S5542 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2001 (The above nominations were re- 2. Spouse, Nancy Kassebaum Baker: 1/26/00, and for other purposes; to the Committee on ported with the recommendation that McCain 2000, $1,000.00; 9/30/99, Greg Musil for Energy and Natural Resources. they be confirmed.) Congress Committee, $1,000.00; 6/17/99, WISH By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. List, $200.00; and 2/25/99, WISH List, $250.00. HUTCHISON, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. By Mr. THOMPSON for the Committee on 3. Children and Spouses: Cynthia Baker HUTCHINSON, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. EN- Governmental Affairs. John D. Graham, of Massachusetts, to be (daughter), 10/30/00, Van Hilleary for Con- SIGN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Administrator of the Office of Information gress, $1,000.00; Darek D. and Karen Baker Mr. THOMPSON): and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Manage- (son and daughter-in-law), none; Bill and S. 942. A bill to authorize the supplemental ment and Budget. Jennifer Kassebaum (stepson & step- grant for population increases in certain Stephen A. Perry, of Ohio, to be Adminis- daughter-in-law), none; John and Elizabeth states under the temporary assistance to trator of General Services. Kassebaum (stepson & stepdaughter-in-law), needy families program for fiscal year 2002; Angela Styles, of Virginia, to be Adminis- none; Richard Kassebaum (stepson), None; to the Committee on Finance. trator for Federal Procurement Policy. Maurice and Linda Johnson (stepdaughter & By Mr. BAUCUS: (The above nominations were re- stepson-in-law), none. S. 943. A bill to authorize the negotiation 4. Parents: Dora Ladd Baker, deceased; of a Free Trade Agreement with New Zea- ported with the recommendation that Howard H. Baker, Sr., deceased; Irene Bailey land, and to provide for expedited congres- they be confirmed subject to the nomi- Baker (stepmother), deceased. sional consideration of such an agreement; nees’ commitment to respond to re- 5. Grandparents: Christopher Ladd, de- to the Committee on Finance. quests to appear and testify before any ceased; Lillie Cox Ladd, deceased; James By Mr. BAUCUS: duly constituted committee of the Sen- Baker, deceased; Helen Keen Baker, de- S. 944. A bill to authorize the negotiation ate.) ceased. of a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic Maurice A. Ross, of the District of Colum- 6. Brothers and Spouses: None. of Korea, and to provide for expedited con- bia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 7. Sisters and Spouses: Mary Stuart (sis- gressional consideration of such an agree- Court of the District of Columbia for the ter), None; Roger Stuart (brother-in-law) 3/ ment; to the Committee on Finance. term of fifteen years. 10/99, Friends of George Allen, $500.00; Bev- f Erik Patrick Christian, of the District of erly and Mike Patestides (sister & brother- Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the in-law), none. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Superior Court of the District of Columbia f SENATE RESOLUTIONS for the term of fifteen years. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND The following concurrent resolutions (The above nominations were re- JOINT RESOLUTIONS and Senate resolutions were read, and ported with the recommendation that referred (or acted upon), as indicated: The following bills and joint resolu- they be confirmed.) By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and tions were introduced, read the first f Mrs. BOXER): and second times by unanimous con- S. Con. Res. 42. A bill condemning the NOMINATION DISCHARGED sent, and referred as indicated: Taleban for their discriminatory policies and The following nomination was dis- By Mr. BAUCUS: for other purposes; to the Committee on For- charged from the Committee on For- S. 935. A bill to authorize the negotiation eign Relations. eign Relations pursuant to the order of of a Free Trade Agreement with the com- f May 23, 2001: monwealth of Australia, and to provide for Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Tennessee, to be expedited congressional consideration of ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS such an agreement; to the Committee on Fi- Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- S. 60 potentiary of the United States of America nance. By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. BYRD, the to Japan. names of the Senator from Virginia (The following is a list of all members of JOHNSON, and Mr. THOMAS): my immediate family and their spouses. I S. 936. