechnik Gmbh & Co, Lenzkirch, Ger- Hering & Lowe Chartere, Chicago, IL; Boyce MA; Advanced Medical Instruments, Inc, many; Audo-Aid, Inc, Hato Rey, PR; Augus- Regulatory & Quality Consulting, Dallas, Broken Arrow, OK; Advanced Bio-Science, tine Medical, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN; Auto- TX; Braemer Corporation, Burnsville, MN; Inc, Santa Clara, CA; Advanced Radiation mated Medical Products Corp, New York, Brainlab Gmbh, Heimstetten, Germany; Therapy, Cordova, TN; Advanced Nuclear NY; Automated Voice Systems, Inc, Yorba Brand X-Ray Co, Inc, Addison, IL; Brooks Imaging Corp, Hollywood, FL; Advanced Linda, CA; Automed Corp, Richmond, BC, Medical Systems, Inc, Everett, WA; Bruce Medical Products, Inc, Columbia, SC; Advan- Canada, Aventric, Technologies, Madison Med Supply, Waltham, MA. tage Medical Division of CME Telemetrix, Heights, MI; Brunswick Biomedical Technologies, London, Canada; Aerosport, Inc, Ann Arbor, Avionics Specialties, Inc, Charlottesville, Wareham, MA; Buckman Co, Inc, Concord, MI; AFP Imaging Corp, Elmsford, NY; Agfa- VA; B Braum Medical, Inc, Irvine, CA; Ballco CA; Buffington Clinical Systems, Cleveland, Gevaert, NV, Mortsel, Belgium. Products, Greenwich, CT; Ban Nguyen, OH; Buhlmann Laboratories, Schonenbuch, Air Tecniques Inc, Hicksville, NY; Air Westminister, CA; Banta Healthcare Prod- Switzerland; Burke Neutech, Inc, St Peters- Liquide-Big Three, Inc, Houston, TX; Airgas ucts, Inc, Neenah, WI; Banyan Intl Corp, Abi- burg, FL; Burkhart Raentgen, Inc, St Peters- Northeast Inc, Salem, NH; Airgas South Inc, lene, TX; Barex, Ltd, Minneapolis, MN; burg, FL; Buxton Biomedical, Inc, Mountain unknown, unknown; Airgas Specialty Gases, Bartels, Inc, Issaquah, WA; Base Ten Sys- Lakes, NJ; C & C Oxygen Co, Chattanooga, Theodore, AL; Airgas South, Marietta, GA; tems, Inc, Trenton, NJ; Baxter Cardio- TN; Caliber Medical Corp, Reno, NV; Calibur Airgas Mid-Atlantic Inc, Linthicum, MD; vascular Group, Irvine, CA; Baxter Research Dental Technologies, Inc, King City, Canada; Airgas-Mid South Inc, Tulsa, OK; Airgas- Medical, Inc, Midvale, UT; Bay Shore Med- Cambridge Heart, Inc, Bedford, MA. Northern California & Nevada, San Leandro, ical Equipment Corp, Bayshore, NY; Bay Cameron Medical Corp, South Gate, CA; CA; Airsep Corp, Buffalo, NY; Aiv Systems, Area Medical Physics, Inc, Aptos, CA; Bayer Camtronics, Ltd, Hartland, WI; Canon USA, Inc, Berlin, NJ; Alaris Medical Systems, Inc, Corp, West Haven, CT; Bayer Corp, Inc, Lake Success, NY; Canwest Medictex, San Diego, CA; Alban Scientific, Inc, St Tarrytown, NY; Bayer Corp, Elkhart, IN. Inc, Vancouver, Canada; Canyon Diagnostics, Louis, MO. Bayer Corp, Berkeley, CA; Baylor Bio- Inc, Anaheim, CA; Capintec, Inc, Pittsburgh, Albyn Medical Limited, Dingwall, United medical Services, Dallas, TX; Bbi-Source PA; Caprius, Inc, Wilmington, MA; Cardiac Kingdom; Alcon Laboratories, Ft Worth, TX; Scientific, Inc, Garden Grove, CA; Beckman Pacemakers, Inc, St Paul, MN; Cardiac Alcopro, Inc, Knoxville, TN; Alerchek, Inc, Instruments, Inc, Naguabo, PR; Beckman In- Telecom Corp, Turtle Creek, PA; Cardiac Portland, ME; Alert Care, Inc, Mill Valley, struments, Inc, Chaska, MN; Behavioral Evaluation Center, Inc, Milwaukee, WI; Car- CA; Alexander Mfg Co, Mason City, IA; Alfa Technology, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT; diac Care Units, Inc, Woodlands Hills, CA; Biotech Spa, Pomezia