E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2000 No. 72 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 31 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE called to order by the Speaker pro tem- minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the pore (Mr. KUYKENDALL). cess until 2 p.m. gentleman from Texas (Mr. LAMPSON) f f come forward and lead the House in the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO b 1400 Pledge of Allegiance. TEMPORE Mr. LAMPSON led the Pledge of Alle- AFTER RECESS giance as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- fore the House the following commu- The recess having expired, the House I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- nication from the Speaker: was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. MILLER of Florida) at 2 lic for which it stands, one nation under God, WASHINGTON, DC, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. June 12, 2000. p.m. I hereby appoint the Honorable STEVEN T. f f KUYKENDALL to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. PRAYER J. DENNIS HASTERT, The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. TRIBUTE TO BOB JOHNS Speaker of the House of Representatives. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given f Lord, You alone can take the rock re- permission to address the House for 1 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE jected or the stone overlooked and minute and to revise and extend his re- make it Your cornerstone. Upon Your marks.) A message from the Senate by Mr. chosen cornerstone, precious in Your Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- sight and sacred by Your handling, You today to express my gratitude to a nounced that the Senate has passed a create something new. member of our Nevada staff, Dr. Robert concurrent resolution of the following You are the master builder. It is You, Johns, for his dedication, hard work title in which the concurrence of the Lord God, who have redeemed Your and commitment to this Nation. Dr. House is requested: people. You are the one who has given Johns has not only worked diligently S. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution us this land of freedom and oppor- serving the people of Nevada in our congratulating Representative Stephen S.F. tunity. You continue to fashion us into Chen on the occasion of his retirement from northern Nevada district office but has the diplomatic service of Taiwan, and for Your people and make of us a powerful also served as the vice chairman of the other purposes. nation. President’s council on historic preser- f By Your spirit, awaken in us Your vation for two terms during the desires. Help us to seize the present Reagan administration. As a retired MORNING HOUR DEBATES moment to bring forth Your set pur- World War II naval officer, Dr. Bob The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- pose in this world. Johns has dedicated most of his life to ant to the order of the House of Janu- May the edifice You make of us be a public service. He is a real American ary 19, 1999, the Chair will now recog- city of virtue built on a mountain top; hero, Mr. Speaker. We both grew up in nize Members from lists submitted by a beacon of justice, a household of in- the same small town, Sparks, Nevada, the majority and minority leaders for tegrity, and a harbor of peace. just a few blocks apart. I have been morning hour debates. The Chair will In You, O God, Your people of prom- honored to have Bob Johns as a true alternate recognition between the par- ise find fulfillment now, in the future, friend and a member of my staff since ties, with each party limited to not to and forever. my time in the Nevada State legisla- exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, Amen. ture. except the majority leader, the minor- f On May 30, Mr. Speaker, Dr. Johns ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- celebrated his 80th birthday. He con- ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. THE JOURNAL tinues to work every day serving as an f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The active and vital public servant in his Chair has examined the Journal of the home State of Nevada. RECESS last day’s proceedings and announces Thank you, Dr. Johns, for your The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to the House his approval thereof. friendship, your hard work and your ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- commitment to the people of Nevada clares the House in recess until 2 p.m. nal stands approved. and to this Nation.

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VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:41 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4178 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION litical revolution, even though it pre- The Chair recognizes the gentleman (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given tends to be that, but it is basically a from Michigan (Mr. HOEKSTRA). permission to address the House for 1 band of bandits trying to take over the GENERAL LEAVE minute.) country so that they can have access to Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise the diamonds and the diamond mines. unanimous consent that all Members today to tell the story of Audrey Lynn They already have access to many of may have 5 legislative days in which to Leinoff. Audrey was abducted from them and they are using those dia- revise and extend their remarks on New York when she was 4 years old by monds to finance the revolution. H.R. 4079. her noncustodial mother, Marcia The rebels are incredibly inhumane. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gen- Leinoff, on May 25, 1988. The inter- Most of their captives have been re- tleman from Michigan? national criminal police organization leased but only after a hand, a leg, a foot, or an arm have been chopped off There was no objection. also known as Interpol confirmed that Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield both Audrey and Ms. Leinoff entered and amputated. The inhumanity is such that last myself such time as I may consume. Israel on June 19, 1988. Although there Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4079 is a bill that has been no confirmation of their ever week, an 8-month-old baby had his arm amputated when his mother was cap- in many ways we would probably rath- departing Israel, their actual presence er not be dealing with today. We are currently and location in Israel are un- tured as part of the revolution. Imag- ine the rebels amputated the arm of an dealing with this issue because of the known. Audrey’s maternal grand- Department of Education’s inability to 8-month-old baby! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvia Bloom, receive a clean audit. Each year, the We must work with the British and are also believed to be involved with Department of Education, like other the U.N. to stop this. We must act in a the abduction. Federal agencies, is required to under- meaningful, humane way, and not back In addition to custody from the go an audit. For fiscal years 1998 and down from this as we have been back- United States, Audrey’s father was 1999, the Department of Education ing down for a decade. It is time for our given sole custody in January 1991 by could not receive a clean audit opinion. State Department and our President to the Jerusalem district court. Mr. In plain English what that means is act. Leinoff, despite having custody, has that the financial analysts who have not had any contact with his daughter f gone in and taken a look at the books since her abduction. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER as prepared by the Department of Edu- Mr. Speaker, children like Audrey PRO TEMPORE cation do not have a high degree of deserve to have a relationship with confidence that the figures and the both their parents, and parents deserve The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- numbers that are reported in their fi- a relationship with their children. This ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair nancial statements are an accurate re- House should make sure that the most announces that he will postpone fur- flection of the actual conditions at the sacred of bonds, that between a parent ther proceedings today on each motion Department of Education. and a child, is preserved. We must to suspend the rules on which a re- Now, there are a number of reasons bring our children home. corded vote or the yeas and nays are why this has occurred. There are also a ordered, or on which the vote is ob- f number of instances where this lack of jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. financial control has exhibited itself. GAS PRICES ON THE RISE Any record votes on postponed ques- One of the reasons why the Department (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was tions will be taken after debate has is unable to get a clean audit is that it given permission to address the House concluded on all motions to suspend lacks an accounting system that meets for 1 minute and to revise and extend the rules but not before 6 p.m. today. generally accepted standards or com- his remarks.) f plies with Federal financial manage- ment standards. That is why it could Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, gaso- REQUIRING FRAUD AUDIT OF not get a clean set of books for the last line is $2.20 a gallon. That is right, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION $2.20. Now, if that is not enough to bust 2 years. your bunions, Congress gives billions of Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I move The disappointing thing here, and I dollars to OPEC countries, and they rip to suspend the rules and pass the bill think this is why we need to take this us off. To boot, the domestic oil compa- (H.R. 4079) to require the Comptroller step today, is that the Department also nies are gouging us so bad, we are all General of the United States to con- does not expect to have an effective ac- passing gas. duct a comprehensive fraud audit of count system in place until at least Oc- Beam me up. I think it is time to tell the Department of Education, as tober 2001, more than a year out. Thus, the OPEC countries, ‘‘The next time amended. the fiscal year 2000 and 2001 audits will most likely result in the same results you are attacked, call BP and Rotary. The Clerk read as follows: as 1998 and 1999, an inability to get a Don’t call us.’’ I also think it is time to H.R. 4079 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- clean audit. pass H.R. 3902, which imposes a $100 Now, it would be one thing just to million fine for any American oil com- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, say they cannot get a clean set of pany that unreasonably gouges us and books. It is another when the General raises prices. Enough is enough. SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE FRAUD AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Accounting Office and other groups I yield back the fact that while Uncle (a) AUDIT.—Within 6 months after the date have identified that because of the Sam is killing Microsoft, we are get- of the enactment of this Act, the Comp- weaknesses within the financial con- ting our oil changed big time. troller General of the United States shall— trol system, this Department has expe- f (1) conduct and complete a fraud audit of rienced a number of cases of waste, selected accounts at the Department of Edu- fraud, and abuse. SIERRA LEONE cation that the Comptroller General deter- Let me just highlight a couple of (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given mines to be particularly susceptible to waste, fraud, and abuse; and these. The Inspector General and the permission to address the House for 1 (2) submit a report setting forth the results General Accounting Office have identi- minute and to revise and extend his re- of the audit to the Committee on Education fied a number of examples. One is that marks.) and the Workforce of the House of Rep- the Department over the last 2 years Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise resentatives and the Committee on Health, has issued about $175 million in dupli- today to comment on the situation in Education, Labor and Pensions of the Sen- cate payments to grantees. These pay- Sierra Leone, a marvelous country, a ate. ments continue to occur despite the country with great promise, a country The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Department’s avowed attempts to that provided freedom for slaves many ant to the rule, the gentleman from crack down on them. years ago. Today it is in utter chaos. Michigan (Mr. HOEKSTRA) and the gen- What is a duplicate payment? Well, Revolution is taking place. But what is tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND) each we have here a list of duplicate pay- unique about this is that it is not a po- will control 20 minutes. ments that occurred in October of 1999.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:41 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.004 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4179 What a duplicate payment is, is that it equipment, and, in this case, it in- but what I think is a whole scale prob- means the Department recognizes that cluded computers. It included tele- lem that is affecting many, many dif- it has a liability, that it owes a State, phone equipment. It included a 61-inch ferent agencies within the Federal Gov- it owes a contractor, or a supplier a TV, that is one big TV, and a whole se- ernment; and, hopefully, through the certain amount of money, it cuts a ries of other electronic equipment. leadership of our committee and the check and it pays them. A duplicate They would issue the requisition, the oversight work that we have done here, payment means that it cuts a check equipment would be purchased, and it it will encourage even greater over- and pays them again. would be delivered somewhere other sight with many of these additional This is to the tune of over $175 mil- than the Department of Education, agencies, so we can get a clean, healthy lion of duplicate payments, one as perhaps to the employee’s home or book of record for all of the agencies large as $71,425,000 that occurred on 10/ other locations ensuring that the that were responsible to the American 20/1999. As I said, these payments have equipment never came to the Depart- taxpayer. continued through 2000. So that is one ment of Education. Roughly $330,000 Mr. Speaker, as it relates to the De- area that the Inspector General and worth of equipment was defrauded from partment of Education, there has been the GAO have said this is perhaps an the Department through this mecha- proof that the Department has been de- area that we need to take an additional nism. frauded by some employees or contrac- look at. Why? We need to identify Now, these purchase orders were sup- tors as the gentleman from Michigan whether, number one, we have captured plied to an outside contractor. What (Mr. HOEKSTRA) has indicated. While all of the duplicate payments and we was then in it for the outside con- indictments and a conviction has been have identified all the contractors or tractor? The benefit to the outside con- secured, in regards to the investigation suppliers who have received a duplicate tractor was that this outside con- at the Department, it is important payment. If not, let us find them. tractor would be allowed and the pur- that we, as the oversight body for the The second thing we need to do is we chasing agent would approve for the Department and its programs, ensure need to identify whether for all of the billing of hourly work and overtime by the security and safety of the Depart- duplicate payments that have been this outside contractor. ment’s finances. made, whether the American taxpayer It is estimated that in this case close The Subcommittee on Oversight and and the Federal Government have been to $600,000 in phony overtime was paid Investigations has held several hear- reimbursed for this duplicate payment. to this and other outside contractors. ings regarding the state of the Depart- And then, thirdly, we need the General When we combine the fraud of pur- ment’s financial management systems, and we are very aware that the Depart- Accounting Office to go in and identify chasing this equipment and the over- ment has had significant shortcomings the problems that the Department of time, we have close to a million dollars in fraud from the Department of Edu- in its audits over the last 5 or 6 years. Education has in their system that al- While the Department of Education cation. lows this problem to continue on for 2 is just one of several Federal agencies These are just two examples of why I years. that have been unable to obtain un- think on a bipartisan basis we have So this is not a single occurrence. qualified audit reports in recent years, recognized that when we are talking This is a series of occurrences over a we, as policymakers and the overseers, about some of the most important dol- period of 2 years that have resulted in cannot take a relativistic attitude to- lars that we spend in Washington over $175 million in duplicate pay- ward’s Department audit short- today, those dollars that we invest in ments. comings. We must set high standards our young people, that we invest in our b 1415 for ourselves and the Department just educational system, that when those as we do for the educators we are try- Last month, a contract employee at are going into a Department we need to the Department became the second per- ing to assist through the Department ensure that we have got the highest programs. son to plead guilty in participating in standards of integrity and account- a theft ring. This is, again, disturbing With that being said, I have been ability to make sure that those dollars very encouraged by the Department of because this builds off of recommenda- are being spent where they will make a Education’s response to its audit weak- tions that were not followed in pre- difference and that they are not being nesses in the last year or so especially. vious audits. Previous audits, previous siphoned off through either waste and, New staff at the Inspector General’s of- work by the Inspector General and by in these cases, fraud and abuse. fice and the chief financial officer’s of- the General Accounting Office had in- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of fice had helped motivate change and a dicated that the Department of Edu- my time. greater degree of responsibility in re- cation did not have an effective way of Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- gards to the books in the Department. managing its inventory, meaning that self such time as I may consume. The last audit was completed on time it would go out and buy capital assets, (Mr. KIND asked and was given per- and with corrections to previous weak- but had no way of tracking what assets mission to revise and extend his re- nesses. were purchased and the location of marks.) We on the subcommittee have been each of those assets. Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, as a member assured by the Department’s new IG The result is, that with a lack of a of the Subcommittee on Oversight and that the financial records will be pro- good system in place, we created an en- Investigations, I, too, support this bill duced in a timely and adequate manner vironment where employees understood before us today that was voice voted for future audits. The electronic night- that there was a lack of these controls with unanimous support out of the mare, which the Department has been in place and, actually, created an envi- whole Committee on Education and the living through with failing and faulty ronment that became inviting for Workforce just recently, at the end of computer and accounting systems, waste, fraud and, in this case, abuse May. should finally be corrected in the next and fraud. Because what happened is Just so our colleagues are clear, yes, 2 years, building more security and re- that this Department of Education em- there are problems at the Department liability in the overall financial system ployee, along with outside contractors, of Education that we need to oversee, at the Department regarding outright and there are still additional people and I think this bill will address many fraud. that are being investigated in this of those issues. But the Department of At our last subcommittee hearing on process, they put in place, we will use Education is not the only agency that the subject, I was told by both the In- the word that is kind of in vogue is having problems with audits and get- spector General and the outside audi- today, they used a scheme to defraud ting certified unqualified audits re- tor after a specific question to them on the Department of close to a million ported. In fact, at last count, we have this issue that there is no systematic dollars. 10 agencies and probably 11 for fiscal fraud or abuse that they have been able The scheme worked like this: some- year 1999 alone that have not been able to detect at the Department of Edu- one within the purchasing department to produce unqualified audit reports. cation. at the Department of Education would We are not talking about an anomaly Obviously, again, as the gentleman issue requisitions for certain kinds of here in the Department of Education; from Michigan (Mr. HOEKSTRA) has

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:07 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.007 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4180 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 pointed out, instances of fraud have, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of propriate or not; and as a result of the nevertheless, occurred at the time of my time. work that they have done with us, I the hearing. We are aware of pending Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield think, again, in a bipartisan way, the investigations, and it is very dis- myself such time as I may consume. Department, I think, has returned over tressing that multiple cases of fraud Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, $700 million back to the Treasury. have, in fact, taken place. the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. I think that is a very good, coopera- Mr. Speaker, I also want to just take KIND) for his words and also his high- tive way of us moving through this a moment and commend the sub- lighting that hopefully some of the process and dealing with this ugly side committee Chair in his realization in work that we have done on the sub- of the financial management part of order to save taxpayer dollars that we committee can perhaps be a stimulus the Department of Labor. I also think are taking a more targeted fraud inves- for the House as a whole. We are cur- that as we move through this process tigation approach to the audit requests rently in the process of drafting a piece in a more targeted approach, one of the contained in this bill today. I think it of legislation where we apply the same ways that the Department or one of the is a very reasonable and responsible ap- standard to other Federal agencies areas that the Inspector General and proach to this. that we have applied here to the De- the General Accounting Office have Accordingly, it is appropriate for us partment of Education that says if, for agreed with us that they will take a to demand a more probing audit spe- 2 consecutive years, a Department or look at is the security of the computer cifically geared towards fraud detec- an agency cannot get a clean audit data systems that the Department of tion and vulnerability at the Depart- that it should be a fundamental re- Education maintains. ment. Ultimately, it is this commit- quirement that a more in-depth anal- These systems contain student loan tee’s jurisdiction to authorize funding ysis or a quote, unquote, a fraud audit and grant records for tens of millions for the education programming that we or a targeted fraud audit should take of students, and what we want to do is expect will hopefully benefit the need- place within these agencies because we want to make sure that the safe- iest of America’s schools and children. what we do know is that when an agen- guards are in place to maintain the in- We decide programs structure. We set cy cannot deliver a clean audit, the tegrity of these systems to make sure relative priorities, and we are the first auditors have some concern about their that no one can get into these files and to berate the appropriators for under- internal controls as to how they are either steal data or manipulate the funding our education authorization measuring and recording the various data that are in these files. levels. Accordingly, we must also be expenditures. So the same standard It is a wide-ranging effort that we the first to raise the alarm when man- that we apply to the Department of have undertaken, and I think we have agement issues move from the realm of Education should apply to all of the had good cooperation from both sides accounting weaknesses to direct fraud other agencies that we have, whether it of the aisle as well as with the Depart- and abuse. is the Department of Defense, the De- ment, with the Inspector General and I agree that a narrow, selective fraud partment of Labor or whatever we are also with the General Accounting Of- investigation is warranted and should working on, and propose this one be- fice to get to the bottom of these allow the Department to proceed with issues. cause of the work that the sub- its financial management upgrades and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of committee has done in this area. security enhancements. Hopefully with my time. Mr. Speaker, I also would like to this audit and the regular audits our Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- thank my colleague, the gentleman subcommittee has been reviewing, we self such time as I may consume. from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND), because I soon will see the promises of the De- Mr. Speaker, I thank my chairman of agree with him the more time that we partment and the Inspector General the subcommittee for his remarks and can spend on exploring educational pol- come to fruition. Hopefully, we will would be happy to be able to work with soon be able to focus on education pol- icy and what is going on at the State him and others who are drafting this icy with confidence and undivided at- and local level as to what works and legislation in order to form a stricter, tention, be able to move beyond just what does not, the more effective we higher standard of audit accountability oversight and get to the bottom of can be in spending the billions of dol- in the rest of the agencies. I think that some of the problems that exist at the lars that we are allocating here at a that is long overdue and the gentleman Department of Education and pass im- Federal level so that we can move is heading in the right direction in portant and meaningful education leg- away from purely the measurement of drafting legislation for that very re- islation that many of us were hoping to where the dollars are going, but actu- quirement. achieve this year. ally be taking a look at the effective- Again, I do not want our colleagues We still have yet to reauthorize the ness and are we getting the impact for who are listening to this discussion Elementary and Secondary Education the dollars that we would like to have. today to be under some false impres- Act, a vitally important program in I have to applaud my colleague. I sion that everything is wrong and bad order to improve the quality of edu- think we have been in 21 different and the Department of Education is cation, especially for the most vulner- States and had 23 field hearings, and breaking down and they are not actu- able and needy school children my colleague consistently is there with ally accomplishing some very worth- throughout our country. We have an us. He has been in New Mexico with us. while goals and objectives over there, Even Start Family Literacy bill that He has been in Colorado with us. Last because they are. As I indicated, during has passed the committee back in Feb- week he was in Minnesota. He has been the previous hearings that we have had ruary, I believe, with wide bipartisan in my district in Michigan; and con- on the Subcommittee on Oversight and support under the leadership of the sistently when we are at a State in a Investigations, as well as other Edu- chairman of the committee, the gen- local level having a field hearing, he cation hearings, there is a lot of hope tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. GOOD- has been there and participating in and promise that we are finally start- LING), and that has yet to see the light that process to make sure that we are ing to turn the corner, as far as the of day on the House floor. getting the best bang for our buck. quality of programming, more direc- The other thing that I would like to We are hoping to be able to move to tion with the resources, emphasizing also say is that we have had a very that work as soon as possible, as well quality and accountability, rather than good working relationship, developing as some of the other unfinished edu- just expansion of programs. cation issues that are still pending be- a good working relationship with the b fore this Congress. new Inspector General and with the 1430 Let's do a responsible job of providing ap- General Accounting Office. The Gen- So I think there are a lot of things propriate oversight with the Department of eral Accounting Office has completed you can point to and show definite Education but let's not also lose sight on the an audit of the Department’s grant progress and improvement at the De- unfinished job of passing meaningful edu- back fund where there were some ques- partment of Education. cation legislation that is going to improve the tions about how these dollars were I also feel that when the history quality of education that our Nation's children being used and what was moving into books are written on this administra- deserve. the account and whether that was ap- tion, we are going to be able to look