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- (Mr. ALLEN) and the Senator from have asked each of these persons to inform enue Code of 1986 to expand S corporation Pennsylvania (Mr. SPECTER) were me of the pertinent contributions made by eligibility for banks, and for other purposes; added as cosponsors of S. 60, a bill to them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- to the Committee on Finance. authorize the Department of Energy formation contained in this report is com- By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. programs to develop and implement an WARNER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr . KENNEDY, plete and accurate.) accelerated research and development Nominee: Howard H. Baker, Jr. Mr. REED, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mrs. Post: U.S. Ambassador to Japan. CARNAHAN, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. BINGA- program for advanced clean coal tech- Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee: MAN, and Mr. LIEBERMAN): nologies for use in coal-based elec- 1. Self, Howard H. Baker, Jr.: 8/25/00, Frist S. 937. A bill to amend title 38, United tricity generating facilities and to 2000—General Election (In-kind contribu- States Code, to permit the transfer of enti- amend the Internal Revenue Code of tion), $1,550.00; 8/21/00, Frist 2000 General tlement to educational assistance the Mont- 1986 to provide financial incentives to Election (In-kind contribution), $300.00; 4/13/ gomery GI Bill by members of the Armed encourage the retrofitting, repowering, 01, Frist 2000 Refund for In-kind contribu- Forces, and for other purposes; to the Com- or replacement of coal-based elec- tion, ¥$850.00; 9/25/00, Duncan for Congress— mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. General Election, $1,000.00; 6/9/00, Hal Rogers By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. tricity generating facilities to protect for Congress, $1,000.00; 5/8/00, Henry J. Hyde DODD, Mr. FITZGERALD, and Mr. the environment and improve effi- for Congress Committee, $100.00; 3/23/00, BROWNBACK): ciency and encourage the early com- Friends of Guiliani Exploratory Committee, S. 938. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- mercial application of advanced clean $1,000.00; 3/23/00, Tennessee Republican Party, enue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclu- coal technologies, so as to allow coal to $3,000.00; 10/25/99, Henry J. Hyde for Congress sion from gross income for foster care pay- help meet the growing need of the Committee, $1,000.00; 9/24/99, Duncan for Con- ments shall also apply to payments by quali- United States for the generation of re- gress—Primary Election, $1,000.00; 8/24/99, fying placement agencies, and for other pur- liable and affordable electricity. Elizabeth Dole for President Exploratory poses; to the Committee on Finance. Committee Inc., $1,000.00; 8/9/99, Orrin Hatch By Mrs. HUTCHISON: S. 145 Presidential Exploratory Committee Inc., S. 939. A bill to amend the Immigration At the request of Mr. THURMOND, the $1,000.00; 8/5/99, George W. Bush for President, and Nationality Act to confer citizenship name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Inc., $1,000.00; 8/3/99, McCain 2000 Inc., automatically on children residing abroad in ALLEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. $1,000.00; 7/21/99, Friends of George Allen, the legal and physical custody of a citizen 145, a bill to amend title 10, United $1,000.00; 7/10/99, Van Hilleary for Congress parent serving in a Government or military States Code, to increase to parity with (In-kind contribution) ($1,000 was attributed position abroad; to the Committee on the Ju- to primary and $1,000 was attributed to the diciary. other surviving spouses the basic annu- general election. Remainder was refunded.), By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. KEN- ity that is provided under the uni- $4,873.73; 9/22/99, Van Hilleary for Congress NEDY, and Mr. WELLSTONE): formed services Survivor Benefit Plan Refund for In-kind Contribution, ¥$2,873.73; S. 940. A bill to leave no child behind; to for surviving spouses who are at least 6/28/99, Alexander for President, $1,000.00; 6/7/ the Committee on Finance. 62 years of age, and for other purposes. 99, Tennessee Republican Party, $3,000.00; 3/ By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and S. 228 16/99, Ed Bryant for Congress (In-kind con- Mrs. BOXER): tribution), $300.00; 12/10/98, Frist 2000 Inc., S. 941. A bill to revise the boundaries of the At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the $1,000.00; 10/8/98, Van Hilleary for Congress, Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the name of the Senator from New Mexico $1,000.00; and 3/10/98, Tennessee Republican State of California, to extend the term of the (Mr. BINGAMAN) was added as a cospon- Party, $3,000.00. advisory commission for the recreation area, sor of S. 228, a bill to amend title 38,

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 02:43 May 24, 2001 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.062 pfrm04 PsN: S23PT1 May 23, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5543 United States Code, to make perma- (Mr. DODD) was added as a cosponsor of DEWINE) and the Senator from New nent the Native American veterans S. 621, a bill to authorize the American Jersey (Mr. CORZINE) were added as co- housing loan program, and for other Friends of the Czech Republic to estab- sponsors of S. 913, a bill to amend title purposes. lish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Ma- XVIII of the Social Security Act to S. 229 saryk in the District of Columbia. provide for coverage under the medi- At the request of Mr. HAGEL, the S. 677 care program of all oral anticancer name of the