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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2003 No. 76 Senate The Senate met at 9:31 a.m. and was APPOINTMENT OF ACTING plete action on this important legisla- called to order by the Honorable SAM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE tion during today’s session. BROWNBACK, a Senator from the State The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f of Kansas. clerk will please read a communication RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s to the Senate from the President pro MINORITY LEADER prayer will be offered by Rabbi Arnold tempore (Mr. STEVENS). E. Resnicoff, U.S. Navy, Retired. The legislative clerk read the fol- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lowing letter: pore. The Senator from Nevada. PRAYER U.S. SENATE, Mr. REID. Mr. President, we also hope to finish at least the amendments The guest Chaplain offered the fol- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, May 21, 2003. we know of that deal with things nu- lowing prayer: To the Senate: clear on this bill. Senator DORGAN is O Lord who taught us all to love our Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, standing by, ready to offer the next neighbors as ourselves, we pause now, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby amendment. He has indicated he would before this Senate session starts, to re- appoint the Honorable SAM BROWNBACK, a agree to a time limit. I believe the call that on this day—in 1881—and in Senator from the State of Kansas, to per- form the duties of the Chair. amendment has been shown to the this city—Washington, DC—Clara Bar- other side to see if they would be will- ton and a group of friends founded the TED STEVENS, President pro tempore. ing to enter into a reasonable time American Red Cross. Mr. BROWNBACK thereupon as- limit. Last night, he suggested an hour To love our neighbor as ourselves sumed the chair as Acting President and a half equally divided. We will sub- . and then, to not sit idly by that pro tempore. mit that to staff and see if we can get neighbor’s blood—the suffering that he something worked out and agree to or she endures—without doing what we f that in a short time, hopefully before can to ease the burden and the pain, RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING the vote takes place. has been the call to which so many Red MAJORITY LEADER f Cross workers have responded since that day, throughout our land; and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME reaching out to those who serve in our pore. The acting majority leader, the Senator from Colorado, is recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Armed Forces overseas—throughout pore. Under the previous order, the the world, as well. f leadership time is reserved. Almighty God, we give our thanks SCHEDULE for those who give their all, who do f their best to comfort those in pain. But Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, the NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- we pray as well to be inspired by their Senate will resume debate on the na- TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 tional Defense authorization bill for work, to understand we all can make a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- difference in our neighbors’ lives, a dif- fiscal year 2004. Under the previous order, there will be 20 minutes remain- pore. Under the previous order, the ference in our Nation’s strength, a dif- Senate will resume consideration of S. ference in our world. Help us help one ing for debate in relation to the first- and second-degree amendments which 1050, which the clerk will report. another do our part to build the world The legislative clerk read as follows: of peace, the time of joy, for which we are pending to the Defense bill. Fol- A bill (S. 1050) to authorize appropriations pray. And may we say, Amen. lowing that debate, the Senate will vote in relation to the Warner second- for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of degree amendment regarding low-yield the Department of Defense, for military con- f struction, and for defense activities of the nuclear weapons. Senators should Department of Energy, to prescribe per- therefore expect the first rollcall vote PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sonnel strengths for such fiscal year for the to occur at approximately 10 o’clock Armed Forces, and for other purposes. The Honorable SAM BROWNBACK led this morning. Pending: Following the disposition of these the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: Reed amendment No. 751, to modify the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the amendments, additional amendments scope of the prohibition on research and de- United States of America, and to the Repub- are expected, and therefore rollcall velopment of low-yield nuclear weapons. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, votes are expected throughout the day. Warner amendment No. 752 (to amendment indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. It is still hoped we will be able to com- No. 751), in the nature of a substitute. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S6789 . VerDate Jan 31 2003 04:20 May 22, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY6.000 S21PT1 S6790 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2003 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- portunity to review the request and af- join the nonproliferation regime? Why? pore. Under the previous order, there firmatively authorize engineering de- Because there is an international norm are now 20 minutes equally divided for velopment activities. that nuclear weapons should not be consideration of amendments Nos. 571 I reserve the remainder of my time. used. In fact, there should be efforts to and 572, with the time controlled by The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- eliminate their existence. These efforts the Senator from Virginia, Mr. WAR- pore. The Senator from the great State and these norms are being undermined NER, or his designee, and the Senator of Rhode Island. by the abolition of this ban. from Rhode Island, Mr. REED, or his Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- This ban is more powerful than sim- designee. imous consent that Senator FEINSTEIN ply saying that the Congress will ap- Who seeks time? be added as a cosponsor of my amend- prove it. Why believe a scientist will The Senator from the great State of ment. say: I won’t work on research unless I Colorado. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- can produce and blow something up, an AMENDMENT NO. 752 TO AMENDMENT NO. 751 pore. Without objection, it is so or- atomic weapon. If those are the sci- Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise in dered. entists we have working, then perhaps support of the Warner second-degree Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise in we should look around for some other amendment to the Reed amendment in opposition to the Warner amendment scientists. They, more than many the form of a substitute. and support of the underlying amend- other people, understand the power and The amendment would strike the ment which I proposed. I will make the devastating effect of these weap- Reed-Levin amendment, thereby re- several points. ons. taining the repeal of the ban on re- First, the notion of low-yield nuclear If we are really talking about re- search and development of low-yield weapons is something of a misnomer. search, let’s make it research, not the nuclear weapons that is in the com- Indeed, it is misleading. These are nu- back door to testing, development, and mittee bill. The amendment would also clear weapons with horrific blasts and deployment. My amendment makes it require that the Department of Energy radiation effects. As I said yesterday, much clearer that is what we are talk- receive an authorization from the Con- it is probably more accurate to say not ing about. Indeed, my colleagues came gress for engineering development, and low yield but small Apocalypses be- to the floor yesterday and said this has all subsequent phases of weapons devel- cause, when we use nuclear weapons, nothing to do with deployment; it is all opment, before commencing with such we go beyond—except for one occasion just science; we have to raise these activities. This amendment would in the history of warfare—what most issues; we have to ask these questions; make it absolutely clear that it is the military people contemplate as the ap- intellectual curiosity and honesty prerogative of Congress to decide on propriate use of force. must be respected in this realm as else- the funding necessary for the adminis- There is no military requirement for where. tration to proceed with engineering de- these weapons. Ambassador Brooks, Indeed, yesterday, Secretary Rums- velopment of a low-yield nuclear weap- the head of NNSA was asked, Is there a feld was asked: Are you pursuing nu- on, but it will not stop the military requirement? His answer succinctly clear weapons? His response: To pur- planners and weapon designers from and conclusively: No. Yet we are elimi- sue? I think it is a study. It is not to considering and proposing such devel- nating the ban on the research, devel- develop—his words—it is not to deploy, opment. opment, production, and testing of it is not to use, it is to study. Even after repealing the ban, as we these low-yield nuclear weapons.

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