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:07 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.032 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4181 back on the Department of Education Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague coming a millstone around the neck of an and the leadership which has been pro- for working together on this issue. We agency struggling to handle its basic respon- vided to it by Secretary Riley and real- have outlined some of the problems sibilities. ize we have had one of the most effec- within the Department of Education. Recent reports of independent auditors have tive, brightest, hard-working, and Hopefully through this effort, by hav- informed us that the Department neither prac- thought-provoking and innovative Sec- ing the General Accounting Office go in tices sound fiscal management nor possesses retaries that our Nation has ever seen and take a more in-depth analysis, an appropriate accounting system. The agen- in Secretary Riley. So I hope people do hopefully they will go in and they will cy has yet to get its first clean audit opinion not view this as a reflection on the not find additional fraud or abuse and and is consistently cited by auditors for work that he has done at the Depart- they will find that the Department is failings. These include an inability to reconcile ment of Education. Because under his operating appropriately. At this point its accounts with Treasury; failure to properly leadership there have been significant in time, we just do not know. We have inventory its computers and other equipment; improvements overall at the Depart- enough cases that indicate on a bipar- and an inability to safeguard effectively its ment of Education. I just want to high- tisan basis that we need to go in for a computer systems from access by unauthor- light a couple of those that we have closer look. ized users. seen in recent years. This is a targeted approach. This is Federal education dollars that should go to The Education Department today has an approach that we can work with the the classroom are instead going to buying tel- roughly two-thirds of the number of General Accounting Office on and evision sets, computers and palm pilots for employees administering its programs make sure that we are dealing with the friends and relatives of Department of Edu- since 1980, even though the budget has appropriate issues at the right time cation employees. Two individuals recently approximately doubled since then. The and that we then can move on to the pleaded guilty to participating in such a Education Department has trimmed its other things that my colleague from scheme, which remains under investigation by regulations by a third and reduced Wisconsin was alluding to, as to the ef- the Justice Department. And this is only one grant application paperwork and ag- fectiveness of the spending partici- in a series of abuses recently examined by the gressively implemented waiver author- pating here in Washington, are we get- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. ity to legal roadblocks to State reform. ting the maximum effect for the dol- We have tried as a Congress to improve the The student loan default rate is now lars we are spending. fiscal stewardship of the Department. When at a record low 8.8 percent after declin- That will be a debate for another the 105th Congress wrote the Higher Edu- ing for 7 consecutive years. It was 22.4 day, or hopefully that will be a debate cation Amendments of 1998, it turned the percent when President Clinton took or a process that we can build a bipar- Education Department's Office of Student Fi- office, and, as a result, the taxpayers in tisan consensus as to the best way to nancial Assistance into the federal this country have been saved billions of move forward, empowering local offi- govenment's first performance-based organi- dollars. cials and parents to make the decisions zation. Collections on defaulted loans have for the education of their children be- Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I have more than tripled, from $1 billion in cause that really is the leverage point, no further requests for time, and I fiscal year 1993 to over $3 billion in fis- empowering parents and local officials yield back the balance of my time. cal year 1999 alone. to focus on basic academics, delivered The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. MIL- The Direct Student Loan Program in a safe and drug-free school, so that LER of Florida). The question is on the proposed by President Clinton in 1993 our children can get the best education motion offered by the gentleman from and enacted by Congress in 1994 has of any kids in the world. Michigan (Mr. HOEKSTRA) that the saved taxpayers over $4 billion over the I think that is a vision that we share House suspend the rules and pass the last 5 years. on a bipartisan basis, at least getting bill, H.R. 4079, as amended. The creation of the National Student the best education for our kids. We The question was taken. Loan Data System has allowed edu- may have some disagreements as to Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, on cation officials to identify prior de- what the best process is, but we have that I demand the yeas and nays. faulters and thereby prevent the dis- the same long-term goals and objec- The yeas and nays were ordered. bursement of as much as $1 billion in tives in mind. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- new grants and loans to ineligible stu- Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise in ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the dents. strong support of H.R. 4079, which requires Chair’s prior announcement, further The customer saving rates for ED the Comptroller General to conduct a fraud proceedings on this motion will be Pubs, the Education Department’s doc- audit of selected accounts at the U.S. Depart- postponed. uments and distribution center, exceed ment of Education. I want to thank Mr. HOEK- f those of premier corporations like Fed- STRA for his work in bringing this bill to the HIGHER EDUCATION TECHNICAL eral Express and Nordstrom. floor. AMENDMENTS OF 2000 There are also signs that the quality I note at the outset that this bill received the of education is starting to turn the cor- support of minority members of the Committee Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I move to ner as well. We have higher academic on Education and the Workforce at our full suspend the rules and pass the bill standards and assessments being put in committee mark-up held a couple of weeks (H.R. 4504) to make technical amend- place throughout the 50 States, im- ago. Both majority and minority members of ments to the Higher Education Act of provement in the Nation’s reading the Committee are aware of the serious finan- 1965, as amended. scores in the three grades tested, and cial management problems at the Department The Clerk read as follows: math scores are starting to show some of Education. This awareness is due to the H.R. 4504 improvement as well. considerable time and effort the Subcommittee Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Yes, there are some management on Oversight and Investigations has spent as- resentatives of the United States of America in problems that we are hopefully going sessing the agency's practices. Through its Congress assembled, to be able to get to the bottom of, and, hearings, the Subcommittee found the depart- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE; EFFEC- TIVE DATE. with this legislation, sooner rather ment's operations and practices to be very (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as than later, but there are a lot of susceptible to fraud and abuse. the ‘‘Higher Education Technical Amend- achievements and progress being made By way of background, I would note that ments of 2000’’. with the Department of Education and Congress has increased federal education (b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise ex- the programs they are responsible for funding in recent years. The Labor-HHS-Edu- pressly provided in this Act, whenever in that we shouldn’t lose sight of even cation Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2001 this Act an amendment or repeal is ex- with the need for this legislation provides $37.2 billion in discretionary spending pressed in terms of an amendment to, or re- for the Department of Education. The agency peal of, a section or other provision, the ref- today. erence shall be considered to be made to a Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance also currently manages a $100 billion direct section or other provision of the Higher Edu- of my time. student loan portfolio, a new banking function cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield initiated by the Clinton Administration. I am (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise myself such time as I may consume. concerned that the direct loan program is be- provided in this Act, the amendments made

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:07 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.034 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4182 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 by this Act shall take effect as if enacted as (6) Section 131(b) is amended by striking to students if the recipient demonstrates in part of the Higher Education Amendments of ‘‘the costs for typical’’ and inserting ‘‘the its application, to the satisfaction of the 1998 (Public Law 105–244). prices for, and financial aid provided to, typ- Secretary, that the size of the grants the re- SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. ical’’. cipient will provide to students is appro- (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.— (7) Section 131(c)(2)(B) is amended by strik- priate and likely to have a significant im- (1) Section 101(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(1)) is ing ‘‘costs’’ and inserting ‘‘prices’’. pact on retention at that institution. In amended by inserting before the semicolon (8) Section 131(d)(1) is amended by striking making grants to students under this sub- at the end the following: ‘‘, or students who ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years’’. section, an institution shall ensure that ade- meet the requirements of section 484(d)(3)’’. (9) Section 141 (20 U.S.C. 1018) is amended— quate consultation takes place between the (2) Section 102(a)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting student support service program office and 1002(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘total and unit’’ after ‘‘to reduce the’’; the institution’s financial aid office. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of (B) in subsection (c)— ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—For purposes of qualifying as an institution under paragraph (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘Each receiving grant aid under this subsection, el- (1)(C), the Secretary shall establish criteria year’’ and inserting ‘‘Each fiscal year’’; igible students shall be current participants by regulation for the approval of institutions (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘guar- in the student support services program of- outside the United States and for the deter- anty agencies,’’ after ‘‘lenders,’’; and fered by the institution and be— mination that such institutions are com- (iii) in paragraph (2)— ‘‘(A) students who are in their first 2 years parable to an institution of higher education (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ex- of postsecondary education and who are re- as defined in section 101 (except that a grad- penditures’’ and inserting ‘‘administrative ceiving Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1; uate medical school, or a veterinary school, expenditures for the most recent fiscal or located outside the United States shall not year’’; and ‘‘(B) students who have completed their be required to meet the requirements of sec- (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Chief first 2 years of postsecondary education and tion 101(a)(4)). Such criteria shall include a Financial Officer Act of 1990 and’’ and insert- who are receiving Federal Pell Grants under requirement that a student attending such ing ‘‘Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990,’’ subpart 1 if the institution demonstrates to school outside the United States is ineligible and by inserting before the period at the end the satisfaction of the Secretary that— for loans made, insured, or guaranteed under the following: ‘‘, and other relevant legisla- ‘‘(i) these students are at high risk of drop- part B unless— tion’’; ping out; and ‘‘(i) in the case of a graduate medical (C) in subsection (f)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘(ii) it will first meet the needs of all its school located outside the United States— ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph eligible first- and second-year students for ‘‘(I)(aa) at least 60 percent of those en- (1)’’; and services under this paragraph. rolled in, and at least 60 percent of the grad- (D) in subsection (g)(3), by adding at the ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF NEED.—A grant pro- uates of, the graduate medical school outside end the following new sentence: ‘‘The names vided to a student under paragraph (1) shall the United States were not persons described and compensation for those individuals shall not be considered in determining that stu- in section 484(a)(5) in the year preceding the be included in the annual report under sub- dent’s need for grant or work assistance year for which a student is seeking a loan section (c)(2).’’. under this title, except that in no case shall under part B of title IV; and (b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III.— the total amount of student financial assist- ‘‘(bb) at least 60 percent of the individuals (1) Subsection (g) of section 324 (20 U.S.C. ance awarded to a student under this title who were students or graduates of the grad- 1063(g)) is amended to read as follows: exceed that student’s cost of attendance, as ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICT uate medical school outside the United defined in section 472. States (both nationals of the United States OF COLUMBIA ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.— ‘‘(4) MATCHING REQUIRED.—A recipient of a and others) taking the examinations admin- ‘‘(1) HOWARD UNIVERSITY.—In any fiscal grant who uses such funds for the purpose de- istered by the Educational Commission for year that the Secretary determines that scribed in paragraph (1) shall match the Foreign Medical Graduates received a pass- Howard University will receive an allotment funds used for such purpose, in cash, from ing score in the year preceding the year for under subsections (b) and (c) which is not in non-Federal funds, in an amount that is not which a student is seeking a loan under part excess of amounts received for such fiscal less than 33 percent of the total amount of B of title IV; or year by Howard University under the Act of funds used for that purpose. This paragraph ‘‘(II) the institution has a clinical training March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 438; 20 U.S.C. 123), re- shall not apply to any grant recipient that is program that was approved by a State as of lating to the annual appropriations for How- an institution of higher education eligible to January 1, 1992; or ard University, then Howard University shall receive funds under part A or B of title III or ‘‘(ii) in the case of a veterinary school lo- be ineligible to receive an allotment under title V. cated outside the United States that does this section. ‘‘(5) RESERVATION.—For any fiscal year not meet the requirements of section ‘‘(2) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- after the date of enactment of the Higher 101(a)(4)— BIA.—In any fiscal year, the University of the Education Technical Amendments of 2000, ‘‘(I) the institution was certified by the District of Columbia may receive financial the Secretary may reserve not more than 20 Secretary as eligible to participate in the assistance under this part, or under section percent of the funds available under this sec- loan program under part B of title IV before 4(c) of the District of Columbia College Ac- tion for grant aid in accordance with this October 1, 1999; and cess Act of 1999 (P.L. 106–98), but not under subsection.’’. ‘‘(II) the institution’s students complete both this part and such section.’’. (2)(A) Section 404A(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–21(b)) their clinical training at an approved veteri- (2) Section 326(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)) is is amended by adding at the end thereof the nary school located in the United States.’’. amended, in the matter preceding subpara- following new paragraph: (3) Section 102(a)(3)(A) (20 U.S.C. graph (A), by inserting a colon after ‘‘the fol- ‘‘(3) DURATION.—An award made by the 1002(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘section lowing’’. Secretary under this chapter to an eligible 521(4)(C) of the Carl Perkins Vocational and (3) Section 342(5)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1066a(5)(C)) entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) of Applied Technology Education Act’’ and in- is amended— subsection (c) shall be for a period of 6 serting ‘‘section 3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Per- (A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘equip- years.’’. kins Vocational and Technical Education ment’’ the first place it appears; and (B) The amendment made by subparagraph Act of 1998’’. (B) by striking ‘‘technology,,’’ and insert- (A) shall be effective for awards made for fis- (4) Section 103(7) (20 U.S.C. 1003(7)) is ing ‘‘technology,’’. cal year 2000 and succeeding fiscal years, ex- amended to read as follows: (4) Section 343(e) (20 U.S.C. 1066b(e)) is cept that the Secretary shall permit recipi- ‘‘(7) NEW BORROWER.—The term ‘new bor- amended by inserting after the subsection ents of 5-year grants made for fiscal year rower’ when used with respect to any date designation the following: ‘‘SALE OF QUALI- 1999 to amend their applications to include a for any loan under any provision of— FIED BONDS.—’’. 6-year project period. ‘‘(A) part B or part D of title IV means an (5) Section 1024 (20 U.S.C. 1135b–3), as trans- (3) Section 415A(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070c(a)(2)) individual who on that date has no out- ferred by section 301(a)(5) of the Higher Edu- is amended by striking ‘‘section 415F’’ and standing balance of principal or interest cation Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105– inserting ‘‘section 415E’’. owing on any loan made, insured, or guaran- 244; 112 Stat. 636), is repealed. teed under either such part; and (c) AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF TITLE IV.— (4) Section 415E(c) (20 U.S.C. 20 U.S.C. ‘‘(B) part E of title IV means an individual (1) Section 402D (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14) is 1070c–3a(c)) is amended to read as follows: who on that date has no outstanding balance amended— ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each State of principal or interest owing on any loan (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- receiving a grant under this section may use made under such part.’’. section (d); and the grant funds for— (5) Section 131(a)(3)(A)(iii) (20 U.S.C. (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the ‘‘(1) making awards that— 1015(a)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended— following new subsection: ‘‘(A) supplement grants received under sec- (A) by striking ‘‘an undergraduate’’ and in- ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.— tion 415C(b)(2) by eligible students who dem- serting ‘‘a full-time undergraduate’’; and ‘‘(1) USE FOR STUDENT AID.—A recipient of a onstrate financial need; or (B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘section grant that undertakes any of the permissible ‘‘(B) provide grants under section 415C(b)(2) 428(a)(2)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section services identified in subsection (b) may, in to additional eligible students who dem- 428(a)(2)(C)(ii)’’. addition, use such funds to provide grant aid onstrate financial need;

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:07 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.003 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4183 ‘‘(2) providing scholarships for eligible weeks of instruction bears to 1 academic amended from time to time (including appli- students— year;’’. cable transition provisions). If any such ‘‘(A) who demonstrate financial need; and (2) Section 428(a)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. State’s law provides for a statutory lien to ‘‘(B) who— 1078(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended— be created in such loans, such statutory lien ‘‘(i) desire to enter a program of study (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub- may be created by the entity or entities gov- leading to a career in— clause (II) of clause (i); and erned by such State law in accordance with ‘‘(I) information technology; (B) by moving the margin of clause (iii) the applicable statutory provisions that cre- ‘‘(II) mathematics, computer science, or two ems to the left. ated such a statutory lien. engineering; or (3) Section 428(b)(1) is amended— ‘‘(ii) COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION.—In addition ‘‘(III) another field determined by the (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking sub- to any other method for describing collateral State to be critical to the State’s workforce clause (II) and inserting the following: in a legally sufficient manner permitted needs; or ‘‘(II) if such student is enrolled in a pro- under the laws of the State, the description ‘‘(ii) demonstrate merit or academic gram of undergraduate education that is less of collateral in any financing statement filed achievement and desire; and than 1 academic year, the maximum annual pursuant to this section shall be deemed le- ‘‘(3) making awards that— loan amount that such student may receive gally sufficient if it lists such loans, or refers ‘‘(A) supplement community service work- may not exceed the lesser of— to records (identifying such loans) retained study awards received under section ‘‘(aa) the amount that bears the same ratio by the secured party or any designee of the 415C(b)(2) by eligible students who dem- to the amount specified in subclause (I) as secured party identified in such financing onstrate financial need; or the length of such program measured in se- statement, including the debtor or any loan ‘‘(B) provide community service work- mester, trimester, quarter, or clock hours servicer. study awards under section 415C(b)(2) to ad- bears to 1 academic year; or ‘‘(iii) SALES.—Notwithstanding clauses (i) ditional eligible students who demonstrate ‘‘(bb) the amount that bears the same ratio and (ii) and any provisions of any State law financial need.’’. to the amount specified in subclause (I) as to the contrary, other than any such State’s (5) Section 415E (20 U.S.C. 20 U.S.C. 1070c– the length of such program measured in law providing for creation of a statutory 3a) is amended by adding at the end the fol- weeks of instruction bears to 1 academic lien, an outright sale of loans made under lowing: year;’’; and this part shall be effective and perfected ‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding sub- (B) in subparagraph (Y)(i), by striking automatically upon attachment as defined in section (d), for purposes of determining a ‘‘subparagraph (M)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- the Uniform Commercial Code of such State’s share of the cost of the authorized paragraph (M)(i)(I)’’. State.’’. activities described in subsection (c)— (4) Section 428(c)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. (9) Section 435(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(5)) is ‘‘(1) in the case of a State that participates 1078(c)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting before amended— in the program authorized under this section the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking in fiscal year 2000— recorded in the borrower’s file, except that ‘‘July 1, 2002,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004,’’; ‘‘(A) if such State participates in the pro- such regulations shall not require such and gram in fiscal year 2001, for that year the agreements to be in writing’’. (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘1999, State shall consider only those expenditures (5) Section 428C(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘1999 through 3(a)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end from non-Federal sources that exceed its ex- 2003’’. the following new clause: penditures for activities authorized under (10) Subparagraphs (A) and (F) of section ‘‘(ii) Loans made under this section shall, this subpart for fiscal year 1999; or 438(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)) are each to the extent used to discharge loans made ‘‘(B) if such State does not participate in amended by striking the last sentence. under this title, be counted against the ap- the program in fiscal year 2001, but partici- (11) Section 439(d) (20 U.S.C. 1087–2(d)) is plicable limitations on aggregate indebted- pates in the program in a succeeding fiscal amended by striking paragraph (3). year, for the first fiscal year after fiscal year ness contained in section 425(a)(2), 2001 in which the State participates in the 428(b)(1)(B), 428H(d), 455, and 464(a)(2)(B).’’. (e) AMENDMENT TO PART C OF TITLE IV.— program, the State shall consider only those (6) Section 428H(d)(2)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 1078– Section 443(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)) is expenditures from non-Federal sources that 8(d)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: amended by inserting ‘‘(including a reason- exceed its expenditures for activities author- ‘‘(ii) if such student is enrolled in a pro- able amount of time spent in travel or train- ized under this subpart for the preceding fis- gram of undergraduate education that is less ing directly related to such community serv- cal year, or fiscal year 1999, whichever is than 1 academic year, the maximum annual ice)’’ after ‘‘community service’’. loan amount that such student may receive greater; and (f) AMENDMENT TO PART D OF TITLE IV.— may not exceed the lesser of— ‘‘(2) in the case of a State that participates Paragraph (6) of section 455(b) (20 U.S.C. ‘‘(I) the amount that bears the same ratio in the program authorized under this section 1087e(b)), as redesignated by section 8301(c)(1) to the amount specified in clause (i) as the for the first time after fiscal year 2000, for of the Transportation Equity for the 21st length of such program measured in semes- the first fiscal year in which the State par- Century Act (112 Stat. 498) is redesignated as ter, trimester, quarter, or clock hours bears ticipates in the program, the State shall con- paragraph (8), and is moved to follow para- to 1 academic year; or sider only those expenditures from non-Fed- graph (7) as added by 452(b) of the Higher ‘‘(II) the amount that bears the same ratio eral sources that exceed its expenditures for Education Amendments of 1998 (112 Stat. to the amount specified in subclause (I) as activities authorized under this subpart for 1716). the preceding fiscal year. the length of such program measured in ‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE weeks of instruction bears to 1 academic (g) AMENDMENTS TO PART E OF TITLE IV.— COSTS PROHIBITED.—A State receiving a year;’’. (1) Section 462(g)(1)(E)(i)(I) (20 U.S.C. grant under this section shall not use any of (7) Section 428H(e) is amended— 1087bb(g)(1)(E)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting the grant funds to pay administrative costs (A) by striking paragraph (6); and ‘‘monthly’’ after ‘‘consecutive’’. associated with any of the authorized activi- (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para- (2) Section 464(c)(1)(D) (20 U.S.C. ties described in subsection (c).’’. graph (6). 1087dd(c)(1)(D)) is amended by redesignating (6) Section 419C(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070d– (8) Section 432(m)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1082(m)(1)) is subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), 33(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and’’ after amended— respectively. the semicolon at the end thereof. (A) in subparagraph (B)— (3) Section 464(c)(2)(A)(iv) is amended by (7) Section 419D(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d–34(d)) is (i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after inserting before the semicolon at the end the amended by striking ‘‘Public Law 95–1134’’ the semicolon at the end; and following: ‘‘, except that interest shall con- and inserting ‘‘Public Law 95–134’’. (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and tinue to accrue on such loans and such inter- (d) AMENDMENTS TO PART B OF TITLE IV.— inserting a period; est shall be eligible for cancellation under (1) Section 425(a)(1)(A)(i)(II) (20 U.S.C. (B) by striking clause (iv) of subparagraph section 465’’. 1075(a)(1)(A)(i)(II)) is amended to read as fol- (D); and (4) Section 464(h) is amended— lows: (C) by adding at the end the following new (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— ‘‘(II) if such student is enrolled in a pro- subparagraph: (i) by inserting ‘‘, and the loan default has gram of undergraduate education that is less ‘‘(E) PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN not been reduced to a judgment against the than 1 academic year, the maximum annual STUDENT LOANS.— borrower,’’ after ‘‘defaulted on the loan’’; loan amount that such student may receive ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the pro- and may not exceed the lesser of— visions of any State law to the contrary, in- (ii) by inserting after ‘‘held by the Sec- ‘‘(aa) the amount that bears the same ratio cluding the Uniform Commercial Code as in retary,’’ the following: ‘‘or if the borrower of to the amount specified in subclause (I) as effect in any State, a security interest in a loan under this part who has defaulted on the length of such program measured in se- loans made under this part, on behalf of any the loan elects to make a single payment mester, trimester, quarter, or clock hours eligible lender (as defined in section 435(d)) equal to the full amount of principal and in- bears to 1 academic year; or shall attach, be perfected, and be assigned terest and collection costs owed on the ‘‘(bb) the amount that bears the same ratio priority in the manner provided by the appli- loan,’’; and to the amount specified in subclause (I) as cable State’s law for perfection of security (B) by adding at the end the following new the length of such program measured in interests in accounts, as such law may be paragraph:

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‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—At the discretion of (3) Section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended— made satisfactory repayment arrangements the institution or the Secretary, for the pur- (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘cer- with respect to such obligations.’’. pose of receiving the benefits of this sub- tification,,’’ and inserting ‘‘certification,’’; (B) The amendments made by subpara- section, a loan that is in default and reduced (B) in subsection (b)(2)— graph (A) shall be effective for the academic to judgment may be considered rehabilitated (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph year beginning July 1, 2001, except that, in if— (A), by striking ‘‘section 428A’’ and inserting the case of an institution of higher education ‘‘(A) the borrower makes 12 on-time, con- ‘‘section 428H’’; that chooses to implement such amendments secutive, monthly payments of amounts (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting prior to that date, such amendments shall be owed on the loan, as determined by the insti- ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end thereof; effective on the date of such institution’s im- tution, or by the Secretary in the case of a (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; plementation. loan held by the Secretary; or and’’ and inserting a period; and (6) Section 485(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)) is ‘‘(B) the borrower makes a single payment (iv) by striking subparagraph (C); amended by striking ‘‘mailings, and’’ and in- equal to the full amount of principal and in- (C) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ‘‘cer- serting ‘‘mailings, or’’. terest and collection costs owed on the tifies that he or she’’ after ‘‘The student’’; (7)(A) Section 485(f)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) loan.’’. and is amended by adding at the end the fol- (5)(A) Section 465(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. (D) in subsection (l)(1)(B)(i), by striking lowing new subparagraphs: 1087ee(a)(2)) is amended— ‘‘section 521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vo- ‘‘(I) A statement of policy concerning the (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec- cational and Applied Technology Education handling of reports on missing students, tion 111(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(3)(C) of the including— 1113(a)(5)’’; Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical ‘‘(i) the policy with respect to notification (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘With Education Act of 1998’’. of parents, guardians, and local police agen- Disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘with Disabil- (4)(A) Section 484(r)(1) is amended by in- cies and timing of such notification; and ities’’; and serting after ‘‘controlled substance’’ the fol- ‘‘(ii) the institution’s policy for inves- (iii) in subparagraph (F), by inserting be- lowing: ‘‘during any period of enrollment for tigating reports on missing students and for fore the semicolon at the end the following: which the student was receiving assistance cooperating with local police agencies in the ‘‘, including full-time prosecutors and public under this title’’. investigation of a report of a missing stu- defenders earning $30,000 or less in adjusted (B) Section 484(r) is further amended— dent. gross income’’. (i) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- ‘‘(J) A statement of policy regarding the (B) The amendment made by subparagraph graph (5); and availability of information, provided by the (A)(iii) shall be effective on the date of en- (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- State to the institution pursuant to section actment of this Act, except that such amend- lowing new paragraphs: 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law ment shall not prevent any borrower who, ‘‘(3) CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO AN- Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071), re- prior to the date of enactment of this Act, SWER.—Any student who fails to answer a garding sexually violent predators required was receiving cancellation of indebtedness question of the common financial aid form to register under such section. Such state- under section 465(a)(2)(F) of the Higher Edu- developed under section 483 that relates to ment shall include, at a minimum, the fol- cation Act of 1965 from continuing to receive eligibility or ineligibility under this sub- lowing: such cancellation. section shall be treated as ineligible until ‘‘(i) An assurance that the institution shall (6) Section 467(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087gg(b)) is such question is answered. make available to the campus community, amended by striking ‘‘(5)(A), (5)(B)(i), or (6)’’ ‘‘(4) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall require through its law enforcement unit or other of- and inserting ‘‘(4)(A), (4)(B), or (5)’’. each institution of higher education that fice, all such information concerning any (7) Section 469(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(c)) is participates in any of the programs under person enrolled or employed at the institu- amended— this title to provide each student upon en- tion. (A) by striking ‘‘sections 602(a)(1) and rollment with a separate, clear, and con- ‘‘(ii) The means by which students and em- 672(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 602(3) and spicuous written notice that advises stu- ployees obtain access to such information. 632(5)’’; dents of the penalties contained in this sub- ‘‘(iii) The frequency at which such infor- (B) by striking ‘‘qualified professional pro- section.’’. mation is updated. vider of early intervention services’’ and in- (C) The amendments made by this para- ‘‘(iv) The type of information to be made serting ‘‘early intervention services’’; and graph shall be effective for academic years available. (C) by striking ‘‘section 672(2)’’ and insert- beginning on or after July 1, 2001. ‘‘(K) A description of campus fire safety ing ‘‘section 632(4)’’. (5)(A) Section 484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) is practices and standards, including— (h) AMENDMENTS TO PART F OF TITLE IV.— amended— ‘‘(i) information with respect to each cam- (1) Section 471 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk) is amend- (i) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub- pus residence hall and whether or not such ed by striking ‘‘subparts 1 or 2’’ and insert- part 4 of part A or’’ after ‘‘received under’’; hall is equipped with a fire sprinkler system ing ‘‘subpart 1, 2, or 4’’. (ii) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) by inserting or other fire safety system; (2) Section 478(h) (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(h)) is ‘‘(as determined in accordance with sub- ‘‘(ii) statistics concerning the occurrence amended— section (d))’’ after ‘‘student has completed’’; on campus of fires and false alarms in resi- (A) by striking ‘‘476(b)(4)(B),’’; and and dence halls, including information on deaths, (B) by striking ‘‘meals away from home, (iii) in subsection (b)(2)— injuries, and structural damage caused by apparel and upkeep, transportation, and (I) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking such occurrences, if any, during the 2 pre- housekeeping services’’ and inserting ‘‘food ‘‘subject to—’’ through to the end of such ceding calendar years for which such data away from home, apparel, transportation, subparagraph and inserting ‘‘subject to the are available; and and household furnishings and operations’’. procedures described in subparagraph ‘‘(iii) information regarding fire alarms, (3)(A) Section 479A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) (C)(ii).’’; and smoke alarms, fire escape planning or proto- is amended by inserting ‘‘a student’s status (II) by amending subparagraph (C) to read cols (as defined in local fire codes), rules on as a ward of the court at any time prior to as follows: portable electrical appliances, smoking and attaining 18 years of age,’’ after ‘‘487,’’. ‘‘(C) GRANT OVERPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.— open flames, regular mandatory supervised (B) The amendment made by subparagraph (i) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and fire drills, and any planned improvements in (A) shall be effective for academic years be- (B), but subject to clause (ii), a student shall fire safety.’’. ginning on or after July 1, 2001. not be required to return 50 percent of the (B) The amendment made by this para- (i) AMENDMENTS TO PARTS G AND H OF total grant assistance received by a student graph shall be effective for academic years TITLE IV.— under this title for a payment period or pe- beginning on or after July 1, 2001. (1) Section 482(a) (20 U.S.C. 1089(a)) is riod of enrollment. A student shall not be re- (8) Section 485(f) is further amended— amended by adding at the end the following quired to return amounts of less than $50. (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting after the new paragraph: ‘‘(ii) Subject to clause (iii), a student shall first sentence the following: ‘‘In addition, ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall provide a period be permitted to repay any grant overpay- each such institution shall make periodic re- for public comment of not less than 45 days ment determined under this section under ports to the campus community regarding after publication of any notice of proposed terms that permit the student to maintain fires and false fire alarms that are reported rulemaking published after the date of the his or her eligibility for further assistance to a local fire department.’’; enactment of the Higher Education Tech- under this title, including a period during (B) in paragraph (5)— nical Amendments of 2000 affecting programs which no payment is due from the student— (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’ and in- under this title.’’. ‘‘(I) for 6 months, beginning on the day the serting ‘‘subparagraphs (F) and (J) of para- (2) Section 483(d) (20 U.S.C. 1090(d)) is student withdrew; and graph (1)’’; amended by striking ‘‘that is authorized ‘‘(II) while the student is pursuing at least (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub- under section 685(d)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘, or a half-time course of study, as determined by paragraph (B); other appropriate provider of technical as- the institution. (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘edu- sistance and information on postsecondary ‘‘(iii) Clause (ii) shall not apply to a stu- cation, identify’’ and all that follows educational services, that is supported under dent who is in default on any repayment ob- through the end and inserting the following: section 685’’. ligations under this title, or who has not ‘‘education, identify—

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:07 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.003 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4185 ‘‘(i) exemplary campus security policies, (B) by striking paragraph (2). tion will only improve on those results. procedures, and practices and disseminate (2) The amendments made by this sub- The legislation we are considering information concerning those policies, proce- section shall be effective on the date of en- today makes numerous technical cor- dures, and practices that have proven effec- actment of this Act. rections, but it also includes some sig- tive in the reduction of campus crime; and (k) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VI.—Section nificant policy changes that we believe ‘‘(ii) fire safety policies, procedures, and 604(c) (20 U.S.C. 1124(c)) is amended by strik- practices and disseminate information con- ing ‘‘this part’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’. are necessary to ensure that the Higher cerning those policies procedures and prac- (l) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII.— Education Act is implemented in the tices that have proven effective in the reduc- (1) Section 701(a) (20 U.S.C. 1134(a)) is way we intended. tion of fires on campus; and’’; and amended by striking the third sentence and Although we could not include all the (iv) by adding at the end the following: inserting the following: ‘‘Funds appropriated changes on everyone’s wish list, we did ‘‘(D) not later than July 1, 2002, prepare for a fiscal year shall be obligated and ex- try to include those improvements that and submit a report to Congress containing— pended for fellowships under this subpart for will benefit students and families who ‘‘(i) an analysis of the current status of fire use in the academic year beginning after are struggling to pay for a college edu- safety systems in college and university fa- July 1 of such fiscal year.’’. cation. cilities, including sprinkler systems; (2) Section 714(c) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is An important change included by the ‘‘(ii) an analysis of the appropriate fire amended— safety standards to apply to these facilities, (A) by striking ‘‘section 716(a)’’ and insert- committee impacts the eligibility of which the Secretary shall prepare after con- ing ‘‘section 715(a)’’; and historically black colleges and univer- sultation with such fire safety experts, rep- (B) by striking ‘‘section 714(b)(2)’’ and in- sities to participate in the Federal stu- resentatives of institutions of higher edu- serting ‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’. dent aid programs. These institutions cation, and Federal agencies as the Sec- (m) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section play a vital role in providing access to retary, in the Secretary’s discretion, con- 857(a) of the Higher Education Amendments post-secondary education for students siders appropriate; of 1998 (112 Stat. 1824) is amended by striking who might not otherwise enroll in ‘‘(iii) an estimate of the cost of bringing all ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2001’’. higher education. In the 1998 amend- nonconforming residence halls and other The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ments, we required some of these insti- campus buildings into compliance with ap- ant to the rule, the gentleman from propriate building codes; and tutions to submit plans and implemen- ‘‘(iv) recommendations concerning the best California (Mr. MCKEON) and the gen- tation strategies that would result in means of meeting fire safety standards in all tleman from California (Mr. MARTINEZ) default rate reductions at their institu- college facilities, including recommenda- each will control 20 minutes. tions. However, we did not provide suf- tions for methods of funding such costs.’’; The Chair recognizes the gentleman ficient time for the affected institu- and from California (Mr. MCKEON). tions to take the actions outlined in (C) in paragraph (12)(A), by inserting before GENERAL LEAVE the default management plans to re- the semicolon at the end the following: duce their cohort default rates. This ‘‘(other than in dormitories or other residen- Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I ask tial facilities reported under subparagraph unanimous consent that all Members bill is correcting that mistake. (D))’’. may have 5 legislative days within H.R. 4504 also includes three new pro- (9) Section 485 is further amended by add- which to revise and extend their re- visions all related to campus security. ing at the end the following new subsection: marks on H.R. 4504, as amended. The first provision is based on H.R. ‘‘(h) NEW OR REVISED REQUIREMENTS.—For The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 3619, introduced by the gentleman from any new requirement for institutional disclo- objection to the request of the gen- New Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS), that re- sure or reporting under this Act enacted tleman from California? quires institutions of higher education after April 1, 2000, the period for which data to have a policy related to the handling must be collected shall begin no sooner than There was no objection. 180 days after the publication of final regula- Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield of reports on missing students, includ- tions or guidance. The final regulations or myself such time as I may consume. ing the notification of parents, guard- guidance shall include any required data ele- Mr. Speaker, today we are consid- ians and local police. ments or method of collection (or both). The ering the Higher Education Technical The second provision is based on H.R. Secretary shall take reasonable and appro- Amendments of 2000. Most of you will 4407, introduced by the gentleman from priate steps to ensure that institutions have Arizona (Mr. SALMON), which requires adequate time to collect and prepare the re- recall that just over 2 years ago we met here on a bipartisan basis to consider institutions to have a policy regarding quired data before public disclosure or sub- the availability of information pro- mission to the Secretary.’’. the Higher Education Amendments of (10) Section 485B(a) (20 U.S.C. 1092b(a)) is 1998. That legislation was subsequently vided by the State under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement amended— enacted into law on October 7, 1998, and Act with respect to registered sexually (A) by redesignating the paragraphs fol- now greatly benefits students by pro- violent predators. lowing paragraph (5) (as added by section viding the lowest student loan interest 2008 of Public Law 101–239) as paragraphs (6) The third provision was an amend- through (11), respectively; and rates in almost 20 years, as well as by ment offered by the gentlewoman from making needed improvement to impor- (B) in such paragraph (5)— New Jersey (Mrs. ROUKEMA) that re- (i) by striking ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)),’’ tant student aid programs like Work- quires institutions to include in their and inserting ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.),’’; and Study, Pell grants and TRIO. annual security report a description of (ii) by striking the period at the end there- First, I want to express my thanks to campus fire safety practices and stand- of and inserting a semicolon. the gentleman from Pennsylvania (11) Section 487(a)(22) (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(22)) ards. All of these provisions will result (Chairman GOODLING) for his leadership in greater awareness of potential secu- is amended by striking ‘‘refund policy’’ and on that bill and for the years of leader- inserting ‘‘refund of title IV funds policy’’. rity risks on campus, and I, for one, be- (12) Section 491(c) (20 U.S.C. 1098(c)) is ship he has shown on all education lieve that more information is better. amended by adding at the end the following matters during his time here in the Additionally, this legislation will im- new paragraph: Congress. prove the regulatory process for insti- ‘‘(3) The appointment of members under I also want to thank the committee tutions of higher education and other subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) ranking member, the gentleman from program participants. We continue to shall be effective upon publication of the ap- Missouri (Mr. CLAY), the former rank- hear reports that the Department does pointment in the Congressional Record.’’. ing member of the subcommittee, the (13) Section 498 (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is not give the public enough time to amended— gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KIL- comment on or to implement complex (A) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘insti- DEE), and the current ranking member student aid regulations. For that rea- tution,’’ and inserting ‘‘institution (but sub- of the subcommittee, the gentleman son, we have established minimum ject to the requirements of section 484(b)),’’; from California (Mr. MARTINEZ), for time periods for certain activities. (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘for their cooperation in bringing this bill First, the bill requires the Depart- profit,’’ and inserting ‘‘for-profit,’’; and to the floor and for the great work that ment of Education to allow a minimum (C) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting they have done on the other bills that of 45 days for comment after the publi- ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof. (j) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V.— we have been working on. cation of a notice of proposed rule (1) Section 504(a) (20 U.S.C. 1101c(a)) is These amendments which we crafted making. Second, it prevents disclosure amended— together have been a great success, and or reporting requirements from becom- (A) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and our continued efforts on this legisla- ing effective for at least 180 days after

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:07 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.003 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4186 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 final regulations are published. Al- Committee on Education and Work- gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. PETRI), though some groups would have pre- force. a staunch member of the committee. ferred a longer period of time, the com- In addition, it has become apparent Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I would like mittee believes that these time frames as a result of the negotiated rule mak- to thank the gentleman from Cali- provide a reasonable period of time for ing process that, in few instances, fornia (Mr. MCKEON) for allowing me action without causing disruptive clarifying language is necessary in the opportunity to speak in support of delays in the regulatory or implemen- order for the 1998 amendments to be this bill. tation process. implemented as Congress intended. Mr. Speaker, we are here today to Most importantly, the bill clarifies Therefore, today we are considering consider the Higher Education Tech- and strengthens provisions in the High- H.R. 4504, the Higher Education Tech- nical Amendments of 2000. As most will er Education Act regarding the return nical Amendments of 2000. recall, about 2 years ago we enacted on of Federal funds when students with- In addition to renumbering para- a bipartisan basis the Higher Edu- draw from school. Specifically, it will graphs and changing colons to semi- cation Amendments of 1998. Millions of correct the Department interpretation colons, the bill does a number of things students have since benefited from our so that students will never be required to improve the Higher Education Act efforts, and the minimal number of to return more than 50 percent of the and benefit students. For instance, it technical amendments that we are con- grant funds they receive. In addition, it modifies the Student Support Service sidering today is testimony to the fact will provide students with a limited Program under TRIO to allow grantees that the bill was well written. grace period for repayment to help stu- to use funds for college completion The legislation we are considering dents who are unable to repay imme- grants and requires 33 percent match- today makes necessary technical diately upon their withdrawal and it ing funds used for this purpose. It ex- changes, as well as a few policy will set a minimum threshold for grant tends the Gear Up grant award period changes, that the members of the Com- repayment of $50. to 6 years to allow grantees to serve a mittee on Education and the Workforce All of these steps will aid students cohort of students beginning in the believe are necessary to implement the who withdraw from college for emer- sixth grade. It allows work-study funds act as intended. In writing this legisla- gency or financial reasons. It is our to be used for travel training, and it tion, the members, with the guidance hope that these changes will allow a eliminates the 2-year waiting period of our chairman, have worked to en- low-income student to make another Hispanic-serving institutions must ob- sure that the bill is bipartisan; that it attempt to obtain a post-secondary serve before applying for another grant will benefit students; and that it will education in the future, which is, of under title V, similar to the legislation be signed into law. course, what we are trying to do with recently passed by Congress and signed One notable benefit to students is the this whole education process. into law to eliminate the wait-out pe- way this bill improves the Perkins loan This legislation will improve the im- riod for tribal colleges and Native Alas- program. It modifies the loan rehabili- plementation of the Higher Education kan and Hawaiian institutions. tation programs to provide the benefits Amendments of 1998 which we worked of loan rehabilitation to a borrower b 1445 very hard to enact in the last Congress, with a defaulted loan who pays his or and I urge every Member of this Con- Most importantly, it adjusts the title her loan in full with a single payment gress to support it. IV refund policy to make it easier for if the defaulted loan has not been re- Finally, I would like to thank our low-income students who are forced to duced to judgment. Education staff members, Sally Stroup withdraw from school to reenter when It also clarifies that loans in and George Conant on the majority their circumstances improve. I believe deferment for a student who performs a side, and Maryellen Ardouny and Mar- that the small number of changes in service resulting in loan cancellation is shall Grigsby on the minority side, for the bill and the very technical nature reimbursed for interest and not just for all of the work they have done to make of most of them are testimony to the principal. Additionally, this legislation this bill possible at this time. outstanding job that the gentleman improves the regulatory process for Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of from California (Mr. MCKEON), the gen- schools and other program partici- my time. tleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE), pants. This is important because the Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield and members of the committee did in committee continues to hear reports myself such time as I may consume. 1998. I urge my colleagues to support that the Department does not give the Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the the bill, which will improve the excel- public enough time to comment on or bill, the Higher Education Technical lent piece of legislation we passed in to implement complex student aid reg- Amendments Act of 2000. In October of 1998, and allow the Department and ulations. 1998, as the chairman has already said, community to continue implementing To address this, the bill requires the after 2 years of debate and compromise, the Higher Education Act as Congress Department of Education to allow a the Congress passed and the President intended. minimum of 45 days for comment after signed the Higher Education Amend- In closing, I would like to say thank the publication of a notice of proposed ments of 1998. you to Sally Stroup, George Conant, rulemaking. It also prevents disclosure Among other things, this bipartisan Marshall Grigsby, and Mary Ellen or reporting requirements from becom- legislation reduced student loan inter- Sprenkel of our staff for all their hard ing effective for at least 180 days after est rates to the lowest level in 17 years, work on H.R. 4504 and the underlying final regulations are published. established the performance-based or- bill. Another significant element of this ganization to administer Federal stu- I would also like to take a moment bill is the change to the return of Fed- dent aid programs, and it authorized to express my deepest sympathy for eral funds provision to help students programs to help disadvantaged ele- John Oberg, special assistant of higher who withdraw before the end of a term. mentary and secondary students grad- education at the Department of Edu- It corrects the Department’s interpre- uate from high school and enter col- cation. John, who has done an out- tation and clarifies that students are lege. It authorized new programs to standing job of representing the admin- never required to return more than 50 strengthen the quality of the elemen- istration on issues concerning higher percent of the grant funds that they re- tary and secondary teaching force, and education for the past 6 years, lost his ceive. However, considering that we in expanded the loan cancellation for in- wife last week in a car accident. Congress have worked hard to help our dividuals teaching in low-income John, our thoughts are with you dur- Nation’s students meet some of their schools. ing this very difficult time. needs in order to attend the college or However, since its enactment, ap- Once again, I urge Members to sup- university, I for one would hate to see proximately a year and a half ago, as port this resolution. us being taken advantage of, or the the chairman said, several technical Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of taxpayer being taken advantage of. It errors, such as misnumbered para- my time. is theoretically possible for a person to graphs and incorrect punctuation, have Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield get a Pell grant to enroll in a low-cost been brought to the attention of the such time as he may consume to the local program with the full intention of