Rome, Italy; Alko Di- Behring Diagnostics, Inc, Westwood, MA; Bei Cardiac Science, Inc, Irvine, CA; Cardio Con- agnostic Corp, Holliston, MA; Aloka Co, Ltd, Medical System Co, Inc, Hackensack, NJ; trol; The Netherlands, Netherlands, Cardio Tokyo, Japan; Alpha Biomedical Labora- Beijing Imports, Houston, TX; Benchmark Technics, SA, Puebla, Mexico. tories, Bellevue, WA; Alpha Antigens, Inc, Reagents, Horsham Vic 3400, Australia, Ber- Cardiodynamics International Corp, San Columbia, MO; Althin Medical, Miami liner, Corcoran & Rowe, Washington, DC; Diego, CA; Cardiodyne, Inc, Irvine, CA; Car- Lakes, FL; Alvar, Northbrook, IL; Alza Corp, Berthold Detection Systems, Pforzheim, Ger- diovascular Diagnostics, Inc, Raleigh, NC; Palo Alto, CA; Ambulatory Monitoring, Inc, many; BG Imaging Specialties, Inc, The Caring Technologies, Inc, Bethesda, MD; Ardsley, NY; Amcest Corporation, Roselle, Bronx, NY; Biermana and Muserlain, New Caroba Plastics, Inc, Englewood, CO; Caro- NJ. York, NY; Biex, Inc, Dublin, CA; Bio-Medical lina Liquid Chemistries Corp, Brea, CA; Car- American Technology Exchange, Inc, Is- Products Corp, Mendham, NJ; Bio-Mechan- ter-Wallace, Inc, Cranbury, NJ; Cassling land Lake, IL; American X-Ray Co, Inc, ical Healthcare, Inc, Toronto, Canada; Bio/ Diagnostics Imaging, Omaha, NE; Catalyst Knoxville, TN; American Science & Engi- Data Corporation, Horsham, PA. Research Corp, Owings Mills, MD; CDC Tech- neering, Inc, Billerica, MA; American Lab- Bio-Phase Diagnostics Laboratory, nologies, Inc, Oxford, CT; Cemax-Icon, Inc, oratory Products, Windham, NH; American Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Bio-Analytics Fremont, CA; Cenogenics Corp, Morganville, Qualex, Inc, San Clemente, CA; American Laboratories, Inc, Palm City, FL; Bio-Whit- NJ. Blood Resources Assn, Annapolis, MD; Amer- taker, Inc, Walkersville, MD; Bio-Test Med- Cerium Visual Technologies, Ltd, ican Bio Medica Corp, Ancramdale, NY; ical, Inc, Gibsonia, PA; Bio-Tek Instruments, Tenterden, United Kingdom; Cerner Corp, American Research Products Co, Solon, OH; Inc, Winooski, VT; Bio-Instrumentation, Inc, Kansas City, MO; Chadwick Miller, Inc, Can- American National Red Cross, Arlington, Goleta, CA; Bio-Clin, Inc, St. Louis, MO; Bio- ton, MA; Challenge Unlimited, Inc, Alton, VA; American Medical Systems, Inc, Logic Systems Corp, Mundelein, IL; Bio-Rad IL; Chem-Index, Inc, Hialeah, FL; Chembio Minnetonka, MN. Laboratories Gmbh, Munchen, Germany; Diagnostic Systems, Inc, Medford, NY; China Ameriwater, Dayton, OH; Amersham Hold- Bioanalytical Systems, Inc, West Lafayette, National Medicines & Health Products, Bei- ings, Inc, Arlington Heights, IL; Amico Lab, IN; Biochem Immunosystems, Inc, Allen- jing, China; Chisolm Biological Laboratory, Inc, Nashville, TN; Amlab, Nynashamn, Swe- town, PA. Aiken, SC; Chori America, Inc, New York, den; Ampcor Diagnostics, Inc, Bridgeport, Biochemical Diagnostic, Inc, Brentwood, NY; Cimetra, West Chazy, NY; Cine Graph- NJ; Amsino Intl, Inc, Pomona, CA; NY; Biochemical Trade, Inc, Miami, FL; ics, Inc, Grand Prairie, TX; Circuit Board As- Amuchina Intl, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD; Biocon Do Brasil Industrial, Ltd, Rio De Ja- semblers, Inc, Youngsville, NC; Cirrus Air Analyte Diagnostics, Inc, Hallandale, FL. neiro, Brazil; Biodex Medical Systems, Inc, Technologies, Locust Valley, NY; Clin-Chem Analytic