S12044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 30, 1996 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without MEASURE READ THE FIRST 1, 1996 objection, it is so ordered. TIME—S. 2161 Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask The message of the President is as Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I under- unanimous consent that when the Sen- follows: stand that S. 2161, introduced today by ate completes its business today, it To the Senate of the United States: Senator SIMON, is at the desk. I ask for stand in adjournment until the hour of With a view to receiving the advice its first reading. 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, October 1, 1996; and consent of the Senate to ratifica- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The further, that immediately following tion, I transmit herewith the Inter- clerk will report. the prayer, the journal of proceedings American Convention on Serving The bill clerk read as follows: be deemed approved to date, the time Criminal Sentences Abroad, drawn up A bill (S. 2161) reauthorizing programs of for the two leaders be reserved, and by the Committee on Juridical and Po- the Federal Aviation Administration, and for there then be a period for the trans- litical Affairs within the Permanent other purposes. action of morning business not to ex- Council of the Organization of Amer- Mr. MCCAIN. I now ask for the sec- tend beyond the hour of 12:30 with Sen- ican States (OAS) and composed of rep- ond reading, and I object to my own re- ators permitted to speak for not more resentatives of the Member States. The quest on behalf of Senators on the than 5 minutes each. Convention was adopted and opened for Democratic side of the aisle. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without signature at the twenty-third regular The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- objection, it is so ordered. session of the General Assembly meet- tion is heard. Mr. MCCAIN. I further ask unani- ing in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 9, Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I know mous consent that at the hour of 12:30 1993, and signed on behalf of the United the hour is late. I certainly respect p.m., the Senate stand in recess until States at the OAS Headquarters in Senator SIMON’s views on this issue, 2:15, in order for the weekly party cau- Washington on January 10, 1995. The and I know that Senator SIMON feels cuses to meet. Mr. President, from pre- provisions of the Convention are ex- very strongly. I also know that Senator vious information, that would be this plained in the report of the Depart- SIMON is committed to the entirety of side. I am told by the distinguished ment of State that accompanies this the bill. However, on both sides of the Democratic leader there will be no message. aisle, there are objections to S. 2161 in- Democratic lunch tomorrow. But we troduced by Senator SIMON. will stand in recess until 2:15 in order Although the United States is al- for the Republican Party caucus to ready a party to the multilateral Coun- f meet. cil of Europe Convention on the Trans- fer of Sentenced Persons, which en- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. tered into force for the United States, objection, it is so ordered. TOMORROW f following Senate advice and consent to ratification, on July 1, 1985, only two Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, if there PROGRAM other OAS Member States have become is no further business to come before Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, tomor- parties to that Convention. Ratifica- the Senate, I ask unanimous consent row there will be a period for morning tion of the Inter-American Convention that the Senate now stand in adjourn- business to accommodate a number of on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad ment under the previous order. requests from Members. At 12:30 p.m. would help fill a void by providing a There being no objection, the Senate, the Senate will recess for the party mechanism for the reciprocal transfer at 11:06 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, conference, as I mentioned, the Repub- of persons incarcerated in prisons in October 1, 1996, at 9:30 a.m. OAS Member States, to permit those lican caucus to meet. The Senate could f be asked to turn to any legislative individuals to serve their sentences in item cleared for action. Therefore, their home countries. A multilateral NOMINATIONS votes could occur, and the 3 hours prisoner transfer convention for the under the previous order may be uti- Americas would also reduce, if not Executive nominations received by lized at any time during the day. eliminate, the need for the United the Senate September 30, 1996: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the States to negotiate additional bilateral THE JUDICIARY Senator wish the morning hour to be prisoner transfer treaties with coun- PATRICIA A. BRODERICK, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- expired? tries in the hemisphere. BIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM f I recommend that the Senate OF 15 YEARS, HARRIET ROSEN TAYLOR, TERM EXPIRED. promptly give its advice and consent to REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SE- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the ratification of this Convention, CRECY—TREATY DOCUMENT NO. WILLIAM W. GINSBERG, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE AN AS- subject to an understanding and a res- SISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, VICE CHARLES F. 104–35 ervation that are described in the ac- MEISSNER. Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, as in ex- companying State Department report. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ecutive session, I ask unanimous con- WILLIAM J. CLINTON. TRIRUVARUR R. LAKSHMANAN, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, sent that the injunction of secrecy be TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION THE WHITE HOUSE, September 30, 1996. STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR A removed from the Inter-American Con- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I suggest TERM OF 4 YEARS. (REAPPOINTMENT) vention on Serving Criminal Sentences the absence of a quorum. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE Abroad, (Treaty Document No. 104–35), The PRESIDING OFFICER. The HUMANITIES transmitted to the Senate by the Presi- clerk will call the roll. NATHAN LEVENTHAL, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER dent on September 30, 1996; and ask OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR A TERM that the treaty be considered as having The bill clerk proceeded to call the EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 3, 2002, VICE WILLIAM BAILEY, roll. TERM EXPIRED. been read the first time; that it be re- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ferred, with accompanying papers, to Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask JANE LUBCHENCO, OF OREGON, TO BE A MEMBER OF the Committee on Foreign Relations unanimous consent that the order for THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE and ordered to be printed; and that the the quorum call be rescinded. FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2000, VICE W. GLENN CAMPBELL, TERM EXPIRED. President’s message be printed in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RECORD. objection, it is so ordered. It is my understanding this has been Without objection, the morning hour ADAN MUNOZ, JR., OF TEXAS, TO BE U.S. MARSHAL FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FOR THE TERM OF 4 cleared with the other side. will be deemed expired. YEARS VICE BASIL S. BAKER.