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.013 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4187 dropping out almost immediately and There is also the question as tax- important to reach out to low-income pocketing half of the grant money. payers, is why should we be under- students. We also need to have ac- One thing I have learned in my years writing students who are abusing and countability. in Congress is that if there is a theo- convicted of drug use in college? In my What these amendments do are, one, retical way for people to take advan- five trips to Colombia, I have looked first off one is only covered when they tage of the Federal Government, some and listened to leaders in Colombia, receive the loan and they are accepted people will find it and will do it. To ad- leaders in Mexico. I have heard people into a university, or coming back after dress this concern, I intend to ask the back home and around the country say an absence. In other words, there is a General Accounting Office to conduct a there is only so much we can do about short period of time while one is not in study to determine whether or not this interdiction. What is being done in school, where they would be covered. is a significant problem. America about the drug problem? Also, if it is a continuous process, Again, I would like to thank the gen- This is an effort to actually do pre- presumably one would be covered. In tleman from California (Mr. MCKEON) vention and to hold people account- other words, if one took the January for allowing me to speak in support of able. semester break off or a summer break; the bill before us, and I urge all of my Now there were a couple of problems but they are in a continuous flow of colleagues to vote in favor of the legis- in implementation that occurred in the college, they would be held account- lation. Higher Education Act. One, there was able in that period. But the goal here is Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I re- limited pre-testing of the question. not if one drops out for 5 years to cover serve the balance of my time. Secondly, the poorly framed question that period or to cover their whole Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield caused tremendous confusion in incom- years in high school. The goal is while one is clearly going such time as he may consume to the ing freshmen and others in 1999. Hun- to college and has been approved for a gentleman from Indiana (Mr. SOUDER), dreds of thousands of students left the student loan. a strong member of the committee. question blank, which would have Secondly, we have made it clear now (Mr. SOUDER asked and was given stopped the system to enforce it and that we have had our trial run. If one permission to revise and extend his re- yet they cannot have questions left leaves this blank, they will not get a marks.) blank. There was also no auditing. loan until they fill out that question. Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, I thank There was no checking of those who Now, a third part that the gentleman the gentleman from California (Mr. said that they had not been convicted from California (Mr. GARY MILLER) MCKEON) for his excellent leadership in of a drug crime, or who left it blank, added, which I think was a very wise the higher Committee on Education which is irresponsible enforcement. It additional amendment, was to make and the Workforce and also our distin- is basically a toothless bill without sure that all students understand that guished ranking member for his years that. it is clear to the information to the De- of work in this committee as well. Now there was a misunderstanding as partment of Education that if one is Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk well. All the way through the whole de- convicted of a drug crime, they cannot about two clarifications and one addi- bate, I never said anything differently get a student loan, or they will be tion to the Higher Education Technical than what I said today, which is that if kicked off of a student loan. Amendments to the so-called Souder one is going to take a student sub- Now lastly, we had some discussions amendment to the Higher Education sidized loan they should be held ac- with the Department of Education. I Act. This amendment probably has countable. Yet for some unusual rea- want to make it clear that we did not caused more controversy on our college son, and I am not faulting them for put some amendments in because I be- campuses than all but few things in the doing it because it was their decision lieve they are moving ahead on this. Higher Education Act, and this is an to do so, the Clinton administration in- One is to get the question better draft- attempt to clarify some things that I terpreted this to mean that anybody ed. I am encouraged, but that question believe were misunderstood or had im- prior to going into college who had should be pre-tested better than they plementation problems at the Depart- been convicted once, twice, or three have pre-tested it in the past because ment of Education. times of a drug crime was, therefore, as a parent whose kids have gone First, let me thank former Congress- either in violation of either clause one, through college, the forms are very man Gerald Solomon. For years he led clause two or clause three, which confusing; and it is very important if this effort to hold students accountable meant that many teenagers around the they are going to be held accountable for drug use if they were going to use country who had been convicted of a to have that question clear. taxpayer money to fund a student loan. drug crime all of a sudden were either Secondly, an auditing process, be- What my amendment attempted to do being suspended for 1 year, 2 years or cause without an auditing process this was a very simple process and that out on drug loans. amendment is toothless. If we are said, if one abuses drugs, that is if they It meant people that were coming going to attack the drug problem in are convicted, not alleged but if they back in mid-life or adulthood all of a this country and hold people account- are convicted of using drugs or dealing sudden were not eligible, theoretically, able and help kids get into treatment drugs, they would lose their student at least for student loans. There was and get their lives straightened loan for one year. nowhere in any record that suggested around, there has to be an auditing and accountability process. We are either If they went through drug treatment that any of us were advocating a serious about the drug problem or we and took a drug test and passed it reachback provision. The language was twice, they could get back even within are not. very explicit, I believed, which is if one We need to make sure that we do not that year. Our goal was not to get kids takes taxpayer dollars, then they are just focus on interdiction, which I be- tossed out of college. Our goal was to expected to behave legally. lieve is important, or border control, get kids off drugs. If it happened twice, Now, what we need to do is to try to which I believe is important, or legal they lost their subsidized student loan reach to those students who often are accountability, which I believe is im- for two years. If it happened three young people or middle-aged people portant, but to have real prevention times, they are out. For drug dealing it who are coming back, who have had a and treatment programs; and these was one and two. tough time in life, who have been con- amendments will help this become an Now this caused a big rhubarb. The victed of a drug crime, and now they even better process and hopefully help question was, is this punishing people want to go to college. The goal here is many students in this country under- who have already been punished once? not to punish them. stand that this problem is real. As if our courts actually do more than I am a big supporter of GEAR UP, Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield slap on the wrist. But besides that, the where we have technical amendments back the balance of my time. question is not punishment; the ques- in this bill related to GEAR UP, and Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield tion is treatment. How do we move to there is an unfortunate amendment myself such time as I may consume. prevention, and how do we get those later in the Labor HHS bill that would Mr. Speaker, I would like to make who are abusing drugs on to treatment strike some of the clauses in GEAR UP just a couple more comments. In addi- and to help them with their problem? which I oppose because I believe it is tion to the committee staff that I

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.014 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4188 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 thanked earlier, I would like to thank a policy related to the handling of reports on lawÐthe Clery'sÐendorse the Campus Pro- my legislative director, Karen Weiss, missing students, including the notification of tection Act. for all of the work that she has done on parents, guardians and local police. The Campus Protection Act adds a new this bill. This may be the last time The second provision is based on H.R. section to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of that we stand as a subcommittee on 4407 introduced by Representative SALMON of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime the floor with legislation during this Arizona, It requires institutions to have a policy Statistics Act to clarify that sex offender infor- Congress; and if so, I want to again regarding the availability of information pro- mation of all enrolled students and employees thank the gentleman from California vided by the state under the Violent Crime not only can be released, but when received, (Mr. MARTINEZ), the ranking member Control and Law Enforcement Act with respect must be released. This will ensure that the of this committee. He has been a joy to to registered sexually violent predators. same information about sex offenders avail- work with. He really has the people of The third provision was an amendment of- able to other state citizens is available to col- this country at heart. He has served a fered by Representative ROUKEMA of New Jer- lege students. Additionally, the Act sensibly lot of time in this Congress and done sey that requires institutions to include in their provides that universities develop a policy an excellent job, and I just want to let annual security report a description of campus statement regarding the availability of this in- him know that I appreciate greatly the fire safety practices and standards. formation as part of their annual crime statis- ability that he has brought to this Con- All of these provisions will result in greater tics report. gress and the opportunity that we have awareness of potential security risks on cam- Without a clear statement that schools are had to work together. pus, and I, for one, believe that more informa- obligated to release this information, questions Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, we are here tion is better. will remain about the legality of releasing sex today to consider the Higher Education Tech- Finally, I want to thank Mr. CLAY and Mr. offender information. Schools that withhold in- nical Amendments of 2000. Many of my col- MARTINEZ for their efforts in crafting this bipar- formation because of this uncertainty unneces- leagues will remember that in the last Con- tisan legislation. This bill will not satisfy every- sarily put their students at risk. gress we enacted the Higher Education one completely. But it does make necessary Under the Campus Protection Act, colleges Amendments of 1998 on a bipartisan basis. technical and policy changes that will improve are only obligated to report information the That bill was one of the most important pieces the implementation of the Higher Education state provides. This is not an undue burden or of legislation we considered for students and Amendments of 1998, and it does so in a way mandate, but authority that most campus se- their parents. I want to thank Chairman that will benefit students. curity offices, such as the ASU unit, will wel- MCKEON again for his leadership on that bill. I urge my colleagues to support this legisla- come. The colleges maintain full discretion on Throughout that process he kept members fo- tion. how to disclose sex offender information. Mr. SALMON. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chair- cused on our goal of improving our student fi- The Campus Protection Act will aid campus man GOODLING C EON nancial aid system. Millions of students have and Chairman M K and law enforcement agencies and, more impor- since benefited from our efforts, and the mini- their staffs for all of their hard work on the tantly, increase campus safety. In her letter mal number of technical amendments that we Campus Protection Act, which will close a endorsing the bill, Detective Sally Miller of the are considering today is testimony to the fact loophole in federal law that restricts the ability Santa Rose Junior College District Police De- that the bill was well crafted. of colleges and universities to notify students partment writes: ``I wish to indicate my full The Department of Education has issued a of the presence of convicted sex offenders on support of [your bill] which provides direction majority of the final regulations implementing campus. I am thrilled that the campus security and legal tools for college and university law the 1998 amendments. In most cases our in- legislation has been incorporated into H.R. enforcement agencies to educate and inform tent was followed, but in a few important in- 4504, the Higher Education Technical Amend- our communities about sexual predators cur- stances, it was not. ments Act of 2000. rently hidden within our communities. These What peaked my interest in this matter was For example, I feel very strongly that the de- amendments . . . are vitally important to allow a column Tamara Deitrich wrote for the East partment is not following our intent with re- college and university police departments to Valley Tribune on a sex offender roaming the spect to direct loan origination fees. The 1998 adequately provide for the safety of our stu- campus of Arizona State University (ASU), amendments were designed to provide stu- dents and staff from sexual predators.'' dents with the best possible deal under very which is located in my District. The sex of- Passage of H.R. 4504 will close the sex of- tight budget constraints, and I believe we suc- fender secured a work furlough to study and fender campus loophole once and for all and ceeded in doing that. However, the law uses do research at ASU, where about 23,000 I urge my colleagues to support it. the word ``shall'' and it is very clear in directing young women attend classes. Campus law en- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the Secretary to collect a four percent origina- forcement officials at ASU expressed concern of my time. tion fee on direct student loans. This is con- that Federal law hampered their ability to ade- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. MIL- firmed in legal opinions from the Congres- quately warn students about this threat. To LER of Florida). The question is on the sional Research Service and the Comptroller me, it's unconscionable that women on cam- motion offered by the gentleman from General. It was not our intent to change that, puses do not receive notification when a rapist California (Mr. MCKEON) that the and in my view the department's decision to or sex offender is enrolled. House suspend the rules and pass the arbitrarily interpret ``shall'' to mean ``may'' sets S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, an bill, H.R. 4504 , as amended. a very dangerous precedent. The fact that this expert in campus security matters, carefully The question was taken; and (two- legislation does not address this issue should evaluated the Campus Protection Act. The fol- thirds having voted in favor thereof) not be taken as an endorsement of the depart- lowing is an excerpt from his letter: the rules were suspended and the bill, ment's actions. For too long colleges and universities have as amended, was passed. used the Family Educational Rights and Pri- A motion to reconsider was laid on The legislation before us today does make vacy Act (20 USC Section 1232g) to withhold a needed change to the ``return of federal public safety information from their stu- the table. funds'' provisions in the Higher Education Act dents and employees that any other citizen f to help students who withdraw before the end would be able to get freely. This is a situa- RECOGNIZING IMPORTANCE OF of a term. By correcting the department's mis- tion that denies them equal protection under STRONG MARRIAGES FOR A taken interpretation, we will ensure that no the law and unnecessarily puts their lives STRONG SOCIETY student is required to return more than 50 per- and safety at risk. The addition of a require- cent of the grant funds he or she received. I ment to the campus security section of the Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to Higher Education Act of 1965 that schools know there are those who would like us to go suspend the rules and agree to the reso- publicly disclose information about reg- lution (H. Res. 280) recognizing the im- further. However, doing so would increase istered sex offenders who are either enrolled mandatory spending, and in many instances, or employed by the institution should ensure portance of strong marriages and the would result in students leaving school with in- that FERPA is not misinterpreted to pre- contributions that community mar- creased student loan debt, which I cannot clude the release of this critically important riage policies have made to the support. information. The language included in H.R. strength of marriages throughout the H.R. 4505 includes three new provisions all 4504 is designed to clarify this point . . . United States, as amended. related to campus security. The first provision I thank S. Daniel Carter for his contribution The Clerk read as follows: is based on H.R. 3619, introduced by Rep- to this effort and am delighted that the found- H. RES. 280 resentative ANDREWS of New Jersey, and re- ers of his organization and the family most re- Whereas one of every two marriages ends quires institutions of higher education to have sponsible for the original campus security in divorce;

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.016 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4189 Whereas children living with a single As an example, there has been a Why does marriage offer such ex- mother are six times more likely to live in great deal of debate in America about traordinary health benefits? The pre- poverty than are children whose parents are the growing gap between rich and poor; viously mentioned demographer, Linda married; and almost all of it focuses on the Waite, states that marriage provides Whereas married adults, on average, live longer, have fewer emotional problems, and changing job force, the cost of living, individuals a network of help and sup- are less likely to engage in alcohol or drug and the tax and regulatory structure port which can be particularly bene- abuse; that hamstrings businesses and em- ficial in dealing with stress and in re- Whereas visionary communities have ployees. covering from illness and accidents. adopted community marriage policies to em- But analysis of social science lit- Of course the long-recognized linked power couples for healthy, lifelong marriage erature demonstrates that the root between stable marriage and greater and to foster an environment that has the cause of poverty and income is defi- wealth is not simply due to the fact greatest likelihood of ensuring the well- nitely linked to the presence or ab- that married men have stronger incen- being of our citizens, especially our children; sence of marriage. Among other prob- tives to work hard. It is also due to the Whereas a community marriage policy is a lems, broken families earn less and ex- set of guidelines for premarital preparation fact that married-couple households and community support for marriage to perience lower levels of educational benefit from role specialization and which individuals, the community, clergy, achievement. from pooling resources. and congregations voluntarily commit; and Let’s consider some of the statistics Another interesting aspect, Wash- Whereas a successful community marriage that have been offered: in 1950, 12 out of ington State University researcher Jan policy is one that urges clergy, congrega- every 100 children, in other words, 12 Stets reports that women in co- tions, and the broader community to— percent, entered a broken family. By habiting unions are more than twice as (1) encourage premarital preparation edu- 1992, 58 percent, or 58 out of every 100 likely to be the victims of domestic vi- cation; children born, entered a broken family. (2) train mature married couples to serve olence than married women. Children living with a single mother Data from the National Institute of as mentors to the newly married; are six times more likely to live in (3) evaluate current practices that may un- Mental Health shows that co-habiting wittingly undermine marriage formation and poverty than are children whose par- women have rates of depression that stability; ents are married. are more than three times higher than (4) implement policies that promote mar- Of families with children in the low- married women and more than twice as riage; and est quintile of earnings, 73 percent are high as other single women. On and on (5) volunteer time, expertise, and resources headed by single parents. Ninety-five the statistics go. to support initiatives that promote marriage percent in the top quintile are headed and stable families: Now, therefore, be it I think a very important item to by married couples. mention is that research reviews by Resolved, That the House of In 1994, over 12.5 million children UCLA Professor Robert Coombs and Representatives— lived in single-parent families that (1) recognizes the importance of strong others find that the longer lives of earned less than $15,000 per year. Only marriages for a strong society; married people cannot be explained by 3 million children lived in single-par- (2) commends communities that have es- the fact that healthy people are more ent families with annual incomes tablished community marriage policies for likely to get and stay married. The greater than $30,000. their efforts to support marriage and prevent state of marriage itself is more impor- the problems of divorce; and Three-quarters of all women applying (3) encourages other communities in the for welfare benefits do so because of a tant in fostering good health. United States to develop voluntary commu- destructive marriage or live-in rela- Now, that is very important to recog- nity marriage policies to enable community tionship. Those who leave the welfare nize because an immediate response of members, such as clergy, business leaders, system when they get married are the many people to all the statistics that I public officials, and health professionals, to least likely to return to the welfare have given here is that we simply have work together to strengthen marriages and not done a controlled experiment. The provide stable environments for children. system. Co-habitation doubles the rate of di- problem, they would say, is simply The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- vorce. Co-habitation with someone that the healthier people and the ant to the rule, the gentleman from other than one’s future spouse quadru- happier people are the ones more likely Michigan (Mr. EHLERS) and the gen- ples the rate of divorce. to get married and stay married. tleman from California (Mr. MARTINEZ) Divorce reduces the income of fami- But as I said here, the research by each will control 20 minutes. lies with children by an average of 42 Robert Coombs of UCLA indicates that The Chair recognizes the gentleman percent, and almost 50 percent of those is simply not true. The state of mar- from Michigan (Mr. EHLERS). families experience poverty. Married riage itself is more important in fos- GENERAL LEAVE couples in their mid-50s amass four tering good health. Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask times the wealth of divorced individ- The conclusion is that marriage is unanimous consent that all Members uals, $132,000 versus $33,600. healthy. It is good for couples. It is may have 5 legislative days within I think this illustrates some aspects good for children, good for commu- which to revise and extend their re- of the current situation. But let us also nities, good for the Nation. It improves marks on House Resolution 280. consider, research that has been done health, well-being, and makes chil- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there on marriage and happiness and particu- dren’s lives, on average, more stable. objection to the request of the gen- larly marriage and health. The question is what can we do to en- tleman from Michigan? University of Chicago demographer courage marriage if marriage is so There was no objection. Linda Waite found that life expectancy wonderful? Is there some magic wand Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield is more adversely affected by being un- we at the Federal level can wave and myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address married than by being poor, over- solve that particular problem? I think the issue of marriage and its benefits weight, or having heart disease. it is important to recognize that we Similarly, scholars at the National for individuals, for communities and cannot do a great deal at the Federal Institutes for Health Care Research re- for our Nation. There have been consid- level. But we can certainly encourage cently compiled a lengthy report show- erable discussion about the state of community-level activity, particularly marriage in this Nation over the past ing that divorced men are particularly activity that is having a good effect. half century because there has been likely to experience health problems. I want to make it clear I am not up such dramatic changes in our Nation When compared to married men, di- here to condemn divorce; I am simply and in the institution of marriage. vorced males are twice as likely to die pointing out that marriage can be a prematurely from hypertension, four positive factor in many lives and that b 1500 times as likely to die prematurely we should try to encourage those who If we look at the details of what has from throat cancer, twice as likely to are married to stay married and those happened to marriage in this half cen- die prematurely from cardiovascular who are not married to become mar- tury and what has happened as a re- disease, and seven times as likely to ried. sult, we find some very interesting die prematurely from pneumonia. In An example of a way to handle this things. other words, being married is healthy. appropriately is to mobilize religious