Bio-Chemistries, Inc, Shirley, NY; Biofeedback Instruments, Inc, Mfg, Minden, NV. Feasterville, PA; Ancorvis Prof Morandi New York, NY; Biofield Corp, Roswell, GA; Clinetics Corporation, Tustin, CA; Clinical SRL, Bolonga, Italy; Andries Tek Incor- Biogenetic Technologies, Inc, Tampa, FL; Standards Laboratories, Inc, Rancho porated, Austin, TX; Anesthesia Equipment Biokinetix Corp, Stamford, CT; Biokit SA, Dominguez, CA; Clinical Diagnostics, Inc, Supply, Inc, Black Diamond, WA; Anesthesia Barcelona, Spain; Biomed Healthcare, Inc, Chester, SC; Clinico, Bad Hersfeld, Germany; Recording, Inc, Pittsburg, PA; Anesthesia Irvine, CA; Biomerieux Sa, Marcy Letoile, Clinicomp International, Inc, San Diego, CA; Association, Inc, San Marcos, CA; France; Bionostics, Inc, Acton, MA; Biopool Clover International Corp, Tokyo, Japan; Angiodynamics, Inc, Queensbury, NY; Intl, Inc, West Chester, PA; Biopool Intl, Inc, Cobe Cardiovascular, Inc, Arvada, CO; Cobe Angiodynamics, Ltd, County Wexford, Ire- Ventura, CA; Biosensor Corp, Maple Grove, Bct, Inc, Lakewood, CO; Coeur Laboratories, land; Anzai Medical Co, Ltd, Tokoyo, Japan; MN. Inc, Raleigh, NC; Colin Corp, Komaki City,

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Inc, Mountainside, NJ; Drug Screening Sys- Diagnostics, Inc, Shreveport, LA; Gelman Combined Instruments, Ltd, Sailkot, Paki- tems, Inc, Blackwood, NJ; Dynamic Indus- Sciences, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI; Gendex-Del stan; Comet AG, Liebefeld, Switzerland; tries Ltd, Siaikot, Pakistan; E K Ind Inc, Medical Imaging Corp, Franklin Park, IL; Communications & Power Industries Canada, Joilet, IL; E-Systems Medical Electronics General Laboratory Instruments, Delhi, Inc, Georgetown, Canada; Composite Health Inc, San Antonio, TX. India; General Medical, Inc, Clearwater, FL; Care System, Falls Church, VA; Composites E I Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Genesis Medical Technology, Inc, Owings Horizons, Inc, Covina, CA; Compumedics Inc, Wilmington, DE; E Merck, Darmstadt, Mills, MD; Genzyme Corp, Cambridge, MA; Sleep Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia; Germany; E & M Engineering, Inc, Rich- Geopure Systems & Services, Inc, Orlando, Compur-Electronic, Munich, Germany; Com- mond, VA; Eagle Diagnostics, DeSoto, TX; FL; Gerard Enterprises, Inc, Waukesha, WI; puterized Screening, Inc, Sparks, NV; Con- Eagle Health Supplies, Orange, CA; Eastern Glass Hi Tech Srl, Masera’Di Padova, Italy. cord E & I, Woodstock, IL; Consulting West- Anesthesia, Inc, Newtown, PA; Eastern Ex- Glaxo Australia Ply Ltd, Victgoria, ern Services, Lakewood, CA; Consumer Sen- port Enterprises, Wazirabad, Pakistan; Boronia, Australia; Global Surgical Corpora- sory Products, Inc, Palo Alto, CA; Conti- Eaton Care Telemetry, Inc, Manchester, MI; tion, St. Louis, MO; GNS Audiometrics, Inc, nental Laboratory Products, Inc, San Diego, Edap Technomed, Inc, Burlington, MA; Eigen Wheeling, IL; Go-Mi, Inc, San Anselemo, CA; CA. Video, Nevada City, CA; Eiken Chemical Go Medical Industries Pty Ltd, Subiaco Cook Vascular, Inc, Leechburg, PA; Cordis Company, Inc, Venice, CA; Eisner Cit Perth, Australia; Golden Pacific Industrial Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL; Cordis Web- Medizintechnik Gmbh, Balgheim, Germany; Ltd, Tsuen Wan Nt, Hong Kong; Gordon N ster, Inc, Baldwin Park, CA; Cordis Corpora- Elcat, Gmbh, Wolfratshausen, Germany. Stowe