Senator from Oklahoma At the request of Mr. HATCH, the drugs. (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Michigan S. 917 of S. 229, a bill to amend Federal bank- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the ing law to permit the payment of inter- sor of S. 677, a bill to amend the Inter- name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. est on business checking accounts in nal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor certain circumstances, and for other required use of certain principal repay- of S. 917, a bill to amend the Internal purposes. ments on mortgage subsidy bond fi- Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from nancing to redeem bonds, to modify the S. 281 gross income amounts received on ac- purchase price limitation under mort- count of claims based on certain un- At the request of Mr. HAGEL, the gage subsidy bond rules based on me- lawful discrimination and to allow in- names of the Senator from California dian family income, and for other pur- come averaging for backpay and (Mrs. BOXER) and the Senator from poses. Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS) were added as frontpay awards received on account of S. 690 cosponsors of S. 281, a bill to authorize such claims, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. WELLSTONE, the the design and construction of a tem- name of the Senator from New Jersey S. 920 porary education center at the Viet- (Mr. CORZINE) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. BREAUX, the nam Veterans Memorial. of S. 690, a bill to amend title XVIII of name of the Senator from South Da- S. 413 the Social Security Act to expand and kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. COCHRAN, the improve coverage of mental health sponsor of S. 920, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Washington services under the medicare program. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- S. 694 vide a credit against income tax to in- sor of S. 413, a bill to amend part F of At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the dividuals who rehabilitate historic title X of the Elementary and Sec- name of the Senator from Vermont homes or who are the first purchasers ondary Education Act of 1965 to im- (Mr. JEFFORDS) was added as a cospon- of rehabilitated historic homes for use prove and refocus civic education, and sor of S. 694, a bill to amend the Inter- as a principal residence. for other purposes. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide S. RES. 16 S. 472 that a deduction equal to fair market At the request of Mr. THURMOND, the At the request of Mr. DOMENICI, the value shall be allowed for charitable names of the Senator from Louisiana name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. contributions of literary, musical, ar- (Ms. LANDRIEU), and the Senator from HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of tistic, or scholarly compositions cre- Virginia (Mr. ALLEN) were added as co- S. 472, a bill to ensure that nuclear en- ated by the donor. sponsors of S. Res. 16, a resolution des- ergy continues to contribute to the S. 790 ignating August 16, 2001, as ‘‘National supply of electricity in the United At the request of Mr. BROWNBACK, the Airborne Day.’’ States. name of the Senator from Alabama S. RES. 71 S. 497 (Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, his sor of S. 790, a bill to amend title 18, names of the Senator from Vermont name was added as a cosponsor of S. United States Code, to prohibit human (Mr. LEAHY), the Senator from New 497, a bill to express the sense of Con- cloning. Jersey (Mr. TORRICELLI), the Senator gress that the Department of Defense S. 805 from Missouri (Mrs. CARNAHAN), the should field currently available weap- At the request of Mr. WELLSTONE, the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. ons, other technologies, tactics and name of the Senator from South Caro- LANDRIEU), and the Senator from Illi- operational concepts that provide suit- lina (Mr. HOLLINGS) was added as a co- nois (Mr. DURBIN) were added as co- able alternatives to anti-personnel sponsor of S. 805, a bill to amend the sponsors of S. Res. 71, a resolution ex- mines and mixed anti-tank mine sys- Public Health Service Act to provide pressing the sense of the Senate re- tems and that the United States should for research with respect to various garding the need to preserve six day end its use of such mines and join the forms of muscular dystrophy, including mail delivery. Duchenne, Becker, limb girdle, con- Convention on the Prohibition of Anti- S. RES. 92 genital, facioscapulohumeral, Personnel Mines as soon as possible, to At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal, and expand support for mine action pro- names of the Senator from Wisconsin emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophies. grams including mine victim assist- (Mr. KOHL), the Senator from Rhode Is- S. 839 ance, and for other purposes. land (Mr. REED), and the Senator from At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the S. 583 New Jersey (Mr. CORZINE) were added name of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the as cosponsors of S. Res. 92, a resolution (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- names of the Senator from New Jersey to designate the week beginning June sor of S. 839, a bill to amend title XVIII 3, 2001, as ‘‘National Correctional Offi- (Mr. CORZINE) and the Senator from of the Social Security Act to increase cers and Employees Week.’’ South Dakota (Mr. DASCHLE) were the amount of payment for inpatient added as cosponsors of S. 583, a bill to hospital services under the medicare AMENDMENT NO. 741 amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to program and to freeze the reduction in At the request of Mr. DOMENICI, his improve nutrition assistance for work- payments to hospitals for indirect name was added as a cosponsor of ing families and the elderly, and for costs of medical education. amendment No. 741 proposed to H.R. other purposes. S. 845 1836, a bill to provide for reconciliation S. 598 At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the pursuant to section 104 of the concur- At the request of Mr. BREAUX, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. rent resolution on the budget for fiscal name of the Senator from Montana HARKIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. year 2002. (Mr. BAUCUS) was added as a cosponsor 845, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- At the request of Mr. WELLSTONE, his of S. 598, a bill to provide for the enue Code of 1986 to include agricul- name was added as a cosponsor of reissuance of a rule relating to tural and animal waste sources as a re- amendment No. 741 proposed to H.R. ergonomics. newable energy resource. 1836, supra. S. 621 S. 913 AMENDMENT NO. 763 At the request of Mr. HAGEL, the At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the name of the Senator from Connecticut names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. names of the Senator from Maryland

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 02:43 May 24, 2001 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.060 pfrm04 PsN: S23PT1 S5544 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2001 (Ms. MIKULSKI) and the Senator from But it is interesting to listen to the A trade agreement with Korea will Florida (Mr. NELSON of Florida) were rhetoric. Why can’t we advance labor take more time, as the issues are more added as cosponsors of amendment No. and environment issues in the WTO? difficult to resolve. For example, Korea 763 proposed to H.R. 1836, a bill to pro- Some say developing countries simply maintains very high tariffs on beef, vide for reconciliation pursuant to sec- would not allow it. Why can’t we agree hurting ranchers in my home state of tion 104 of the concurrent resolution on that our fair trade laws are not for sale Montana. High tariffs, high taxes, and the budget for fiscal year 2002. in FTAA negotiations? Some say Brazil other trade-restrictive practices in AMENDMENT NO. 784 will never relent. Korea, reduce the competitiveness of At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the Indeed, our trade policy seems to American automobiles from Michigan names of the Senator from New Jersey have become so focused on sweeping and Ohio. Government subsidies in (Mr. CORZINE) and the Senator from multilateral agreements, that we ig- Korea undercut American semicon- New York (Mrs. CLINTON) were added as nore other avenues to trade liberaliza- ductor manufacturers in Idaho and cosponsors of amendment No. 784 pro- tion—much to the detriment of U.S. Utah. posed to H.R. 1836, a bill to provide for competitiveness. But we must not wait to negotiate Take a closer look at this so-called reconciliation pursuant to section 104 agreements until all these problems trade impasse: The U.S.-Jordan Free of the concurrent resolution on the are solved. Rather, we should use FTA Trade Agreement contains extensive budget for fiscal year 2002. negotiations as part of the solution. and enforceable provisions on labor and And with Korea, there are benefits that f the environment. Our free trade agree- extend well beyond trade. An FTA STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED ment with Canada and Mexico also ad- would help lock in Korea’s economic BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS dresses labor and environmental issues, and political progress, and would also By Mr. BAUCUS: with potential recourse to trade sanc- be an important part of our strategic S. 935. A bill to authorize the nego- tions. We are moving towards com- interests in Asia. tiation of a Free Trade Agreement with pleting an agreement with Chile—a The bottom line is this: while Amer- the commonwealth of Australia, and to country we know is open to labor and ica hesitates on trade liberalization, provide for expedited congressional environment issues because they just and while many reject trying to reach consideration of such an agreement; to recently struck a free trade agreement a bipartisan consensus, the rest of the the Committee on Finance. with Canada that includes enforceable world continues to move forward. Re- By Mr. BAUCUS: provisions on both. gional trade arrangements in Europe, What’s the moral of this story? It’s S. 943. A bill to authorize the nego- Latin America, and Asia put U.S. ex- simple. These agreements