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.006 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4190 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 and community support. Something After more than a year of careful In closing, Mr. Speaker, I have out- that has emerged in this country, planning, in the spring of 1998 the ini- lined some of the reasons that our na- which is very good and has had a posi- tiative began implementation, starting tion should consider as we try to tive influence, is something called a by offering training to ministers and strengthen marriages in our country. community marriage policy. courses to others. The benefits of health, the benefits of Let me cite some material from a re- The Greater Grand Rapids Commu- stability, the benefits for our Nation cent report, ‘‘Toward More Perfect nity Marriage Policy has set itself a and particularly for our children and Unions: Putting Marriage on the Pub- goal of reducing the divorce rate by 25 their education. lic Agenda,’’ a report from the Family percent by the year 2010, a very ambi- I have stated that the purpose of the Impact Seminar, reported by Theodora tious goal; and they are well on the resolution is simply to commend com- Ooms. She notes that perhaps the most way to achieving that. It will also es- munities throughout the entire Nation promising and innovative marriage- tablish some interim benchmarks of that have established community mar- strengthening strategy bubbling up progress towards this goal. riage policies. But I would like to point from the community level is the com- So the purpose of this resolution is to out that the Congress itself should munity marriage policy. This is a commend community marriage policies focus on ways to undue the bias against strategy rooted in the religious sector throughout this land; and, in par- marriage in certain Federal programs. and was originally conceived of and ticular, although it is not specifically This House has already passed the promoted by Michael McManus, a syn- stated in the resolution, I want to com- elimination of the marriage penalty in dicated columnist and author of ‘‘Mar- mend the Greater Grand Rapids com- our income tax, and we hope that that riage Savers.’’ munity in developing their community will soon pass the other body and be In the community marriage policy marriage policy. It has worked well. It initiative, clergy and congregations in signed into law by the President. The holds great promise. We hope that it earned income tax credit should also a community get together and agree will achieve a great increase in the sta- upon a set of guidelines. not have a marriage penalty, which it bility of marriages in our community presently has. A particularly good example of such and eventually throughout our Nation. a community marriage policy is that of There are other issues in poverty pro- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of grams and many other programs in the the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan, my time. area which I represent. I do not say Federal Government where one can de- Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield tect some antimarriage bias. I think that just because I represent it. myself such time as I may consume. In the words of the report Family Im- we as a Congress should address those Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. pact Seminar report, the best commu- issues. Res. 280, which recognizes the impor- nity marriage policy is taking place in In addition State governments, with tance of strong marriages and commu- Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan, their responsibility for the marriage nity marriage policies. I think it is a where, in 1996, the community laws, should do what they can to en- wonderful thing if communities try to launched an ambitious community- courage proper premarital counseling encourage strong marriages. wide mobilization designed to support and especially proper counseling of in- Our communities have changed so children-strengthening marriage. dividuals considering divorce. The initiative has some core funding, drastically over the past 3 years, today it is a fast-paced world and places con- In the State of Michigan, we have an executive leader, Dr. Roger Sider, done that through a State law which and institutional support from Pine stant stress on families and couples alike. sets up a mechanism for counseling at Rest, a Christian Community Mental the local level, using funds from mar- Health Center. But today, most married couples, young married couples, one finds both riage license fees. Churches and local I should point out in an aside that communities, through initiatives such Pine Rest is more than just a center; it of the couples working, dedicated to a career or a job, and that is a hectic life as community marriage policies, also is the second largest private commu- should encourage this. nity member health facility in the style. The hectic life style that many In summary, we have demonstrated United States. young couples are leading make it dif- What distinguishes the Grand Rapids ficult for them to focus on family and there are substantial effects of divorce community marriage policy is that it each other, thereby putting a strain on on children. There are substantial ef- involves a high caliber and breadth of their relationship and putting their fects of divorce on the health of indi- community leadership, including many marriage at risk. viduals. And we have also outlined a civic leaders and health professionals This resolution, I commend the gen- number of the benefits of marriage. as well as the clergy. They have taken tleman from Michigan (Mr. EHLERS) for It is very important that we as a Na- pains to be inclusive of many different bringing it forth, bringing attention to tion and as a Congress emphasize the views of marriage. a need for strong healthy marriage and importance of stable marriages for the For example, they have been careful community support to make that a re- well-being of our Nation, our citizens, to listen to and accommodate the con- ality. and especially our children. cerns of feminists working with bat- This support, in the form of commu- tered women and minority leaders nity marriage policies and other efforts b 1515 to ensure a network of help for couples, working with single-parent families. This resolution is one small way we Let me emphasize that this commu- can greatly contribute toward more can do that, and I urge the adoption of nity marriage policy is voluntary; but harmonious and happy marriages, espe- the resolution. the Grand Rapids one is unique in that cially churches and community-based it has involved the broader community, organizations. Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- not just the religious community. Those who are contributing that sup- quests for time, and I yield back the In Grand Rapids, pastors, rabbis, port are various members of our com- balance of my time. priests, judges, doctors, lawyers, coun- munity, including those organizations, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. MIL- selors, elected officials, business lead- as I mentioned, religious and those LER of Florida). The question is on the ers, educators and concerned citizens people’s community-based organiza- motion offered by the gentleman from are being asked to find ways that they tions that put forth counseling service. Michigan (Mr. EHLERS) that the House can strengthen and support marriages In closing, I want to thank again the suspend the rules and agree to the reso- throughout their life cycle. gentleman from Michigan (Mr. EHLERS) lution, House Resolution 280, as amend- The chairman of the 50-person steer- for bringing this resolution to the ed. ing committee is Bill Hardiman, a good House today and urge Members to sup- The question was taken; and (two- friend of mine, and the mayor of port it. thirds having voted in favor thereof) Kentwood, the second largest suburb of Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the rules were suspended and the reso- Grand Rapids. He has put many hours of my time. lution, as amended, was agreed to. into this and has done exceptional Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield A motion to reconsider was laid on work. myself such time as I may consume. the table.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.031 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4191 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RECEIV- be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council for its Virginia (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentle- ERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY ACT action pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the woman from the District of Columbia OF 2000 District of Columbia Home Rule Act, without re- (Ms. NORTON) each will control 20 min- vision but subject to the Mayor’s recommenda- Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, utes. tions. Notwithstanding any provision of the Dis- The Chair recognizes the gentleman I move to suspend the rules and pass trict of Columbia Home Rule Act, the Council the bill (H.R. 3995) to establish proce- may comment or make recommendations con- from Virginia (Mr. DAVIS). dures governing the responsibilities of cerning such estimates but shall have no au- GENERAL LEAVE court-appointed receivers who admin- thority under such Act to revise such estimates. Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, (4) EXCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall not I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- ister departments, offices, and agencies apply with respect to— of the District of Columbia govern- bers may have 5 legislative days within (A) any department, agency, or office of the which to revise and extend their re- ment, as amended. government of the District of Columbia adminis- The Clerk read as follows: tered by a District of Columbia receiver for marks on H.R. 3995, the bill under con- H.R. 3995 which, under the terms of the receiver’s ap- sideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- pointment by the court involved, the Mayor and resentatives of the United States of America in the Council may revise the annual budget; or objection to the request of the gen- Congress assembled, (B) the District of Columbia Housing Author- tleman from Virginia? ity receiver appointed during 1995. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. There was no objection. (5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Co- Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, apply with respect to fiscal year 2001 and each lumbia Receivership Accountability Act of I yield myself such time as I may con- succeeding fiscal year. sume. 2000’’. (e) ANNUAL FISCAL, MANAGEMENT, AND PRO- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO RECEIV- GRAM AUDIT.— ERS WITH RESPONSIBILITIES OVER (1) IN GENERAL.—An annual fiscal, manage- of H.R. 3995, the District of Columbia DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERN- ment, and program audit of each department, Receivership Accountability Act of MENT. agency, or office of the government of the Dis- 2000. The Subcommittee on the District (a) IN GENERAL.—Each District of Columbia receiver shall be subject to the requirements de- trict of Columbia administered by a District of of Columbia, which I chair, of the Com- scribed in section 3. Columbia receiver shall be conducted by an mittee on Government Reform, is cur- (b) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RECEIVER DE- independent auditor selected jointly by the re- rently examining the status of the ceiver involved (or the receiver’s designee) and FINED.—In this Act, a ‘‘District of Columbia re- City’s agencies that are overseen by the Mayor (or the Mayor’s designee), and each ceiver’’ is any receiver or other official who is court-appointed receivers. Presently, first appointed by the United States District District of Columbia receiver shall provide the auditor with such information and assistance as there are three outstanding agency re- Court for the District of Columbia or the Supe- ceiverships: the Child and Family Serv- rior Court of the District of Columbia during the auditor may require to conduct such audit. (2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 1995 or any succeeding year to administer any ices; the Commission on Mental Health apply with respect to— department, agency, or office of the government Services; and the Corrections Medical (A) any department, agency, or office of the of the District of Columbia. Receiver for the District of Columbia government of the District of Columbia adminis- SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED. Jail. tered by a District of Columbia receiver for Each of these agencies has lan- (a) PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND which, under the terms of the receiver’s ap- MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY.—Each District of Co- pointment by the court involved, audits are con- guished in receivership for a substan- lumbia receiver who is responsible for the ad- ducted by an auditor selected jointly by the par- tial period of time and has continued ministration of a department, agency, or office ties to the action under which the receiver was to be plagued by systematic problems of the government of the District of Columbia appointed; or in the delivery of expected services. shall carry out the administration of such de- (B) the District of Columbia Housing Author- Since these agencies are under the au- partment, agency, or office through practices ity receiver appointed during 1995. thority of the court system and not the which promote the financial stability and man- (f) PROCUREMENT.— District Government, expedient con- agement efficiency of the government of the Dis- (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out procurement trict of Columbia. on behalf of the department, agency, or office of gressional action is necessary to induce (b) COST CONTROL.—Each District of Colum- the government of the District of Columbia ad- comprehensive reforms within the re- bia receiver who is responsible for the adminis- ministered by the receiver, each District of Co- ceivership to return them to the juris- tration of a department, agency, or office of the lumbia receiver— diction of the District Government. government of the District of Columbia shall en- (A) shall obtain full and open competition The Child and Family Services agen- sure that the costs incurred in the administra- through the use of competitive procedures; and cy was brought under the glare of the tion of such department, agency, or office (in- (B) shall use the competitive procedure or public spotlight with the tragic death combination of competitive procedures which is cluding personnel costs of the receiver) are con- of young Brianna Blackmond. While sistent with applicable regional and national best suited under the circumstances of the pro- standards. curement. Brianna was under the care of the (c) USE OF PRACTICES TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT (2) EXCEPTIONS.— Child and Family Services agency, her AND COST-EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION.—Each (A) ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CERTAIN PRO- life was tragically cut short, at 23 District of Columbia receiver who is responsible CUREMENT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a months, by a blunt force trauma injury for the administration of a department, agency, District of Columbia receiver may use alter- to the head. As the proud father of or office of the government of the District of Co- native methods to carry out procurement if— three children myself, I can say that lumbia shall carry out the administration of (i) the amount involved is nominal; (ii) the public exigencies require the immediate stories such as Brianna’s stab us in the such department, agency, or office through the heart and leave us wondering in amaze- application of generally accepted accounting delivery of the articles or performance of the principles and generally accepted fiscal manage- service involved; ment at how this could have happened. (iii) the receiver certifies that only one source ment practices. Unfortunately, Brianna’s death is not (d) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BUDG- of supply is available; or a story of a one-time case slipping (iv) the services involved are required to be ET.— through the cracks of an otherwise performed by the contractor in person and are (1) CONSULTATION WITH MAYOR AND CHIEF FI- well-functioning child welfare system. NANCIAL OFFICER.—In preparing the annual of a technical and professional nature or are performed under the receiver’s supervision and Brianna is just one example of many budget for a fiscal year for the department, heart-wrenching stories of children ad- agency, or office of the government of the Dis- paid for on a time basis. (B) HOUSING AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (1) shall versely affected by the systemic prob- trict of Columbia administered by the receiver, not apply with respect to the District of Colum- each District of Columbia receiver shall consult lems of the District of Columbia’s child bia Housing Authority receiver appointed dur- with the Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of welfare system. ing 1995. the District of Columbia. The two other district agencies in re- (2) SUBMISSION OF ESTIMATES.—After the con- SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF ceivership have also demonstrated ex- sultation required under paragraph (1), the re- ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT. treme deficiencies in their operations. Nothing in subchapter III of chapter 13 of title ceiver shall prepare and submit to the Mayor, 31, United States Code may be construed to The Commission on Mental Health for inclusion in the annual budget of the Dis- waive the application of the provisions of such Services agency has actually become trict of Columbia for the year, the receiver’s esti- subchapter which apply to officers or employees worse since becoming a receivership. mates of the expenditures and appropriations of the District of Columbia government to any There are currently more mentally ill necessary for the maintenance and operation of District of Columbia receiver. the department, agency, or office for the year. homeless people on the streets than (3) TREATMENT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.—The The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ever before. Group homes for the men- estimates submitted under paragraph (2) shall ant to the rule, the gentleman from tally ill are poorly run and neglected,

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.021 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4192 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 and treatment is difficult to come by. (Ms. NORTON asked and was given basic deficiencies in D.C. receiverships The lack of improvement in their serv- permission to revise and extend her re- by placing best practice requirements ices has recently led the receiver to re- marks.) on agencies in receivership in the Dis- sign. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I want to trict of Columbia in seven areas: The D.C. Jail Medical Services re- thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. One. Financial stability and manage- ceivership’s financial management is BURTON) and the gentleman from Cali- ment efficiency. Receivers must carry in dire straits as well. For example, the fornia (Mr. WAXMAN) for their support out the administration of the agency receiver recently issued a contract to a of H.R. 3995 the District of Columbia under receivership through practices private entity which had the D.C. con- Receivership Accountability Act of 2000 which promote the financial stability tract as its only contract and had and for the attention they have con- and management efficiency of the Dis- never been in the business, at a cost of sistently shown to moving bills that af- trict of Columbia. three times the national average. fect the Nation’s capital. With so much Two. Cost controls. Receivers must This year alone, these three agencies of the District’s vital affairs dependent ensure that costs incurred in the ad- combined will cost the District of Co- upon actions by the Congress, I par- ministration of the agency are con- lumbia taxpayers $352 million in court- ticularly appreciate the attention that sistent with applicable regional and na- controlled spending. In answer to these the chairman and ranking member tional standards. deafening receivership problems, the have given to the City’s bills and con- Three. Best practices. Receivers must gentlewoman from the District of Co- cerns. carry out the administration of the lumbia (Ms. NORTON) and I have joined I particularly want to thank the sub- agency through the application of gen- together to introduce H.R. 3995, the committee chairman, the gentleman erally-accepted accounting principles District of Columbia Receivership Ac- from Virginia (Mr. DAVIS), for his con- and generally-accepted fiscal and man- countability Act of 2000 to provide sistently strong leadership on District agement practices. management guidance to these receiv- of Columbia matters and for his sup- Four. Budget preparation. Receivers erships and make them more account- port in moving this bill, in particular, must consult with the District of Co- able to the District of Columbia Gov- forward. H.R. 3995 was passed unani- lumbia mayor, chief financial officer, ernment and the City’s taxpayers. I mously by the Subcommittee on the and city council prior to submitting would like to commend the gentle- District of Columbia on May 5, 2000 and the agency budget. woman from the District of Columbia the full Committee on Government Re- Five. Annual audit. Receivers must for her leadership and compassionate form on May 18, 2000. submit to an annual fiscal and manage- interest in repairing these ailing Dis- I appreciate the quick action and se- ment audit by an independent auditor trict agencies. rious attention the subcommittee selected jointly by the receiver and the Specifically, the bill places affirma- chairman has afforded problems in re- city. ceiverships that control three D.C. tive duties on all the receivers in the Six. Procurement. Receivers must functions. When the chair learned of areas of best practices. Each receiver use best procurement practices that these problems, he asked me to join should conduct all operations con- foster full and open competition. him in initiating a GAO study of the sistent with the best financial and Seven. Anti-Deficiency Act. This pro- District’s receiverships, beginning with management practices by regional and vision clarifies that the Anti-Defi- the receivership for the Child and Fam- national standards. ciency Act applies to District agencies ily Services agency. We began there be- Annual audit by independent auditor. in receivership. Each receiver must submit to an an- cause of the tragic and clearly prevent- Mr. Speaker, this legislation is non- nual financial and program audit con- able death of the infant Brianna controversial and strongly supported ducted by an independent auditor se- Blackmond; the confusion and uncer- by the mayor and the city council of lected jointly by the receiver involved tainty in assessing responsibility for the District of Columbia. I urge pas- with the mayor. the child’s death; and evidence of dis- sage. Controlling costs. Each receiver must array the tragedy brought to public Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ensure that costs are consistent with view that could mean other children my time. applicable regional and national stand- under the care of the receivership may ards. This requirement may be waived not be safe. Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, in a few exceptional circumstances. I appreciate as well the concern of I yield myself such time as I may con- Consultation with City officials on the majority whip, the gentleman from sume. the budget. In preparing the annual Texas (Mr. DELAY), who came person- I also want to thank the majority budget for the entity in receivership, ally to testify before the Sub- whip, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. the receiver must consult with the committee on the District of Columbia DELAY), for his interest and his under- mayor and the chief financial officer of in the first of our three public hearings standing and his leadership on the bill. the District of Columbia. After this on the outstanding D.C. receivership, He was a very active participant in consultation, the receivers must pre- the foster care receivership. helping to move this legislation for- pare and submit their budget to the In addition, the D.C. jail receivership ward and craft it so it would achieve mayor for inclusion in the City’s an- appears to have excessive costs and ir- the goals that we all had in mind, and nual budget. The council may comment regular procurement practices. And the that is to prevent problems like we had and may make recommendations on mental health receivership had prob- with Brianna Blackmond in the future. the receivers’ budget estimates. lems that were so severe that the re- Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- Procurement practices. When enter- ceiver had to be replaced. The public quests for time, and I yield back the ing into contracts, each receiver must housing receivership will end this year balance of my time. fully comply with generally accepted and the agency will be returned to Dis- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I have no procurement practices. trict of Columbia control. That re- further requests for time, and I yield Mr. Speaker, the District of Colum- ceiver, David Gilmore, stands out for back the balance of my time. bia Receivership Accountability Act of the success of his tenure, which took a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 2000 is a significant step towards induc- very complicated agency with the long- question is on the motion offered by ing progressive reforms within the re- est history of failure and dysfunction the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. ceiverships in order to return them in and reformed all of its functions; oper- DAVIS) that the House suspend the proper working order to the District of ations, social services, physical infra- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3995, as Columbia. I urge all my colleagues to structure, and public safety. amended. join me in voting to support this vi- Action by the Congress on the receiv- The question was taken; and (two- tally needed piece of legislation. erships is necessary because the courts thirds having voted in favor thereof) Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and not the District of Columbia Gov- the rules were suspended and the bill, my time. ernment have control over the func- as amended, was passed. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield tions. H.R. 3995 responds to the early A motion to reconsider was laid on myself such time as I may consume. evidence we have received regarding the table.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.022 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4193 SCHOOL GOVERNANCE CHARTER city itself and the city leaders working Mr. Speaker, let me just summarize. AMENDMENT ACT OF 2000 together. I think if we want to con- Again, I thank the gentlewoman for Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, tinue to have democracy to be success- taking the lead on an issue that was I move to suspend the rules and pass ful in the city, we have to allow them very controversial at one point in the bill (H.R. 4387) to provide that the this flexibility. So I am eager that once terms of how we structure the school School Governance Charter Amend- this referendum is passed, or whatever system in the District. There is no ment Act of 2000 shall take effect upon happens to it, that we can move ahead question that it has failed. the date such Act is ratified by voters and enact it immediately in time for I think we need to understand that of the District of Columbia. the November 7 election. before there was an elected D.C. Coun- The Clerk read as follows: I hope that the new school board will cil, before there was an elected mayor, H.R. 4387 return to its primary mission of over- there was an elected school board. This by the Senate and House of Representatives of sight and management of the schools. has been a long Democratic tradition the United States of America in Congress assem- It is my goal to assist the city in re- in the city. bled, turning accountability to the schools. We also, though, recognize there is a SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW For too long the education system has need for accountability in the decisions PERIOD FOR SCHOOL GOVERNANCE not worked for the children of the Na- being made at the school system. I CHARTER AMENDMENT ACT OF 2000. Notwithstanding section 303 of the District tion’s capital. The mayor and the coun- think when we got all the entities to- of Columbia Home Rule Act or any provision cil have worked together to ensure gether, this was the compromise that of the School Governance Charter Amend- that this situation does not continue. I they have worked out. They are going ment Act of 2000, the School Governance commend them for their dedicated ef- to submit it to the voters. I do not Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take forts to achieve reform. think anything could be clearer or fair- effect upon the date such Act is ratified by a I also want to thank the chairman of er than that. We just need to give it a majority of the registered qualified electors the Committee on Government Reform, chance to succeed. of the District of Columbia voting in a ref- So, again, I thank my colleague for erendum held to ratify such Act. the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) for his expeditious consider- stepping up to the plate on this. I know The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ation of this waiver. I urge passage of this has been an issue of some con- ant to the rule, the gentleman from this legislation so that the District troversy in the city, but it is that kind Virginia (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentle- of leadership that is going to turn this woman from the District of Columbia may move forward on June 27. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of city around. (Ms. NORTON) each will control 20 min- Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this utes. my time. measure. The Chair recognizes the gentleman b 1530 Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance from Virginia (Mr. DAVIS). Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I very of my time. GENERAL LEAVE much appreciate the action of the Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, chairman of the full committee in myself such time as I may consume. I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- moving this bill forward. Had it not Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman bers may have 5 legislative days within moved, there would have been a cas- for his remarks. I want only to note which to revise and extend their re- cading effect on a referendum that is that at a time when it was not clear marks on H.R. 4387, the bill under con- required in order to settle the matter that the mayor and the City Council sideration. of the school board in the District of would come together, the chairman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Columbia, the central issue facing the objection to the request of the gen- stepped back and let them see if they City at this time. tleman from Virginia? could reach an accommodation. They The School Governance Charter There was no objection. did reach an accommodation that is Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, Amendment Act of 2000 waives the con- now before the people of the District of I yield myself such time as I may con- gressionally mandated 35-day layover Columbia and they will decide. sume. period for a D.C. referendum that will I thank the gentleman very much for Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4387, introduced by be considered by the voters in the spe- his work on this bill and on so many my colleague, the gentlewoman from cial election of June 27. The ref- other bills for the District of Columbia. the District of Columbia (Ms. NORTON), erendum restructures the D.C. School Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance waives the 35-day congressional review Board to have five elected and four ap- of my time. period on the upcoming June 27 ref- pointed members. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. erendum. It will allow the results of This local legislation is a result of an MILLER of Florida). The question is on that referendum to be enacted imme- agreement between D.C. Mayor Tony the motion offered by the gentleman diately. If the referendum is successful, Williams and the City Council. If the from Virginia (Mr. DAVIS) that the the District of Columbia may move for- referendum passes, H.R. 4387 would House suspend the rules and pass the ward with the creation of a hybrid waive the layover period so that can- bill, H.R. 4387. school board. This waiver will allow didates can seek signatures and run for The question was taken; and (two- candidates for the new school board to the new board without legal challenge. thirds having voted in favor thereof) be on the ballot for the November 7 This waiver is necessary because peti- the rules were suspended and the bill election. H.R. 4387 will allow the choice tions for signature will be available on was passed. that District residents make on June July 7 and the expiration of the 35-leg- A motion to reconsider was laid on 27 to go forward without the delay it islative-day congressional layover pe- the table. would otherwise face due to our own riod may not come until early October. f The waiver of the layover period will shortened legislative calendar. RECESS The mayor and the D. C. Council allow elections of the new school board have come together to craft this com- to proceed without legal challenge on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- promise referendum that will return November 7. ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- accountability to the D.C. school board H.R. 4387 is also noncontroversial and clares the House in recess until ap- and to the District of Columbia was unanimously passed in sub- proximately 6:30 p.m. schools. The new school board will be committee and full committee. It has Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 33 min- comprised of five elected and four may- the full support of the mayor and the utes p.m.), the House stood in recess oral-appointed members. I believe this City Council of the District of Colum- until approximately 6:30 p.m. reasonable compromise will remove bia. I strongly urge passage. f much of the politics that has charac- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of b 1927 terized the D.C. school boards in the my time. past. Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, AFTER RECESS Most of all, this was not crafted from I yield myself such time as I may con- The recess having expired, the House Congress, this was crafted from the sume. was called to order by the Speaker pro