and Associates, Wheeling, IL; Graphic tion, Warren, NJ; Corning Samco Corp, San Electron Company, Ltd, Taipei, China; Controls Corp, Buffalo, NY; Great Smokies Fernando, CA; Corning, Inc, Corning, NY; Electron-Catheter, Company, Rahway, NJ; Diagnostic, Asheville, NC; Grundig Profes- Corp Brothers, Inc, Providence, RI; Cortex Electronics Controls Design, Inc, Milwaukie, sional Electronics Gmbh, Fuerth/Bavaria, Biophysik, Frankfurt, Germany; Cranford X- OR; Electronic Monitors International Corp, Germany; Guest Medical, Ltd, Edenbridge, Ray Co, Houston, TX. Euless, TX; Electronic Design & Research, Kent, United Kingdom; Gulmay Medical Ltd, Creative Medical Development, Inc, Ne- Louisville, KY; Electronic Services Mart, Shepperton, Middlesex, United Kingdom. vada City, CA; Creative Biomedics, San Inc, St. Louis, MO; Elekon Industries USA, Hacker Industries, Inc, Fairfield, NJ; Clemente, CA; Creative Health Products, Inc, Inc, Torrance, CA; Elekta Instruments, Inc, Haemonetics Corp, Braintree, MA; Hal-Hen Plymouth, MI; Critical Care Systems, Inc, Atlanta, GA; Elema-Schonander, Hoffman Co Inc, Long Island City, NY; Hamamatsu Hollywood, FL; Critikon, Tampa, FL; Cross- Estates, IL; Elgems, Ltd, Haifa, Israel; Elias Corp, Bridgewater, NJ; Hamilton Medical, over Industry Products, Inc, Norwalk, CA; USA Inc, Osceola, WI. Inc, Reno, NV; Harley Street Software Ltd, Crystal, Berlin, Germany; CTI Pet Systems, Em Science, Gibbstown, NJ; Emma Mar- Victoria, BC, Canada; Harpell Associates, Inc, Knoxville, TN; CTI Services, Inc, Knox- keting Company, Edison, NJ; Ems Products, Inc, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; Harrigan ville, TN; Custom X-Ray Service, Inc, Phoe- Inc, Kirkland, WA; Ems Handelsgesellschaft Medical Products, Inc, Manchester, VT; nix, AZ; Custom Med, Munchen, Germany; MBH, Korneburg, Austria; Endocrine Harta Corp, Gaithersburg, MD; Hawaii Mega- Cyberlab, Inc, Brookfield, CT; Cygnus, Inc, Sciences, Calabasas Hills, CA; Endoscopy Cor, Inc, Aiea, HI; Hawksley & Sons Ltd, Patterson, NJ; Dacomed Corp, Newport Technology, Inc, Miami, FL; Endosonics Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom; Beach, CA; Dade Microscan, Inc, West Sac- Corp, Rancho Gordova, CA; Enthermics Med- HBCI, Los Angeles, CA; Health Images, Inc, ical Systems, Inc, Menomonee Falls, WI; En- Alpharetta, GA; Healthcentric, LLC, ramento, CA. Dade Chemistry Systems, Inc, Newark, DE; vironmental Tectonics Corp, Southampton, Secauscus, NJ. Healthdyne Technologies, Marietta, GA; Dae II Tech Co, Ltd, Seoul, Korea; Daily PA; Enzo Biochem, Inc, Farmingdale, NY; Ep Heartlab, Inc, Westerly, RI; Heartstream, Medical Products, Inc, San Diego, CA; Danby Medsystems, Inc, Mount Arlington, NJ. Epoch Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Bothell, WA; Inc, Seattle, WA; Helena Laboratories, Beau- Medical Ltd, Essex, England; Dantec Med- Eppendorf Geratebau Netheler & Hinz, Attle- mont, TX; Helix Diagnostics, Inc, West Sac- ical, Inc, Allendale, NJ; Data Medical Asso- boro, MA; Erbrich Instrumente Embh, ramento, CA; Heller Laboratories, Sparks, ciates, Inc, Arlington, TX; Dav-Mar Medical Tuttlingen-16, Germany; Eschenbach Optik NV; Hermes Systems, SA, Angleur, Belgium; Products, Inc, Commack, NY; Dayton Water of America, Ridgefield, CT; Eschmann Equip- Hi-Tronics Designs, Inc, Budd Lake, NJ; Systems, Dayton, OH; Del Medical Systems ment, Lancing, Sussex, United