demonstrate tiation of a Free Trade Agreement with porters at a competitive disadvantage. we can break the impasse on trade. New Zealand, and to provide for expe- We lose overseas markets to foreign Indeed, we must move forward where competitors who enjoy trade pref- dited congressional consideration of we can, whenever we can. If not fast such an agreement; to the Committee erences for which our farmers, manu- track for all, then fast-track for some, facturers, and service providers are in- on Finance. specifically, those countries where we By Mr. BAUCUS: eligible. have strategic commercial and polit- I hope this legislation will send a S. 944. A bill to authorize the nego- ical interests. Those countries that strong signal to the rest of the world: tiation of a Free Trade Agreement with will share our commitment to open America intends to continue its leader- the Republic of Korea and to provide markets, and our values for environ- ship in the global trading system. for expedited congressional consider- mental quality and labor rights. ation of such an agreement; to the Today, I am introducing legislation By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Committee on Finance. that would authorize trade negotia- JOHNSON, and Mr. THOMAS): Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise to tions with Australia, New Zealand, and S. 936. A bill to amend the Internal send three separate bills to the desk, S. the Republic of Korea. It would grant Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S cor- 935, S. 943, and S. 944. The bills I am in- fast track consideration for these poration eligibility for banks, and for troducing provide authority to nego- agreements, while also establishing a other purposes; to the Committee on tiate bilateral free trade agreements general policy framework for future Finance. with three important trading partners: negotiations. Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, today I New Zealand, Australia, and the Re- Trade agreements must address the am pleased to introduce legislation public of Korea. full range of issues, from guaranteeing that will expand and improve Sub- Over the next several months, the national treatment and market access, chapter S of the Internal Revenue Senate will turn its attention to inter- to protecting intellectual property. Code. I am joined in this effort by Sen- national trade. As we do so, we find From promoting electronic commerce ators TIM JOHNSON and CRAIG THOMAS. ourselves under serious scrutiny. Will to ensuring that countries do not gain I have introduced this legislation over we be able to reach consensus? Will we unfair advantage by lowering labor and the last few years and I am hopeful be able to break the impasse? environmental standards. And these that this year we can get this impor- I don’t know the answers to these agreements must not weaken our fair tant tax legislation enacted. questions. I have been working hard to trade laws. The Subchapter S provision of the In- find common ground on issues like I believe there are many countries ternal Revenue Code reflect the desire labor and the environment, and on en- ready to take that deal. Australia and of Congress to eliminate the double tax suring the strength of our trade laws. I New Zealand are two countries eager to burden on small business corporations. will continue to do so. But we have a negotiate free trade agreements. We Pursuant to that desire, Subchapter S long way to go. must continue to build our economic has been liberalized a number of times, As we think about these issues, alliances in the Asia-Pacific region, most recently in 1996. This legislation though, there is another, more subtle and both countries have been strong contains several provisions that will logjam within the trade agenda. Right partners in trade. We must also be real- make the Subchapter S election more now, our vision of the future seems istic. An FTA would present tremen- widely available to small businesses in locked in on sweeping, multilateral dous opportunities, but we must recog- all sectors. It also contains several pro- agreements, Free Trade for the Amer- nize where there are differences. One visions of particular benefit to commu- icas, the launch of a new round of glob- such difference is the operation of the nity banks that may be contemplating al trade negotiations under the WTO. Australian wheat board, which, despite a conversion to Subchapter S. Finan- These are enormous and complicated recent reforms, still works to distort cial institutions were first made eligi- undertakings. These agreements are world markets. Agriculture negotia- ble for the Subchapter S election in also major opportunities for trade lib- tions with both countries would re- 1996. This legislation builds on and eralization, and we should continue to quire careful treatment, but should clarifies the Subchapter S provisions work hard to get agreements that are allow us to better work together to re- applicable to financial institutions. good for our workers, farmers, and duce unfair trade barriers in other I ask unanimous consent that the companies. parts of the world. text of the bill and an explanation of

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