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.025 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4194 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 tempore (Mr. FOSSELLA) at 7 o’clock Mr. OBEY. Yes, absolutely. from Illinois (Chairman PORTER) for and 27 minutes p.m. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I have no ob- his outstanding leadership of the sub- f jection to that. committee and because we have the unique opportunity of having the REPORT ON RESOLUTION WAIVING f chairman of the full committee here, I POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CON- ORDER OF CONSIDERATION OF also want to thank him for his leader- FERENCE REPORT ON S. 761, AMENDMENT NO. 10 DURING ship of the full committee. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF Mr. Chairman, this is not in the col- GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COM- H.R. 4577, DEPARTMENTS OF loquy, but I want to say with great as- MERCE ACT LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN surance there is not a fairer, more Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND thoughtful chairman of any standing the Committee on Rules, submitted a RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- committee in the Congress of the privileged report (Rept. No. 106–670) on TIONS ACT, 2001 United States than the gentleman from the resolution (H. Res. 523) waiving Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Florida (Mr. YOUNG), who chairs the points of order against the conference mous consent that it be in order to Committee on Appropriations. report to accompany the Senate bill (S. consider amendment No. 10 notwith- It is with great affection and great 761) to regulate interstate commerce standing that portion of the bill may respect that I rise and thank him for by electronic means by permitting and have been passed in the reading of the participating in this colloquy. encouraging the continued expansion bill for amendment, but otherwise sub- Mr. Chairman, I am concerned about of electronic commerce through the op- ject to the order of the House of June the funding level for the Centers for eration of free market forces, and other 8, 2000. Disease Control and Prevention of purposes, which was referred to the childhood immunizations. The oper- b 1930 House Calendar and ordered to be ations and infrastructure account, printed. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. which provides grants to States for f FOSSELLA). Is there objection to the re- outreach and education on immuniza- quest of the gentleman from Wis- tion, has, Mr. Chairman, as you know, REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- consin? decreased from $271 million in 1995 to VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF There was no objection. $139 million in 2000, almost cut in half. H.R. 4578, DEPARTMENT OF THE f While this bill increases funding for INTERIOR AND RELATED AGEN- the operations and infrastructure ac- CIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, count by $15 million this year, it is my HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from hope that this funding would increase AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED the Committee on Rules, submitted a by an additional $60 million for a total AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS privileged report (Rept. No. 106–671) on of $75 million. ACT, 2001 the resolution (H. Res. 524) providing Mr. Chairman, I am also concerned for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4578) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- about the vaccine purchase account making appropriations for the Depart- ant to House Resolution 518 and rule within the Childhood Immunization ment of the Interior and related agen- XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Program at CDC. The President re- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- the Committee of the Whole House on quested, as you know, an increase of tember 30, 2001, and for other purposes, the State of the Union for further con- $10 million this year and funding has which was referred to the House Cal- sideration of the bill, H.R. 4577. remained level. I would like to see endar and ordered to be printed. b 1930 funding in this account increased by f the $10 million President Clinton re- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY quested, plus an additional $10 million Accordingly, the House resolved on top of that. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I have a par- itself into the Committee of the Whole I would like to thank the gentleman liamentary inquiry. House on the State of the Union for the from Florida (Mr. YOUNG) for his hard The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- further consideration of the bill (H.R. work on this bill, and I would like to tleman will state it. 4577) making appropriations for the De- thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Mr. OBEY. Before we move into the partments of Labor, Health and Human PORTER), in his absence, for his hard Committee of the Whole, I thought Services, and Education, and related work on this bill. that an understanding was being agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Given the constraints of the budget reached about the sequence of an tember 30, 2001, and for other purposes, resolution, the gentleman from Illinois amendment. Is that not correct? with Mr. BEREUTER in the chair. and the gentleman from Florida have Mr. YOUNG of Florida. If the gen- The Clerk read the title of the bill. done an outstanding job of writing tleman will yield, it is our under- The CHAIRMAN. When the Com- what has proved to be a difficult bill standing based on our agreement of mittee of the Whole House rose on for Members on both sides of the budg- last week that we would take the Obey Thursday, June 8, 2000, the amendment et debate. amendments as they appeared in the by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. It is my hope, Mr. Chairman, that we bill. TRAFICANT) had been disposed of, and may work together on this account in Mr. OBEY. The problem is that one the bill had been read through page 19, conference. of the Members who would offer those line 21. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- amendments is called away to another Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I move to man, will the gentleman yield? meeting and so we wanted to ask unan- strike the last word. I rise to enter into Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentleman imous consent before the House went a colloquy with our distinguished from Florida. into the Committee that that amend- chairman of the full committee, the Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- ment be taken out of order simply so gentleman from Florida (Mr. YOUNG), man, I thank the gentleman for yield- that she could leave. who is standing in for our distin- ing, and the gentleman from Illinois Mr. YOUNG of Florida. If the gen- guished subcommittee chairman, the (Mr. PORTER) and I both appreciate the tleman will yield further, is that one of gentleman from Illinois (Mr. PORTER). leadership of the gentleman from the amendments that we had agreed to Mr. Chairman, is the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) on this issue. in the unanimous consent? Florida (Mr. YOUNG) prepared to enter As the gentleman knows, our alloca- Mr. OBEY. Yes. into that colloquy with me? tion was not nearly as high as we had Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- hoped, and we prepared the best bill I would find no objection to accommo- man, if the gentleman will yield, the that we could while under the current dating that Member. But I expect that answer is affirmative. budget constraints. the same agreement of the time limita- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, first, I With that said, I agree that the oper- tion would still apply. would like to thank the gentleman ations on infrastructure portion of the

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.041 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4195 program provides the important fund- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield to nizations and the registry will help the ing for State immunization initiatives, my friend, the gentleman from Texas States. and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. (Mr. GREEN). I know the State of Texas is sup- PORTER) and I both would be very Mr. GREEN of Texas. Again, section porting this, and State health commis- happy to work with the gentleman 317 funding increase is supported by the sioners and, of course, our cities to pro- from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) on this American Academy of Family Physi- vide that registry so we will spend a issue as we move forward in the proc- cians, the American Academy of Pedi- dime today and save us a dollar tomor- ess. atrics, the American Public Health As- row. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, reclaim- sociation, and this increase is also sup- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, reclaim- ing my time, I yield to the distin- ported by the Association of Maternal ing my time, I think the gentleman guished gentleman from Texas, (Mr. and Child Health Programs, Every makes a very cogent observation. I had GREEN), a very good friend of mine and Child by Two, the Association of State the opportunity to meet just within someone who has been tireless in work- and Territorial Health Officers, and the the last 30 days with the Secretary of ing towards increased funding for im- Association of County and City Health the Department of Health in Maryland, munizations. Officials. and he made that exact point, needing (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was Most important, an increase in the such a registry. So that not only would given permission to revise and extend 317 funds, Mr. Chairman, is supported it assist school officials and health of- his remarks.) by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. ficials, but it would preclude children Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, YOUNG), and our subcommittee chair- from being overimmunized, as well as I thank my colleague from Maryland man, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. making sure that children who are not (Mr. HOYER) for organizing this col- PORTER), and my good friend, the gen- loquy this evening. get that which they need. So that it Mr. Chairman, I am grateful for your tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER). has both sanguine effects from that pledge to work to increase funding for Again, I want to thank the chairman standpoint. section 317, the immunization program. for his support; and hopefully in con- I appreciate the gentleman’s observa- The gentleman from Pennsylvania ference committee we will get that ad- tions. (Mr. GREENWOOD) and I have introduced ditional funding if we can see the allo- Does the gentleman from Texas want the resolution calling for an increase in cations increase. additional time? section 317 funds for children’s immu- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, reclaim- Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, nizations, and I am pleased that thanks ing my time, I thank the gentleman I thank the gentleman from Maryland to the efforts of the gentleman from from Texas (Mr. GREEN) for his com- for his efforts on the committee, and, Florida (Chairman YOUNG) and the gen- ments. Mr. Chairman, I also want to again, I thank the chairman of the full tleman from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) and thank him and congratulate him for committee, the gentleman from Flor- the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. his work on this subject. ida (Mr. YOUNG), and the chairman of HOYER), this year’s Labor, HHS bill Obviously, we have talked a lot about the subcommittee, the gentleman from does include a slight increase in sec- in the previous decade, previous cen- Illinois (Mr. PORTER) for the efforts tion 317 funding. However, much more tury about prevention, about how and the commitment to try and have is needed. health care would be much cheaper if more money during conference process. While immunization rates in most we prevented illness as opposed to Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, reclaim- States are improving, we are not doing treating illness. Nothing has been so ing my time, I had the opportunity to as much as we could do if one of four successful, I think, in that regard as meet a little earlier today with rep- American children are not receiving has childhood immunization. resentatives of PerkinElmer, a cor- the immunizations that he or she We have, in effect, eliminated some poration which is a high-technology needs. In Houston, which I represent, diseases that have afflicted children company based in Wellesley, Massachu- and Chicago over 44 percent of the chil- and human beings for centuries really; setts; and we talked about neonatal dren are not getting one or more of the and, therefore, this investment in im- screening for treatable, inherited dis- immunizations. munizations plays an incredible divi- orders. Section 317 infrastructure funds are dend. It is probably as good an invest- I mention that only in the respect used by the States and cities to iden- ment as we can possibly make, so not that, again, we were talking about pre- tify needs, conduct community out- only is it the right thing to do to keep vention and early intervention. These reach, establish registries, open clinics, children healthy and to protect them dollars, as the gentleman from Florida deal with disease outbreaks, and under- from diseases, but it is also, from a fi- (Chairman YOUNG) and the gentleman take educational and tracking efforts, nancial standpoint, a very worthwhile from Illinois (Chairman PORTER) have among other things. investment that saves us a very geo- pointed out, are dollars well spent; and These infrastructure funds have been metric savings for every dollar in- the only reason, as the gentleman from reduced rather dramatically, as my vested. Florida (Chairman YOUNG) pointed out colleague, the gentleman from Mary- I thank the gentleman for his leader- that they have not been included in land (Mr. HOYER), mentioned in the ship and would be glad to yield to him this bill at this point in time is because past 5 years from 271 million to 139 mil- for any comment he might have. the budget numbers were so very tight. lion. Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, The need for increased infrastructure I want to thank the chairman, the funding is particularly important in I thank the gentleman from Maryland gentleman from Florida (Mr. YOUNG) light of the recent Journal of the (Mr. HOYER) for yielding. I see our col- and I want to thank the gentleman American Medical Association survey league, the gentleman from Illinois from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) as well for that shows over 50 percent of American (Mr. JACKSON) from Chicago, and know- their willingness to work with us over children are either under or overvac- ing that both Houston and Chicago, 44 the next few months to try to increase cinated. percent of our children are either get- substantially the numbers dedicated to The JAMA study shows that 21 per- ting more or less the immunizations the immunization program so that we cent of toddlers receive at least one they need. can make sure that every child in extra immunization, while 31 percent I know in my own district in Hous- America receives the shots and immu- missed at least one. In other words, ton, our population turns so quick, nizations that he or she needs to en- close to 50 percent of American chil- that we may do a great immunization sure at least to the safety that we can dren are receiving too few or too many program 2 or 3 years ago, but we have accord with those immunization shots. vaccinations. so many new children who are coming The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the in to urban areas in our country that Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) this money, this infrastructure money man, I ask unanimous consent that the has expired. will help create a registry so we will bill through page 31, line 14, be consid- (By unanimous consent, Mr. HOYER know that a child does not over- ered as read, printed in the RECORD, was allowed to proceed for 5 additional immunize or hopefully not under- and opened to amendment at any minutes.) immunize, and we will get those immu- point.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.067 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4196 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection grants to provide abstinence education (as include the full scope of the project: Provided to the request of the gentleman from defined in section 510(b)(2) of such Act) to further, That the solicitation and contract Florida? adolescents and for evaluations (including shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of There was no objection. longitudinal evaluations) of activities under funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided The text of the bill from page 20, line the grants and for Federal costs of admin- further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 may be istering the grants: Provided further, That available for making grants under section 1 through page 31, line 14 is as follows: grants shall be made only to public and pri- 1509 of the Public Health Service Act to not TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND vate entities which agree that, with respect more than 10 States. HUMAN SERVICES to an adolescent to whom the entities pro- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES vide abstinence education under such grant, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATION the entities will not provide to that adoles- For carrying out section 301 and title IV of HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES cent any other education regarding sexual the Public Health Service Act with respect For carrying out titles II, III, VII, VIII, X, conduct, except that, in the case of an entity to cancer, $3,793,587,000. expressly required by law to provide health XII, XIX, and XXVI of the Public Health NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE Service Act, section 427(a) of the Federal information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health infor- For carrying out section 301 and title IV of Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V and the Public Health Service Act with respect section 1820 of the Social Security Act, the mation or services from the entity in a dif- ferent setting than the setting in which the to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, Health Care Quality Improvement Act of and blood and blood products, $2,321,320,000. 1986, as amended, and the Native Hawaiian abstinence education was provided: Provided NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND Health Care Act of 1988, as amended, further, That the funds expended for such CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH $4,684,232,000, of which $25,000,000 from gen- evaluations may not exceed 3.5 percent of eral revenues, notwithstanding section such amount. For carrying out section 301 and title IV of 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS the Public Health Service Act with respect available for carrying out the Medicare rural PROGRAM to dental disease, $309,007,000. hospital flexibility grants program under Such sums as may be necessary to carry NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND section 1820 of such Act: Provided, That the out the purpose of the program, as author- DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES Division of Federal Occupational Health may ized by title VII of the Public Health Service For carrying out section 301 and title IV of utilize personal services contracting to em- Act, as amended. For administrative ex- the Public Health Service Act with respect ploy professional management/administra- penses to carry out the guaranteed loan pro- to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, tive and occupational health professionals: gram, including section 709 of the Public $1,315,530,000. Provided further, That of the funds made Health Service Act, $3,679,000. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL available under this heading, $250,000 shall be VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM DISORDERS AND STROKE available until expended for facilities ren- TRUST FUND For carrying out section 301 and title IV of ovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Dis- For payments from the Vaccine Injury the Public Health Service Act with respect ease Center: Provided further, That in addi- Compensation Program Trust Fund, such to neurological disorders and stroke, tion to fees authorized by section 427(b) of sums as may be necessary for claims associ- $1,185,767,000. the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of ated with vaccine-related injury or death NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND 1986, fees shall be collected for the full dis- with respect to vaccines administered after INFECTIOUS DISEASES closure of information under the Act suffi- September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of For carrying out section 301 and title IV of cient to recover the full costs of operating title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, the Public Health Service Act with respect the National Practitioner Data Bank, and to remain available until expended: Provided, to allergy and infectious diseases, shall remain available until expended to That for necessary administrative expenses, $2,062,126,000. carry out that Act: Provided further, That for not to exceed $2,992,000 shall be available the collection of fees authorized by section NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL from the Trust Fund to the Secretary of SCIENCES 1128E(d)(2) of the Health Insurance Port- Health and Human Services. ability and Accountability Act of 1996 for the For carrying out section 301 and title IV of CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND full disclosure of information under the Act the Public Health Service Act with respect PREVENTION sufficient to recover the full costs of oper- to general medical sciences, $1,548,313,000. ating the Healthcare Integrity and Protec- DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND tion Data Bank, and shall remain available To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT until expended to carry out that Act: Pro- XVII, XIX, and XXVI of the Public Health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of vided further, That no more than $5,000,000 is Service Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, the Public Health Service Act with respect available for carrying out the provisions of 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety to child health and human development, Public Law 104–73: Provided further, That of and Health Act of 1977, sections 20, 21, and 22 $984,300,000. the funds made available under this heading, of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE 1970, title IV of the Immigration and Nation- $238,932,000 shall be for the program under For carrying out section 301 and title IV of ality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee title X of the Public Health Service Act to the Public Health Service Act with respect Education Assistance Act of 1980; including provide for voluntary family planning to eye diseases and visual disorders, insurance of official motor vehicles in for- projects: Provided further, That amounts pro- $514,673,000. vided to said projects under such title shall eign countries; and hire, maintenance, and not be expended for abortions, that all preg- operation of aircraft, $3,290,369,000, of which NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL nancy counseling shall be nondirective, and $145,000,000 shall remain available until ex- HEALTH SCIENCES that such amounts shall not be expended for pended for equipment and construction and For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and any activity (including the publication or renovation of facilities, and in addition, such title IV of the Public Health Service Act distribution of literature) that in any way sums as may be derived from authorized user with respect to environmental health tends to promote public support or opposi- fees, which shall be credited to this account: sciences, $506,730,000. tion to any legislative proposal or candidate Provided, That in addition to amounts pro- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING for public office: Provided further, That vided herein, up to $71,690,000 shall be avail- For carrying out section 301 and title IV of $554,000,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug As- able from amounts available under section the Public Health Service Act with respect sistance Programs authorized by section 2616 241 of the Public Health Service Act, to carry to aging, $790,299,000. of the Public Health Service Act: Provided out the National Center for Health Statistics NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND further, That, notwithstanding section surveys: Provided further, That none of the MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES 502(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, not to funds made available for injury prevention For carrying out section 301 and title IV of exceed $109,148,000 is available for carrying and control at the Centers for Disease Con- the Public Health Service Act with respect out special projects of regional and national trol and Prevention may be used to advocate to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of or promote gun control: Provided further, diseases, $400,025,000. such Act. That the Director may redirect the total For special projects of regional and na- amount made available under authority of NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER tional significance under section 501(a)(2) of Public Law 101–502, section 3, dated Novem- COMMUNICATION DISORDERS the Social Security Act, $30,000,000, which ber 3, 1990, to activities the Director may so For carrying out section 301 and title IV of shall become available on October 1, 2001, designate: Provided further, That the Con- the Public Health Service Act with respect and shall remain available until September gress is to be notified promptly of any such to deafness and other communication dis- 30, 2002: Provided, That such amount shall transfer: Provided further, That notwith- orders, $301,787,000. not be counted toward compliance with the standing any other provision of law, a single NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH allocation required in section 502(a)(1) of contract or related contracts for the develop- For carrying out section 301 and title IV of such Act: Provided further, That such amount ment and construction of laboratory build- the Public Health Service Act with respect shall be used only for making competitive ing 18 may be employed which collectively to nursing research, $102,312,000.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.046 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4197 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND tion for the National Institutes of Health address America’s enormous drug ALCOHOLISM may be transferred to the National Insti- treatment and prevention needs. For carrying out section 301 and title IV of tutes of Health. More than 5.7 million Americans are the Public Health Service Act with respect BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES in severe need of substance abuse treat- to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $349,216,000. For the study of, construction of, and ac- ment, and 3.6 million lack needed NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE quisition of equipment for, facilities of or treatment; 5.7, 3.6, just over 2 million For carrying out section 301 and title IV of used by the National Institutes of Health, in- Americans are receiving the substance cluding the acquisition of real property, the Public Health Service Act with respect abuse treatment, have access to treat- to drug abuse, $788,201,000. $178,700,000, to remain available until ex- pended, of which $47,300,000 shall be for the ment. And I am not even saying they NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH National Neuroscience Research Center: Pro- have all that they need, but 3.6 have For carrying out section 301 and title IV of vided, That notwithstanding any other provi- none. the Public Health Service Act with respect sion of law, a single contract or related con- Just 2 months ago, I offered a drug to mental health, $1,114,638,000. tracts for the development and construction treatment amendment during the sup- NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE of the first phase of the National Neuro- plemental appropriations bill consider- For carrying out section 301 and title IV of science Research Center may be employed ation. I tried to offer my amendment which collectively include the full scope of the Public Health Service Act with respect on the House floor for a straight up and to human genome research, $386,410,000. the project: Provided further, That the solici- tation and contract shall contain the clause down vote. At the time the chairman of NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR the committee said this amendment For carrying out section 301 and title IV of 52.232–18. should go through the regular process the Public Health Service Act with respect and not be dealt with on the supple- AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MS. PELOSI to research resources and general research mental. support grants, $832,027,000: Provided, That Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I offer It was said to wait for the appropria- none of these funds shall be used to pay re- Amendment No. 11. cipients of the general research support The CHAIRMAN. Is the gentlewoman tion subcommittee and the committee markups. They offered to work with grants program any amount for indirect ex- from California (Ms. PELOSI) the des- penses in connection with such grants: Pro- ignee of the gentleman from Wisconsin me at the time through the appropriate vided further, That $75,000,000 shall be for ex- process to fund domestic demand re- (Mr. OBEY)? tramural facilities construction grants. Ms. PELOSI. Yes, Mr. Chairman. duction strategies; however, this is the JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, the gentle- regular process. We had no success at For carrying out the activities at the John woman most certainly is. the subcommittee/full committee and E. Fogarty International Center, $50,299,000. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- now is the time, the amendment is be- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE man, I reserve a point of order on the fore this committee. I look for your For carrying out section 301 and title IV of amendment. support. the Public Health Service Act with respect The CHAIRMAN. Points of order are b 1945 to health information communications, reserved under the order of June 8. The Please know that treatment and pre- $256,281,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be avail- Clerk will designate the amendment. able until expended for improvement of in- vention are more effective than any The text of the amendment is as fol- formation systems: Provided, That in fiscal other drug control options. A Rand lows: year 2001, the Library may enter into per- Corporation study sponsored by the sonal services contracts for the provision of Amendment No. 11 offered by Ms. PELOSI: Page 31, after line 23, insert the following: United States Army and the Office of services in facilities owned, operated, or con- Drug Control Policy determined that structed under the jurisdiction of the Na- In addition, $600,000,000 for such purposes: tional Institutes of Health. Provided, That such amount is designated by to reduce cocaine consumption, funds the Congress as an emergency requirement invested in drug treatment, drug treat- NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ment, were 23 times more effective anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control than source country control. In addi- For carrying out section 301 and title IV of Act of 1985: Provided further, That such the Public Health Service Act with respect tion, this is 11 times more effective, amount shall be available only to the extent drug treatment and prevention, is 11 to complementary and alternative medicine, that an official budget request, that includes $78,880,000. designation of the entire amount of the re- times more effective than interdiction OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR quest as an emergency requirement as de- at the border, and 7 times more effec- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) fined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency tive than even law enforcement. For carrying out the responsibilities of the Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by Certainly we want to reduce the sup- Office of the Director, National Institutes of the President to the Congress. ply and we want to interdict at the Health, $342,307,000, of which $48,271,000 shall The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the border and we must have a balance be- be for the Office of AIDS Research: Provided, order of the House of Thursday, June 8, tween treatment and incarceration, That funding shall be available for the pur- 2000, the gentlewoman from California, but this Rand Commission study says chase of not to exceed 20 passenger motor ve- (Ms. PELOSI) and a Member opposed that treatment is 23 times more effec- hicles for replacement only: Provided further, each will control 15 minutes. tive. In other words, if you wanted to That the Director may direct up to 1 percent The Chair recognizes the gentle- reduce demand in the U.S. by 1 percent, of the total amount made available in this or any other Act to all National Institutes of woman from California (Ms. PELOSI). you could spend $24 million by having Health appropriations to activities the Di- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I yield treatment on demand in the U.S., or rector may so designate: Provided further, myself such time as I may consume. you could spend over $700 million in That no such appropriation shall be de- Mr. Chairman, I thank the distin- the source country in order to reduce creased by more than 1 percent by any such guished ranking member, the gen- demand by 1 percent in the U.S. transfers and that the Congress is promptly tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), for My amendment increases funding notified of the transfer: Provided further, allowing me to be the designee on this $600 million for the substance abuse That the National Institutes of Health is au- amendment. block grant and community treatment thorized to collect third party payments for Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak services, it invests $400 million for the the cost of clinical services that are incurred in National Institutes of Health research fa- to this amendment, which would in- block grants and $200 million for local cilities and that such payments shall be crease funding $600 million to reduce treatment services via competitive credited to the National Institutes of Health the demand for drugs here in America. grants. It provides treatment for an ad- Management Fund: Provided further, That all Specifically, it would fund State and ditional 150,000 addicted individuals funds credited to the National Institutes of local drug treatment and prevention and proven prevention services to an Health Management Fund shall remain activities. estimated 690,000 youths. It expands ex- available for one fiscal year after the fiscal It recognizes that if America’s drug isting service infrastructure. year in which they are deposited: Provided controlled policy is to succeed, our pol- This investment leverages additional further, That up to $500,000 shall be available to carry out section 499 of the Public Health icy must not focus only on supply re- local and State funds, it strengthens Service Act: Provided further, That, notwith- duction. We must balance our policy by State and local coordination and helps standing section 499(k)(10) of the Public including domestic efforts by including integrate service delivery. The amend- Health Service Act, funds from the Founda- demand reduction services. We must ment focuses on youth, while allowing