Kingdom; Hichem Diagnostics, Brea, CA; Hill-Rom Air Corp, Valhalla, NY; Delta Quality Con- Eschweiler Gmbh & Company, Kiel, Ger- Shields, Hatboro, PA; Hill-Med Inc, Miami, sulting, Plano, TX; Department of Veterans many; Estrin Consulting Group, Potomac, FL; Hillusa, Inc, Miami, FL; Hitachi, Ltd, Affairs, Bay Pines, FL; Department of Vet- MD; Eucardio Laboratory, Inc, San Diego, Hitachinaka, Japan; Hitachi Instruments, erans Affairs, Washington, DC; Deputy Intl, CA; Euro Advanced Technics, Barcelona, Inc, San Jose, CA; Hitachi Science Systems, Ltd, Leeds, United Kingdom; Deroyal Indus- Spain; Europa Scientific, Ltd, Crewe Chesh- Ltd, Hitachinaka-Shi, Japan; Hitachi Med- tries, Inc, Powell, TN. ire, United Kingdom; Ewa Industries, Inc, ical Systems America, Inc, Twinsburg, OH. Dexall Biomedical Labs, Inc, Gaithersburg, Miami, FL; Exocell, Inc, Philadelphia, PA; Hobbs Medical, Inc, Stafford Springs, CT; MD; DGH Technology, Inc, Exton, PA; Diabe- Falcon Surgical Company, Sialkot, Paki- Hofmann-Nagel Medical Systems, Inc, tes Control & Care Technology, Eden Prairie, stan. Irvine, CA; Hogan & Hartson, Washington, MN; Diagnostic Technology, Inc, Hauppauge, Feinfocus Medizintechnik Gmbh, Garbsen, DC; Home Diagnostics, Inc, Fort Lauderdale, NY; Diagnostic Monitoring, Irvine, CA; Diag- Germany; Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc, FL; Honda Electronics Company, Ltd, nostic Medical Systems, Inc, Fargo, ND; Di- Tarrytown, NY; Fertility Technologies, Inc, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan; Hope Imaging Corp, agnostic Systems Laboratories, Webster, TX; Natick, MA; Fiberstars, Inc, Fremont, CA; Willow Grove, PA; Horizon Medical Prod- Diagnostic Monitoring Software, Tustin, CA; Fidelity Medical, Inc, Fairfield, NJ; Fidelity ucts, Inc, Manchester, GA; Horizons Re- Diagnostic Resources, Inc, Bay Port, NY; Di- Medical, Inc, Florham Park, NJ; Firehouse search Laboratories Inc, Margate, FL; agnostic Specialties, Metuchen, NJ; Diag- Medical, Inc, Anaheim, CA; Fischer Indus- Hortmann Ag, Neckartenzlingen, Germany; nostic Instruments, Inc, Lorain, OH; tries Incorporated, Geneva, IL; Fitcraft Hti Technologies, St Petersburg, FL; Hudson Diagnostics Biochem Canada, Inc, London, International, Inc, Rosemead, CA; Flowscan, Respiratory Care, Inc, Temecula, CA; Hugh Canada; Diamedix Corp, Miami, FL. Inc, Mill Valley, CA; Flowtronics, Inc, Phoe- Steeper Ltd, London, United Kingdom. Diametrics Medical, Inc, Roseville, MN; nix, AZ; Fmc Bioproducts, Div Fmc Corp, Huntleigh Technology, Inc, Manalapan, Diametrics Medical, Ltd, HIgh Wycombe, Rockland, ME; Focal Corp, Tokyo, Japan; NJ; Hycor Biomedical, Inc, Garden Grove, United Kingdom; Diasorin/American Stand- Focus Biomedical Technologies, Inc, On- CA; Hyundai Pharmaceutical Ind Co Ltd, ard Co, Columbia, MD; Diasorin, Columbia, tario, Canada. 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Calenzano, Italy; Sealite Sciences, Inc, Nor- Sysmex Corp, Long Grove, IL; Systec Com- Priority Healthcare Corp, Altamonte cross, GA; Sechrist Industries, Inc, Anaheim, puter Associates, Inc, Mount Sinai, NY; Springs, FL; Prism Microsystems, Ltd, CA; See Sea Development, Inc, Seminole, Tanabe USA, Inc, San Diego, CA; Tasteful Borehamwood, United Kingdom; Procedure FL; Seiko Instruments, Inc, Chiba-Shi, Corporation, Taipei, China; Technical Products, Inc, Vancouver, WA; Progetti Japan; Sela Electronic, Inc, New York, NY; Chemicals & Products, Inc, Ft Lauderdale, SRL, Torino, Italy; Propper Mfg Co, Inc, Senior Technologies, Inc, Lincoln, NE; Sens- FL; Teco Diagnostics, Anaheim, CA; Teco Long Island City, NY; Protel USA, LLC, O-Tech Industries, Inc, Tinton Falls, NJ. Medical Instruments, Ergoldsbach, Germany.