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.011 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4198 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 communities to invest these funds ac- Mr. Chairman, I would point out to What the Pelosi amendment is trying cording to local priorities. It helps our our colleagues that this amendment to illustrate is that this Congress and youth avoid a life of drugs and helps was offered in the full committee and the administration are apparently both current drug users to turn their lives it was debated at great length followed supporting an expensive new propo- around. We must reduce domestic drug by a recorded vote. The amendment sition to fight a drug war in South use and increase funding for drug treat- was not agreed to. It was not so much America, but that this Congress is re- ment and prevention. that we did not agree with what the fusing to add funding to the budget to In September of 1999, America’s drug gentlewoman would like to accomplish, deal with drug treatment here at home. czar, General McCaffrey, wrote an op- but we did not have the money. The When we have only 37 percent of the ed stating, ‘‘It is a sad time when the budget approved by this House and by Americans who are presently in need of number of incarcerated Americans ex- the other body put a severe restriction drug treatment able to get treatment ceeds the active duty strength of the on the funds available. If the gentle- because of insufficient drug treatment Armed Forces. A Rand Corporation woman would have offered some way to slots, it seems to me that we have a study,’’ the one I referenced, and this is pay for this or offered an offset some- terrible imbalance in our Congres- the McCaffrey quote, ‘‘found that in- where else in the bill, we might be sional priorities. creasing drug treatment was the sin- more friendly toward the amendment, So I recognize this amendment is not gle-most cost-effective way to reduce but, unfortunately, that is not the going anywhere, because we cannot domestic drug consumption.’’ case. even get a vote on it under the rule, We know treatment and prevention I would like to point out also for the but I think this is just another exam- are more effective than any other op- benefit of our colleagues, this bill pro- ple of the price we pay in terms of in- tions. How cost effective is this? Each vides the President’s budget request for creased crime, in terms of increased $1 invested in drug abuse prevention the Substance Abuse Block Grant, $31 drug addiction, because this Congress saves $15 in reduced health, justice and million more than last year’s level. I is hell-bent on providing some huge tax other societal costs. Each $1 invested know it is not as much as the gentle- cuts for the wealthiest people in this in drug prevention will save commu- woman would like. It is not as much as society, while it is ignoring our needs nities $4 to $5 in costs for drug abuse I would like, but it was the best we to deal with the concrete problems counseling and treatment. The Na- could do, given the allocation that we that affect and afflict virtually every tional Treatment Improvement Eval- had. community in the country. uation Study evaluated SAMSHA’s Mr. Chairman, I must oppose the Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- substantive abuse treatment services amendment. man, I ask unanimous consent that the Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance and found significant and lasting bene- balance of my time be managed by the fits, including 50 percent decrease in of my time. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I am distinguished gentleman from Illinois drug and alcohol use 1 year after com- pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gen- (Mr. PORTER), the chairman of the Sub- pleting treatment, 43 percent decrease tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), the committee on Labor, Health and in homelessness, and 19 percent in- distinguished ranking member of the Human Services and Education of the crease in employment. Committee on Appropriations, to speak Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Chairman, I contend this is a dol- The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection lar well spent, and certainly an invest- to this amendment, and would say to our distinguished chairman that if we to the request of the gentleman from ment we should make. It is a small did not have to have a very expensive Florida? step. We still will have millions of peo- tax cut, we would have enough money There was no objection. ple in our country not receiving the to meet the treatment needs in our Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield substance abuse treatment that they country to reduce demand for drugs. myself such time as I may consume. need, but it is a step in the right direc- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. Chairman, I apologize to the tion, and, as we consider giving all the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Members for being late, but my plane kinds of military assistance to Colom- Mr. Chairman, I think it is important was delayed. As I came over here and bia in order to reduce drug consump- to refresh our memories as to what is passed one of the television screens, I tion in the U.S., we must consider that going on here. What is happening is heard the gentlewoman from California $1 is worth $23 spent that way, $1 spent that we are offering a series of amend- saying that she could not offer this, on treatment in the United States. So ments, but under the rule under which she was told, in full committee mark- I urge my colleagues to support this this bill is being debated we will not be up, but that she could offer it here on amendment. able to get votes on those amendments. the floor because this was regular Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance The reason we will not is because the order. But I suggest to the gentle- of my time. majority party, in order to squeeze out woman that if you do not offer an off- The CHAIRMAN. Before the Chair enough room in the budget for their set, it is not regular order. It is not fis- recognizes the gentleman from Florida huge tax packages, they have scaled cally responsible. (Chairman Young), the Clerk will read back substantially on virtually every I just heard the gentleman from Wis- the subsequent paragraph which is domestic appropriation bill that we consin saying that we refused to add being amended. will bring to this floor. That is why money. We funded this account, which The Clerk read as follows: this bill is $3 billion below the Presi- is a very important account, at exactly SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH dent on education, almost $2 billion the level the President of the United SERVICES ADMINISTRATION below on worker protection and job States requested. So I would ask the SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH training, and over $1 billion below on gentlewoman, she is adding $600 mil- SERVICES health care. lion. Where did that figure come from? For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Mr. Chairman, what we are trying to Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman will the Public Health Service Act with respect to substance abuse and mental health services, do with this and other amendments is gentleman yield? the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill to illustrate that we think there ought Mr. PORTER. I yield to the gentle- Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of the to be a different set of priorities than woman from California. Public Health Service Act with respect to those which are guiding the majority Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, the $600 program management, $2,727,626,000. party. Last week the majority party million relates to what we think we Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- passed a tax bill which, over the next could hopefully get passed here. If I man, I claim the time in opposition to 10 years, will give over $200 billion in just may say, with the gentleman’s the amendment. tax relief to the richest 400 Americans yielding, just to clarify what is here on The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman in this society. I have nothing against the floor, when I offered this amend- from Florida is recognized for 15 min- those folks, but it seems to me that it ment at the time of the emergency sup- utes. is a much higher priority for this coun- plemental, when no offset would have Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- try to meet its education obligations, been required, it was rejected by the man, I yield myself such time as I may its health care obligations and its job majority in the full committee saying consume. training obligations. that we should go through the regular

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:31 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.065 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4199 order, even though drug use in America try to do it. We have tried on numerous adds $200 million to local communities is an emergency, and that is why we occasions to cut back the amount of through competitive grants for critical were having an emergency supple- money that you are providing for your substance abuse treatment services in mental to send military assistance to tax cuts, including the budget resolu- collaboration with the States. That is Colombia. It was declared an emer- tion we brought to the floor. All you what this amendment is about. It is gency. would have to do to be able to fund this very, very clear that these resources So then when they said go the reg- and every other amendment is to cut are necessary. ular order, we go to full committee and back your tax cuts by 20 percent. Now, what is also a bit confusing is were defeated, and are now bringing it Now, the rules of this House pre- that during the emergency supple- to the floor to point out the imbalance vented us from getting a vote on that mental markup the President of the in our values, where we will give a tax proposition, but that does not mean United States requested of that com- cut instead of giving drug treatment to that we do not have an obligation and mittee $1.6 billion for the Colombian reduce drug consumption in America. conscience to bring it up to dem- aid package. We sought during that So the $600 million relates to that. onstrate what we believe to be the hearing to add a comparable amount of Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, re- skewed priorities of the majority. money, not just on the supply side of claiming my time, the gentlewoman Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, re- the narcotics problem, but also on the knows very well we are not in the proc- claiming my time, the gentleman made demand side, because we know that to ess here of moving money from tax that point over and over again, and I reduce cocaine consumption, funds in- cuts to spending. That is not the reg- might agree with the point, but this is vested in drug treatment were 23 times ular order. The order here is that if you not the regular order. Regular order is more likely and more effective than have an amendment to offer, you have to be responsible and to cut something source country control, that they were to find an offset, because we live within if you want to increase something. 11 times more effective than interdic- limits. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, if the tion and 7 times more effective than Mr. Chairman, I very much agree gentleman will yield further, in fair- law enforcement in reducing cocaine with the gentlewoman that the Presi- ness to the gentleman, since he is being consumption. So we sought to match dent of the United States was wrong in so generous with his time, I want to that on this side. allocating $1.6 billion to drug interdic- use the first phase of my time from Now during the course of that discus- tion and crop eradication in Colombia. him to praise him for his leadership as sion, the majority added money for ag- That money would have been better chair of our subcommittee. ricultural products, $4 billion, several spent on treatment programs or pre- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank billion in increased defense spending vention programs here at home. the gentlewoman. Maybe that is all the above the $300 billion appropriation, The difficulty is that the gentle- time I will yield. more than the Defense Department was woman is never willing to take the Ms. PELOSI. No, I was going to say even asking for, and the emergency money from a lower priority and allo- so much more about the gentleman, supplemental for $1 billion on crop cate it to a higher priority. It seems to but I have another amendment, so I eradication in Colombia became a $14 me that the great flaw in the argument will spend some time then, because we billion bill in emergency supplemental coming from the other side, on all of have been very pleased by his leader- that I believe is still stuck in the Sen- these amendments, is that you simply ship on the committee. ate. want to add money, without the re- So great a leader is the gentleman Mr. Chairman, all we have sought to sponsibility for the bottom line of liv- that he was very clever in this bill, Mr. do under regular order, which the ing within some standard. The stand- Chairman, and I think it would be in- chairman of the full committee asked ard is not what we need. We need a lot structive to the Members of this House us to do, was to offer an amendment on more in a lot of programs. The stand- to know that in this bill there is the demand side of the problem in our ard is that we have to live within a money allocated for different pro- own country. That amendment was budget, and that is what we have to do. grams, that the entire amount is des- flatly rejected by the full committee; So we have to make the tough deci- ignated to be emergency requirements and we are here today, Mr. Chairman, sions over here, and over on that side pursuant to Section 251(b). raising similar concerns to show the you simply say, ‘‘Let’s add money to American people, but also to show the b 2000 this, let’s add money to that, let’s add full committee, Mr. Chairman, that money to other program.’’ There is a That says that one must adjust the there are Members of Congress who need; of course there is a need. But caps if the President includes designa- want to do something not only on the somebody has to be responsible that we tion of the term as an emergency re- supply side but also on the demand do not go off the graph in spending. quest. side. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman will the Mr. PORTER. Let me reclaim my I congratulate the gentlewoman for gentleman yield? time. offering her amendment. Mr. PORTER. I yield to the gen- Ms. PELOSI. This is an emergency Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 tleman from Wisconsin. request. minutes to the gentleman from Cali- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I want fornia (Mr. CUNNINGHAM), a member of the gentleman for yielding. to reclaim my time and reserve it. the subcommittee. Mr. Chairman, let me simply say we The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, tried to provide this funding on the from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) controls the we went through this drill in the sub- same footing that the funding was pro- time. He must yield time. committee, the same 10 amendments, vided for the drug war in South Amer- Mr. PORTER. The gentlewoman can the same increase in every single one ica. We were told by the majority party get the time from the gentleman from of them, just to show that Republicans at that time, come back and deal with Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY). I have other want to cut. it on the regular bill. The gentleman speakers on my side. In fact, the gen- We have increased, including Head from Florida (Mr. YOUNG) said that, the tlewoman better yield some time to us Start, education $2 billion, increased gentleman from Alabama (Mr. CAL- now. over last year. LAHAN) said that, the gentleman from Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 Let me give a good idea. One of these Illinois (Mr. PORTER) said that, and minutes to the distinguished gen- amendments increases special edu- several others. tleman from Illinois (Mr. JACKSON), a cation. When the Democrats had con- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, re- very valued member of the Sub- trol of this House, they promised to in- claiming my time, if I may say to the committee on Labor, Health and crease special education up to 40 per- gentleman, the gentleman did not do Human Services, and Education. cent of the funding. The maximum that. The gentleman had the oppor- Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Chair- they ever funded was 6 percent. Repub- tunity, but he did not. man, this $600 million amendment adds licans, in 5 years, have doubled that Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, if the gen- $400 million to States through the sub- spending for special education. This tleman will continue to yield, we did stance abuse block grant program. It bill increases special education funding

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.057 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 $500 million; but yet we will see an fund? Absolutely not. They put it in each dollar invested in drug use pre- amendment come forward to spend an- the general fund so they could spend vention, we will save those commu- other billion dollars without any off- more money. There was no hope of a nities 4 or 5 dollars. That is the offset sets, just to say that Republicans are balanced budget. Debts were destined we should account for. cutting special education. That is the to go up. The budget went beyond $200 Effective prevention programs en- logic that they use. billion every single year, but yet we gage youth interactively. I urge all my Why? Every single one of these bills will see the exercise here tonight from colleagues to support the Pelosi is brought forward just for the election my colleagues on the other side to amendment. coming up in November, to show how spend more money. Reject the amend- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield those mean Republicans want to cut ments. 31⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from education and cut the other socialized Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 Oklahoma (Mr. ISTOOK), a member of programs. minute to the gentlewoman from Cali- the committee. Well, there is a party with fiscal re- fornia (Ms. WATERS), a champion fight- Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Chairman, I thank sponsibility. There is a party also that ing against substance abuse in our the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. POR- wants to tax and spend and spend and country. TER) for allowing me to speak on this spend, just like they did when they Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in amendment. were in the majority. support of the Pelosi amendment to in- Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman from Let us take a look at it. Look at edu- crease drug treatment funding by $600 California (Ms. PELOSI), in offering this cation. It was a disaster when they left million. This Nation has a problem amendment, correctly states that office. Education construction was de- with drug addiction, and we cannot drugs are a huge problem in the United stroyed. The infrastructure is terrible. continue to incarcerate our way out of States. They destroy lives. They de- We are last in math and science, be- this health crisis. With less than 5 per- stroy lives of people who voluntarily cause they put more money into it, cent of the world’s population, the get involved with drugs. I would hope just kept pouring more money, more United States has one quarter of the that we would put some emphasis on money, more money, without any qual- world’s prisoners. The rapid expansion self-responsibility into any debate such ity or responsibility into it. of the U.S. prison industrial complex as this. We have changed that. Look over the has been fueled by the so-called war on I know that the gentlewoman is 5 years, test scores are starting to go drugs. While all of our communities are wanting to give assistance through up but at the same time those that are suffering, inner city, rural, black, drug treatment programs to help peo- entering colleges are still having to white, Asian, Native American, name ple that have gotten themselves caught take remedial education. That is it, we have a problem. in drugs to get out of it. That is good, wrong. We need to do more in edu- I am stunned and outraged by a re- but it is not as though we are not doing cation. I agree with my colleagues on port that was released last week by the anything. Among the multiple billions that. We have increased it $2 billion. Human Rights Watch which said that and billions of dollars of tax money Now, how did they plan on paying for African American men are imprisoned that is spent to combat drugs, on top of this? We will hear tax breaks for the for drug crimes at 13 times the rate of the private plans and the private rich, tax breaks for the rich. Well, I white men even though black and money that goes to combat them, but want to say, any tax relief limits the white rates of drug use are similar, one part of the tax money that we al- amount that they spend on these social with overall far more white than black ready have is $2.7 billion for the very programs. It will only be for the rich. users. program to which the gentlewoman We will never find them supporting tax This is an American problem. In our wants to add another $600 million. Yet relief. Every single bill. The same lib- Federal system, 60 percent of the pris- to hear some people talk, one would erals fought against the balanced budg- oners are drug law violators with no think that we are not doing anything et because it limited their amount of violent criminal history. According to and that somehow the people who are spending. They fought against welfare the latest Bureau of Justice statistics, not using drugs are responsible for reform because it limited their amount 55 percent of convicted jail inmates are those who are using drugs. of spending. They fought against the using drugs in the month before the of- Now, we want to help them. We want Social Security lock box because when fense. Let us stop politicizing this. Let to help them get out of that cycle, but they were in the majority for 30 years us do something about it. Support the it is not done by trying to say it is they took every dime out of the Social Pelosi amendment. penny-pinching Republicans that some- Security trust fund and put it up here Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 how are at fault. No. It is the people for new spending, and then they in- minute to the very distinguished gen- who use drugs that are at fault, and we creased taxes every year so that they tlewoman from California (Ms. WOOL- are trying to help them. We are trying could pass more for increased bureauc- SEY). to help society. We have a $2.7 billion racy. Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, I substance abuse treatment program al- Now every one of these amendments agree with the gentlewoman from Cali- ready. So let us not pretend that noth- we are going to see they want more, fornia (Ms. PELOSI). We must focus our ing is being done. For goodness’ sakes, they want more, they want more. health and drug control policy on drug let us have some priorities. We have an Every single appropriations bill, except use prevention and drug treatment. overall budget of the amount to spend for defense, they will increase. They The fact is that millions and millions because one of the other things that will cut defense also to pay for more of Americans are in severe need of sub- has drained so much from this country socialized spending. stance abuse treatment. We can start is when we have had these massive Excuse me. I know I am not supposed now. We can focus not only on supply Federal deficits that obscenely push to have this on the floor, but God says reduction but also on demand reduc- debt on to our kids and our grandkids he does not want this amendment. I am tion. To do this, we must focus on pre- and destroy their futures, just as drugs sorry. vention and treatment. The funding destroy them. One of the drugs is ad- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN provided by the Pelosi amendment will diction to Federal spending. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will re- help our youth avoid a life of drugs, When we have had deficits of hun- mind the Member from California that and it will help those that are cur- dreds of billions of dollars each year, it personal electronic devices may not be rently drug users turn their lives is because people offer amendments used on the floor of the House and around. that say let us just spend another $600 should be disabled when they are This investment will leverage addi- million; I do not know where it will brought into the Chamber. tional local and State funds for impor- come from, but let us just spend it. Mr. CUNNINGHAM. In 1993, they had tant health services and will strength- They say, well, our proposal is do not the highest tax possible. They stole en State and local coordination. This lower anyone’s taxes. We had a vote on every dime out of the Social Security crucial amendment focuses on youth lowering taxes in this House last week. trust fund, even the gas tax. Does one while allowing communities to act ac- It received bipartisan support; two- think they put it in a transportation cording to their own local policies. For thirds of the House, on the estate tax,

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It is important allowed us to bring this bill, this addiction here in Washington that that we as a country recognize the amendment, to the floor in the same many people have to spending and just need for treatment, the demand for fashion that other priorities that the spend and spend and spend. treatment, and put money in treat- gentleman put in the bill coming out of ment. That is where it works. We know b 2015 full committee received protection it works. We spend money building under emergency standing. That is every bit as damaging to this jails. Let us spend some money on This $600 million for treatment in de- country as the addiction of people that treatment. mand is at least as important as the are on drugs. We have got to break Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I yield priorities that received that emergency both of those habits. So we are funding myself 1 minute to close. status coming out of the full com- substance abuse programs. We are Mr. Chairman, my colleagues have mittee. So the idea that this should funding huge amounts of it. But let us very eloquently pointed out what a not apply, we should not be able to also make sure that we set an example good investment that treatment on de- bring this here because we do not have and not have Washington politicians mand and prevention are to our people an offset we just want to be treated that are addicted to spending and say, in need of substance abuse treatment like the Republican priorities. By that, to stop one addiction, we will feed an- in our country. They have also pointed I do not mean the Republican priority other. That is not going to work. out that it is a wise investment, that it of giving a tax cut to the wealthiest 1 This amendment, if the gentlewoman saves money, that it is 23 times more percent of our people, giving a $200 bil- from California (Ms. PELOSI) wants to effective than a source country control lion tax cut to 400 Americans, to 400 offer a cut someplace else to offset that that we are proposing that is being pro- Americans when we have 3.5 million spending, that might be in order. I can- posed in the supplemental bill. people in our country who need sub- But I want to make another point, not support the adoption of this stance abuse. amendment. I urge a no vote. Mr. Chairman; and that is that this The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman Committee of the Whole could make Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I am from California (Ms. PELOSI) will con- this $600 million investment and save pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentle- fine her remarks to the point of order. woman from Illinois (Ms. us a great deal of money in the short Ms. PELOSI. Further to the point of SCHAKOWSKY), a Congresswoman who and long run. order, there is a lot of money in the We could follow the lead of the gen- has worked very hard to fight sub- supplemental bill, if that ever sees the tleman from Illinois (Mr. PORTER), our stance abuse in our country. light of day, for treating the drug Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Chairman, distinguished chairman. In this bill, he has reported out of the committee $500 abuse problem in our country by send- of course, we have to be careful how we ing military assistance to Colombia. spend money, but it is not just how million worth of spending that has been designated emergency, that has We think this is a better way. much, it is how wisely we spend the So I wish that it were in order. But I not required any offset as long as there money. We might as well put our have to concede that the gentleman money on programs that we know is a request of an emergency require- ment as defined by the Balanced Budg- from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) is correct. work. We know that treatment and The Republicans protect the tax cut, prevention are more cost effective than et and Emergency Deficit Control Act. So this is not going afield. It is fol- they protect their own spending prior- other options. Each dollar invested in lowing the example. If the Republicans ities, but they do not protect that. drug abuse prevention saves $15 in re- could find this emergency standing for Mr. Chairman, I concede the point of duced health and social and criminal their priorities, why cannot we do it order. justice and other societal costs. Each for people who need help in our country The CHAIRMAN. The point of order dollar invested in drug abuse preven- on the substance abuse side? is conceded and sustained. tion will save communities $4 to $5 for Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. drug abuse, counseling, and treatment. myself the balance of my time. Chairman, I move to strike the last Recent studies show that substance Mr. Chairman, we can agree about word. abuse treatment services have lasting the importance of drug treatment and (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and significant benefits; 50 percent de- drug prevention; and for that reason, and was given permission to revise and crease in drug and alcohol use 1 year we funded this account at the exact extend her remarks.) after completing treatment; 43 percent amount that the President asked us in Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. decrease in homelessness; 19 percent in- his budget to fund it. Chairman, let me, first of all, acknowl- crease in employment. Someone said a minute ago, we are edge the gentleman from Wisconsin We can win a war on drugs. We know spending no money on drug treatment. (Mr. OBEY), the ranking member, for how to spend money. It is not with hel- We are spending $1.631 billion on drug his kindness and hard work on this icopters in Colombia, but it is with the treatment. It is a lot of money. I would issue along with the gentleman from Il- Pelosi amendment. readily admit there is more need there, linois (Mr. PORTER), chairman of the The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman but we are funding at the level the committee. from California (Ms. PELOSI) has 11⁄2 President requested. We are acting The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. minutes remaining. The gentleman within our responsibility. That is our PORTER) knows that I testified in front from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) has 30 sec- job. That is what we are doing. of the subcommittee on the issue of onds remaining. POINT OF ORDER mental health services for children. So Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I am Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I make I had intended during this process, this pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentle- a point of order against the amend- appropriations process, to offer an woman from Ohio (Mrs. JONES), who is ment because it proposes to change ex- amendment to do more than what the a former prosecutor, member of the isting law and constitutes legislation administration has done. Frankly, I do freshman class, who knows of what she in an appropriation bill and, therefore, not think it is enough. speaks on this substance abuse chal- violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The administration asked for $86 mil- lenge in our country. The rule states in pertinent part: lion, and I know that the bill has fund- Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I ‘‘An amendment to a general appro- ed children’s mental health services at thank the gentlewoman from Cali- priation bill shall not be in order if $86 million, but let me explain why I fornia for yielding me this time. It is changing existing law.’’ have come to suggest that we need to important that we invest money in I ask for a ruling from the Chair. do more. We will look forward to work- treatment. Having served as a judge for The CHAIRMAN. Does any other ing with the gentlewoman from Cali- 10 years and a prosecutor for 8 years, I Member desire to be heard on the point fornia (Ms. PELOSI), who is ably a mem- have seen how treatment works. of order? ber of the Subcommittee on Labor,