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:29 Dec 12, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 J:\ODA425\1997-2008-FILES-4-SS-PROJECT\1998-SENATE-REC-FILES\RECFILES-NEW\S mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 23, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10795 Telediagnostic Systems, Inc, San Fran- Krawitz, Orange, CA; Wilson Sonsini Good- the field next spring. It is a dev- cisco, CA; Telex Communications, Inc, Min- rich and Rosati, Palo Alto, CA; Winfield astating circumstance in the farm belt. neapolis, MN; Terumo Medical Corp, Elkton, Medical, San Diego, CA; Winmed Instru- So the Senator from South Dakota MD; Texas Immunology, Inc, Tyler, TX; ments Mfg. Corp, Taipei, China; Wipro Ge was saying we need somehow to protect Texas Intl Laboratories, Inc, Houston, TX; Medical Systems Ltd, Bangalore, India; Wis- Texas Medical Electronics Co, Houston, TX; consin Pharmacal Co, Jackson, WI; Witt Bio- our rights to address these key issues. The Lahr Consulting Group, Inc, Mahwah, medical Corp, Melbourne, FL; WL Gore & As- I know the Senator from Arizona ac- NJ; The Kohl Group, Scottsdale, AZ; The sociates, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; World Wide Plas- knowledged that he understood that. I Anson Group, LLC, Indianapolis, IN; The tics, Inc, Trevose, PA; Wuzi Haiying-Cal Tec just wanted to point out, again, it is Soule Company, Inc, Tampa, FL; The Electronic Equipment Co., Wuxi, China. not anybody’s intention to provide Perkin-Elmer Corp, Norwalk, CT; Theranol Wyndgate Technologies, Rancho Cordova, roadblocks. What we want to try to do Deglaude Laboratories, Bagneux, France; CA; Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton, Ra- is see if we can find avenues to address Theratronics Intl, Ltd, Kanata, Canada; leigh, NC; X R E Corp, Littleton, MA; X-Cel Thermo Separation Products, San Jose, CA. significant and real issues. X-Ray Corp, Cystal, Lake, IL; Xenos Medical Yes, the Internet bill will get here Timm Research Co, Eden Prairie, MN; Systems, Inc, New Canaan, CT; Xerox Adapt- Tiyoda Mfg USA, Inc, Torrance, CA; TM ive Technologies, Peabody, MA; Xingtai and I think get done at some point. But Analytic, Inc, Brandon, FL; Toitu of Amer- Plastic Medical Apparatus Factory, Xing- we need to protect the rights, as legis- ica, Inc, Wayne, PA; Tomtec Imaging Sys- Tai, China; Xitron Technologies, Inc, San lation brought is to the floor, to deal tems, Unterschleissheim, Germany; Top Diego, CA; Xtec, Inc, Columbia City, IN; with the Patients’ Bill of Rights and to Corp, Tokyo, Japan; Toray Marketing & Yorke Enterprises, Ltd, Mitcham, United deal with the agricultural crisis which Sales, Inc, Houston, TX; Toshiba Corp Med- Kingdom; Young Dental Mfg. Co, Browns- is potentially so devastating to the ical Engineering Center, Otawara-Shi, ville, TX; Ysi, Inc, Yellow Springs, OH; Japan; Toshiba Corporation, Tochigi-Ken, farm belt in this country. Yukosha Co, Inc, Tokyo, Japan. I wanted to make that point clear to Japan; Tosoh Medics, Inc, Foster City, CA; Z-Tech, Inc, Charleston, SC; Zaxis Inc, Touritu Engineering Co, Inc, Suzuka, Japan; Hudson, OH; Zee Medical, Inc, Irvine, CA; reinforce the comments made by Sen- Toys For Special Children, Inc, Hastings on Zenex Corp, Elk Grove Village, IL; Zertl ator DASCHLE earlier. Hudson, NY; Trac Medical, Inc, Raleigh, NC; Medical, Inc, Pennington, NJ; Zetek, Inc, I yield the floor. I know the Senator Trace America, Inc, Miami, FL. Aurora, CO; Zeus Scientific, Inc, from Oregon wishes to be recognized. Translite, Sugarland, TX; Tri-Gas, Inc, Ir- Branchburg, NJ; Zewa, Hergiswil, Switzer- Mr. WYDEN addressed the Chair. ving, TX; Tri-Continent Scientific, Inc, land; Zimmer Elektromedizin Corp, Irvine, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Grass Valley, CA; Trinity Biotech, Dublin, CA. ator from Oregon. Ireland; Trionix Research Laboratory, Inc, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Twinsburg, OH; Tubemaster, Inc, Grand Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I will be Prairie, TX; U-Med Industrial, Inc, Tokyo, ator from North Dakota. brief. First, I thank the Senator from Japan; UGM Medical Systems, Inc, Philadel- f North Dakota for all the work he has phia, PA; Ulster Scientific, Inc, New Paltz, done over the last few months on the INTERNET LEGISLATION AND THE NY; Ultravoice, Ltd, Berwyn, PA; UMA, Inc, Internet tax freedom bill. We are going RIGHT TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES Dayton, VA; UMM Electronics, Inc, Indian- to get there to no small degree because apolis, IN; Unipath, Ltd, Bedford, United Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, going the Senator from North Dakota has Kingdom; United Biotech, Inc, Mountain back to the previous discussion on the worked so closely with us. I thank him View, CA; Universal Medical Systems, Inc, Internet tax issue that the Senator Clearwater, FL; Universal Medical Systems, for it. Inc, Bedford Hills, NY. from Arizona raised, I want to make a In the last few minutes, we have Unotech Diagnostics, Inc, San Leandro, comment about both the objection talked about two extremely important CA; UO Equipment Co, Houston, TX; raised by the minority leader, Senator subjects: the question of a Patients’ Urometrics, Inc, St Paul, MN; US Endoscopy DASCHLE, as well as the bill itself. Bill of Rights and the Internet tax free- Group, Inc, Mentor, OH; US Filter/Ionpure, The bill started out being a very con- dom bill. Both of these bills are ex- Inc, Lowell, MA; US Filter, St Louis Park, troversial piece of legislation. There tremely important to me. In fact, MN; US Filter Continental Water Systems, was great disagreement on exactly El Paso, TX; US Summit Co, New York, NY; shortly after I came to the U.S. Senate USA Instruments, Inc, Aurora, OH; Validyne whether and how to proceed on this in 1996, I offered one of the key provi- Engineering Sales Corp, Northridge, CA; issue. But I must say, the Senator from sions in the Patients’ Bill of Rights Valmed, Inc, Northboro, MA; Varian Interay, Oregon, the Senator from Arizona, and with Senator KENNEDY. It was legisla- North Charleston, SC; Varian-Tem Ltd, others have worked with a number of tion to ban these gag clauses, these ri- Crawley, United Kingdom; Varian-Arlington us who have had reservations and con- diculous provisions in managed care Heights, Arlington Heights, IL. cerns about the bill. I think we have agreements that literally keep physi- Varian Chromatography Systems, Walnut made a substantial amount of progress. cians from telling their patients about Creek, CA; Vasculab Medizintechnik, Poel Island, Germany; Versamed, Ltd, Tel-Aviv, I expect at some point it will get to the all their health care options. These gag Israel; VF-Works, Inc, Palm Harbor, FL; Vic- floor of the Senate here, and I will hope clauses are unconscionable. We re- tor Equipment Co, Denton, TX; Vidamed, to be helpful on a compromise that I ceived over 50 votes the first time we Inc, Fremont, CA; Viran Clinical think does the right thing. brought it to the floor of the U.S. Sen- Diagnostics, Inc, Stevensville, MI; Virtual I always said if the proposition is, let ate, at a time when people knew very Corp, Portland, OR; Vision Instruments, Ltd, us not apply punitive taxes to the little about the subject. I feel very Melbourne, Australia, Visionics Corp, Min- Internet, I am for that. I am for a pro- strongly about the Patients’ Bill of neapolis, MN; Vitalcom, Inc, Tustin, CA; hibition against punitive taxes on the Rights and, hopefully, we can get an Vitalcor, Inc, Westmont, IL; Vitalograph, Inc, Lenexa, KS; VNA Systems, Inc, Atlanta, Internet. But the way it was described agreement, and I do think we can get GA; VSI Radiology, San Diego, CA; Vulcon initially, I have a lot of concerns about an agreement that is bipartisan. Technologies, Grandview, MO. that. There have been a lot of changes I also want to say, Mr. President, Vygon Corp, East Rutherford, NJ; Wako made on this bill and I think the how strongly I feel about passing the Chemicals, USA, Inc, Richmond, VA; Wallac, changes made a lot of progress. I com- Internet tax freedom legislation as Inc, Akron, OH; Walter Kidde Portable pliment the Senator from Arizona and well. It is time for the U.S. Senate to Equipment, Inc, Mebane, NC; Ware Medics the Senator from Oregon as we con- begin to write the rules for the digital Glass Works, Inc, Haverstraw, NY; Warren D. tinue to discuss this. But I did want to Novak Enterprises, Inc, Chappaqua, NY; economy. The Internet is clearly going Water Solution Technologies, Carlsbad, CA; mention one additional point. to be the business infrastructure in the Wellhofer North America, LLC, Bartlett, TN; The Senator from South Dakota, 21st century. Usage is doubling every 60 Wenzhou Ouhai Medical Instruments Fac- Senator DASCHLE, was constrained to days, or thereabouts, and it is clear we tory, Wenzhou, China; Werner Fischer, object. I know the Senator from Ari- don’t have any ground rules to address Fridingen, Germany; Western Star, Inc, zona understands well the concerns. It the critical issues that involve elec- Lake Oswego, OR; Whale Scientific, Inc, is not just about the issue of the Pa- tronic commerce. Commerce City, CO; Whitmore Enterprises, tients’ Bill of Rights. We must also If somebody in Iowa, for example, Inc, San Antonio, TX. Wien Laboratories, Inc, Succasunna, NJ; find a way to address this agricultural wants to order fruit from Harry and Wiener Laboratories, Rosario, Argentina; crisis in a satisfactory manner. If we David’s in Medford, OR, ship it to their William E. King, Waukegan, IL; Williams do not, about 20 percent of the family cousin in Florida, pay for it with a Sound Corp, Eden Prairie, MN; Willie farmers in North Dakota will not be in bank card in New York and do it

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