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.069 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 Health and Human Services, and Edu- The grant programs funded under the failure, substance abuse, violence or suicide, cation, and the gentleman from Wis- Comprehensive Community Mental 75 to 80 percent of these children do not re- consin (Mr. OBEY), who has done a phe- Health Services programs are critical ceive any services in the form of specialty nomenal job as it relates to mental to ensure that children with mental treatment or some form of mental health inter- health across the board on expressing health problems and their families vention. the consternation about dealing with have access to a full array of quality This is why we must increase the funding mental health, period, in this Nation. and appropriate care in their commu- for comprehensive children's mental health First all, we have the question of par- nities. They simply do not have it. services to reach this 75 to 80 percent of chil- ity and stigma. So I want to raise the Some of the testimony that came dren suffering from mental illness. issue of what is happening to our chil- was the frustration of parents that said Both the National Mental Health Association dren. I fully believe that Columbine I do not know where to go. I cannot and the Federation of Families for Children's and Jonesboro, the 6-year-old little boy leave out of my apartment or my rent- Mental Health Services support increased that shot his 6-year-old classmate, the al house and go down the street to a funding for children's mental health and agree 13-year-old boy that shot his teacher, community health clinic and get the that we need to focus this nation's attention on the little boy in Pontiac, Michigan, kind of mental health services that I intervention measures so that we can prevent who shot someone at age 11, and the need. That stifles the opportunity to tragedies like Columbine, Paducah, Littleton tragedy that has happened in my own heal and to cure these children who and Jonesboro. 18th Congressional District where, just need us to listen and need us to protect The grant programs funded under the com- yesterday, on Sunday, a 14-year-old them and need us to heal them. To prehensive community mental health services girl shot and killed a 16-year-old boy date, there have not been sufficient program are critical to insure that children with tends to, not only the issue of guns, but funds to award grants to communities mental health problems and their families have it deals with the holistic approach to in all of the States. access to a full array of quality and appro- children. The story of Kip Kinkle, the 15-year- priate care in their communities. To date, We need better mental health serv- old student who shot his parents and there have not been sufficient funds to award ices for our children. My amendment went to school to kill several others, is grants to communities in all the states. The story of Kip Kinkle, the fifteen year-old was to add $10 million more to mental tragic, yet illuminating. For 3 years student who shot his parents and went to health services for children. It is be- before this horrendous event, Kip suf- school to kill several other students is tragic, cause of articles like this on the front fered from psychosis and he heard yet illuminating. cover of Ebony, ‘‘Out of the Closet, the voices. Yet, no one did anything to ad- Mental Health Crisis in Black Amer- For three years before this horrendous dress this situation. No teacher sent event, Kip suffered from psychosis and heard ica.’’ It comes to the hearing that was him to the nurse, and no one asked his held in my district with Senator PAUL voices, yet no one did anything to address this parents to take him to a doctor to find WELLSTONE, ‘‘Panel told of mental situation. No teacher sent him to the nurse out what was wrong. and no one asked his parents to take him to health ills,’’ when over 30 witnesses When they did, what they talked a doctor to find out what was wrong. talked about the crisis that they feel in about was that he was using profanity their own families, with their own chil- I have worked diligently to bring attention to in class. He was, but he was responding dren, or setting the National Congress this most devastating problem in our society to the voices in his head. for Hispanic Mental Health, and the by holding not one, but two hearings on chil- Kip Kinkle needed help. He needed dren's mental health. The first was through the Hispanic community is crying out for help in his school. He needed help at more resources, or the Mental Health Congressional Children's Caucus and the sec- home. This is not to blame the parents. Awareness Campaign that shows that ond, in my district in Houston along with Sen- It is to provide the kind of resources we need to do something about people ator PAUL WELLSTONE. that are necessary. At the joint hearing in Houston we had over in crisis. I have worked diligently to bring at- Today more than 13.7 million chil- 30 witnesses to speak on the need to in- tention to this most devastating prob- dren suffer from mental health prob- creased diagnostic services for children's lem. lems. The National Mental Health As- mental health. Additionally, we discussed the As I indicated, I want to applaud the sociation reports that people who com- link between suicide and mental health dis- leadership of the gentleman from Wis- mit suicide have a mental or emotional orders. consin (Mr. OBEY) for his forward- disorder. The most common is depres- According to the 1999 Report of the U.S. thinking leadership in years past. Mr. sion. Surgeon General, for young people 15±24 Although one in five children in ado- Chairman, I would simply say that, years old, suicide is the third leading cause of lescence has a diagnosable mental, again, I am gaveled down on a impor- death behind intentional injury and homicide. emotional, or behavioral problem that tant issue; but I am gratified to have Persons under the age of 25 accounted for could lead to school failure, substance the opportunity to make the case. 15 percent of all suicides in 1997. Between abuse, violence or suicide, 75 to 80 per- Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer this 1980 and 1997, suicide rates for those 15±19 cent of these children do not receive Amendment to increase the funding for the years old increased 11 percent and for those any services in the form of specialty Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services between the ages of 10±14, the suicide rates treatment or some form of mental Administration by $10 million dollars by de- increased 99 percent since 1980. health intervention. creasing the funding for the Chronic and Envi- Within every 1 hour and 57 minutes, a per- That is why we must increase the ronmental Disease Prevention under the CDC. son under the age of 25 completes suicide. funding for comprehensive children’s For technical reasons, I realize that this The fact that 8 out of 10 suicidal persons give mental health services to reach the 75 Amendment does not specifically earmark the some sign of their intentions also begs the to 80 percent of children suffering from funds for comprehensive children's mental question, why do we not make children's men- mental illness. health services, but that is the intent of the tal health a national priority. Both the National Mental Health As- Amendment. Children's Mental Health needs We know that more teenagers died from sociation and the Federation of Fami- to be a national priority in this country today. suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, lies for Children Mental Health Serv- Currently, we spend 10 times the amount on birth defects, strokes, influenza and chronic ices support increased funding for chil- research into childhood cancer, than on chil- lung disease combined. dren’s mental health and agree that we dren's mental health, yet one of five children Because childhood depression is so very need to focus this Nation’s attention is affected by some sort of mental illness. prevalent, we must recognize the dire need for and intervention measures so that we Today, more than 13.7 million children suf- increased services to treat our youth. Almost can prevent tragedies like Columbine, fer from mental health problems. The National 12 young people between between the ages Paducah, Littleton, and Jonesboro. Mental Health Association reports that most of 15±24 die everyday by suicide. I, too, believe that there can be relief people who commit suicide have a mental or Nationwide, 20.5 percent of high school stu- for those who need some form of tax re- emotional disorder. The most common is de- dents have stated on self-report surveys that lief. But I do believe that we are, if you pression. they have seriously considered attempting sui- will, harvesting dollars for big tax Although one in five children and adoles- cide during the preceding 12 months. These cuts, rather than looking at the basic cents has a diagnosable mental, emotional, or are just some of the alarming statistics related quality-of-life needs of our children. behavioral problem that can lead to school to children's mental health.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.076 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4203 Last week's killing of a Florida teacher by a Regina Hicks, deputy director of child and Payment under title XIX may be made for 13-year-old honor student is just a most recent adolescent services for the Harris County any quarter with respect to a State plan or attempt in a series of increasingly violent at- Mental Health/Mental Retardation Author- plan amendment in effect during such quar- ity, is familiar with the Cobb family’s story. ter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter tacks perpetrated by adolescents in the past The children receive services through the and approved in that or any subsequent quar- few years. Columbine, Littleton, and Paducah agency. ter. are just a few indicators that the possible lack Hicks said their struggle with the school PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS of access to mental health services has re- district is unusual but, unfortunately, not For payment to the Federal Hospital In- sulted in an increase of children becoming in- unheard of in cases involving children. surance and the Federal Supplementary Studies show that at least one in five chil- volved in criminal activity and becoming in- Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as provided dren and teens in America has a mental ill- volved in the juvenile justice or child protective under sections 217(g) and 1844 of the Social ness that may lead to school failure, sub- Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the systems. stance abuse, violence or suicide. Our children need to be listened to . . . Most such schoolchildren don’t receive Social Security Amendments of 1965, section they need to be heard. Children are complex adequate help because of the stigma at- 278(d) of Public Law 97–248, and for adminis- human beings. Although they are young, they tached to their condition, the lack of early trative expenses incurred pursuant to sec- send us signals when they are troubled; the intervention and scarce resources, mental tion 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $70,381,600,000. real tragedy occurs when adults do not listen health care professionals and service pro- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT to those signals or provide them with the help viders told the hearing. Speaker after speaker voiced the need for For carrying out, except as otherwise pro- that they need. Effective mental health re- increased funding. vided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the sources in our communities and schools can ‘‘In Texas, we must be particularly con- Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII of help in many instances prevent these acts of cerned that the state budget for children’s the Public Health Service Act, and the Clin- violence and suicide among our youth. mental health services has remained vir- ical Laboratory Improvement Amendments I urge my colleagues to support this amend- tually flat since 1993, despite growth in both of 1988, not to exceed $1,866,302,000, to be ment that provides the additional funding nec- population and need,’’ said Betty Schwartz, transferred from the Federal Hospital Insur- essary to address mental illness so that our executive director of the Mental Health As- ance and the Federal Supplementary Medical children will not continue to suffer needlessly sociation of Greater Houston. Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized by sec- ‘‘Current budget discussions offer little tion 201(g) of the Social Security Act; to- because of a lack of mental health resources. hope for improvement in the coming legisla- Mr. Chairman, I include for the gether with all funds collected in accordance tive session.’’ with section 353 of the Public Health Service RECORD the Houston Chronicle article Harris County Juvenile Court Associate Act and such sums as may be collected from entitled ‘‘Panel Told of Mental Health Judge Veronica Morgan-Price said the piece authorized user fees and the sale of data, Ills,’’ as follows: of MHMRA’s budgetary pie for juveniles is which shall remain available until expended, PANEL TOLD OF MENTAL HEALTH ILLS small. and together with administrative fees col- She and others spoke of their frustration lected relative to Medicare overpayment re- SUICIDE ATTEMPTS BY CHILDREN CITED that the juvenile justice system has become (By Janette Rodrigues) covery activities, which shall remain avail- a surrogate for mental health facilities. able until expended: Provided, That all funds Alma Cobb trembled with nervous tension Many said it’s the norm in Harris County derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 Thursday as she told a roomful of strangers for mentally ill juveniles to get adequate from organizations established under title the ways her 14-year-old son, David, has help only after they commit an act that ends XIII of the Public Health Service Act shall tried to commit suicide since his first at- with them in a detention facility. be credited to and available for carrying out tempt at age 5. Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I ask But her voice was surprisingly firm. the purposes of this appropriation: Provided ‘‘He tried to hang himself, stab himself and unanimous consent that the bill further, That $18,000,000 appropriated under electrocute himself,’’ Cobb testified during a through page 37, line 2 be considered as this heading for the managed care system re- hearing Thursday on children’s mental read, printed in the RECORD, and open design shall remain available until expended: health needs called by U.S. Rep. Sheila Jack- to amendment at any point. Provided further, That the Secretary of son Lee, D-Houston. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection Health and Human Services is directed to A transcript of the hearing will go into the to the request of the gentleman from collect fees in fiscal year 2001 from Medicare+Choice organizations pursuant to congressional record. Jackson Lee and Sen. Illinois? Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., who also attended section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act There was no objection. and from eligible organizations with risk- the hearing, hope to use the transcript in The text of the bill from page 32, line getting Congress to pass legislation improv- sharing contracts under section 1876 of that ing children’s mental health services. l through page 37, line 12 is as follows: Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Studies estimate that 13.7 million Amer- AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND Act: Provided further, That, for the current ican school children suffer from mental QUALITY fiscal year, not more that $630,000,000 may be health, emotional or behavioral problems. In HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY made available under section 1817(k)(4) of the the Houston area alone, more than 178,000 For carrying out titles III and IX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(4)) will need mental health care during their Public Health Service Act, and part A of from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Con- school years. title XI of the Social Security Act, trol Account of the Federal Hospital Insur- Suicide and entry into the juvenile crimi- $123,669,000; in addition, amounts received ance Trust Fund to carry out the Medicare nal justice system are by-products, advo- from Freedom of Information Act fees, reim- Integrity Program under section 1893 of such cates say, of a society that shuns the issue bursable and interagency agreements, and Act. and hasn’t exerted the political will to ad- the sale of data shall be credited to this ap- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND dress preventable problems. propriation and shall remain available until LOAN GUARANTEE FUND Cobb’s story and that of other such par- expended: Provided, That the amount made For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of ents, services providers and mental health available pursuant to section 926(b) of the section 1308 of the Public Health Service Act, professionals was compelling, and sometimes Public Health Service Act shall not exceed any amounts received by the Secretary in moving. $99,980,000. connection with loans and loan guarantees But what Cobb has experienced is star- HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION under title XIII of the Public Health Service tling. Act, to be available without fiscal year limi- Her daughter, Clara, 14, also suffers from GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID tation for the payment of outstanding obli- emotional and behavioral disorders. She first For carrying out, except as otherwise pro- gations. During fiscal year 2001, no commit- tried to kill herself at age 7. She and her vided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Secu- ments for direct loans or loan guarantees brother have been absent from school be- rity Act, $93,586,251,000, to remain available shall be made. cause of their diagnosed mental illness and until expended. numerous hospitalizations related to suicide For making, after May 31, 2001, payments ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES attempts. to States under title XIX of the Social Secu- PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT Despite documentation of that fact, Cobb rity Act for the last quarter of fiscal year ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS said later, the district where her children at- 2001 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the For making payments to States or other tend school considered her children truants, current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec- non-Federal entities under titles I, IV–D, X, not sick, and fined her more than $3,000 and essary. XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act took her to court. For making payments to States or in the and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), ‘‘Sometimes, my children can’t attend case of section 1928 on behalf of States under $2,473,800,000, to remain available until ex- school because of their mental illness and title XIX of the Social Security Act for the pended; and for such purposes for the first suicide attempts, but schools don’t under- first quarter of fiscal year 2002, quarter of fiscal year 2002, $1,000,000,000. stand it,’’ Cobb said, ‘‘They just understand $36,207,551,000, to remain available until ex- For making payments to each State for their regulations.’’ pended. carrying out the program of Aid to Families

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:28 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.020 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 with Dependent Children under title IV–A of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. going to talk about and the families the Social Security Act before the effective OBEY). that I am going to talk about to live date of the program of Temporary Assistance The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will des- within the parameters of the bill. to Needy Families (TANF) with respect to ignate the amendment. such State, such sums as may be necessary: Why do we have those parameters? Provided, That the sum of the amounts avail- The text of the amendment is as fol- Not because they are in a rule, not be- able to a State with respect to expenditures lows: cause they were given to us by some under such title IV–A in fiscal year 1997 Amendment No. 12 offered by Mr. HOYER: extrinsic force, they are in the rule be- under this appropriation and under such title Page 37, line 19, after the dollar amount, cause of the majority party’s tax cut. IV–A as amended by the Personal Responsi- insert the following: ‘‘(increased by Now, they may not like that, but that bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation $417,328,000)’’. is the fact. That is the fact. Act of 1996 shall not exceed the limitations Page 39, line 10, after the dollar amount, under section 116(b) of such Act. insert the following: ‘‘(increased by Now, let me tell my colleague from For making, after May 31 of the current $600,000,000)’’. California, who talks about fiscal re- fiscal year, payments to States or other non- Page 39, line 17, after the dollar amount, sponsibility. A, I support defense; B, I Federal entities under titles I, IV–D, X, XI, insert the following: ‘‘(increased by supported the welfare reform; and, C, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and $600,000,000)’’. as the gentleman knows, I supported the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for Page 49, line 20, after the dollar amount, the balanced budget amendment. But the last 3 months of the current year for un- insert the following: ‘‘(increased by the fact of the matter is I did so with anticipated costs, incurred for the current $400,000,000)’’. the premise that we would keep suffi- fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Page 50, line 11, after the dollar amount, cient revenues to meet our responsibil- LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE insert the following: ‘‘(increased by $416,000,000)’’. ities. For making payments under title XXVI of Page 50, line 12, after the dollar amount, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of The most fiscally irresponsible ad- insert the following: ‘‘(increased by 1981, $1,100,000,000, to be available for obliga- ministration in the history of this $416,000,000)’’. tion in the period October 1, 2001 through country was under Ronald Reagan. Page 50, line 17, after the dollar amount, September 30, 2002. Hear me now. Here are the facts. Back For making payments under title XXVI of insert the following: ‘‘(increased by in 1950, 125 percent of GDP we were in $416,000,000)’’. such Act, $300,000,000: Provided, That these debt. That came down. It came down to funds are hereby designated by Congress to Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I re- less than 23 percent, 24 percent. It flat- be emergency requirements pursuant to sec- serve a point of order on the amend- tened out for a few years and then, tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and ment of the gentleman from Maryland Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro- guess what happened on Ronald Rea- (Mr. HOYER). gan’s watch? It went through the ceil- vided further, That these funds shall be made The CHAIRMAN. The Chair would available only after submission to Congress ing, and added $4 trillion to the debt. advise that, under the unanimous con- of a formal budget request by the President Do not preach to this side of the aisle sent agreement propounded by the gen- that includes designation of the entire about fiscal responsibilities, my col- tleman from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) on amount of the request as an emergency re- leagues. At no time did we have the June 8, all points of order against each quirement as defined in the Balanced Budget votes to stop a Ronald Reagan veto of and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. of the designated amendments to be of- spending. At no time. This is Ronald REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE fered by Rep. OBEY or his designee shall Reagan’s spending. It was not a ques- be considered as reserved pending com- For making payments for refugee and en- tion of fiscal responsibility, it was trant assistance activities authorized by pletion of debate thereon. what he wanted to spend the money on. title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I am He wanted to spend the money on de- Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education aware of that, if I may advise the fense. I happened to think he was right. Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422), Chair; but I simply want to reserve the $423,109,000: Provided, That funds appro- Where he was not right was doing the point in the RECORD. priated pursuant to section 414(a) of the Im- The CHAIRMAN. The point of order same thing my colleagues are doing migration and Nationality Act for fiscal year this year. He wanted to cut and did cut 2001 shall be available for the costs of assist- is reserved. The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. revenues precipitously. But he did not ance provided and other activities through have the courage of his tax-cutting September 30, 2003. HOYER) is recognized for 15 minutes. convictions, because the courage of his For carrying out section 5 of the Torture Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield tax-cutting convictions would have Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– myself 7 minutes. 320), $10,000,000. been to cut spending. But he did not b The CHAIRMAN. Are there any 2030 want to do that because he may have amendments to this portion of the bill? Mr. Chairman, this amendment adds paid a political price for it. If not, the Clerk will read. $416 million to the bill for title I Now, let me tell my colleagues what The Clerk read as follows: grants, $600 million to the bill for Head this amendment does, quickly. We add, PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND Start, $400 million to the bill for the as I said, $416 million for title I. The DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 21st Century After School Centers, and conference agreement on the Repub- For carrying out sections 658A through adds $417 million to the bill for child lican budget resolution requires $7 bil- 658R of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation care development block grants. lion in cuts, or 6 percent below the fis- Act of 1981 (The Child Care and Development Mr. Chairman, before I start, I want cal year 2000 level, last year’s level. Block Grant Act of 1990), in addition to to respond to a couple of the allega- Premising large tax cuts on unrealistic amounts already appropriated for fiscal year tions that have been made from the spending cuts makes the conference 2001, $400,000,000; and to become available on agreement a fiscally unsound and risky October 1, 2001 and remain available through other side. First of all, that somehow September 30, 2002, $2,000,000,000: Provided, we are forced to do this. I want to say budget plan. That of the funds appropriated for each of first to the chairman of the sub- That is why we are here, Mr. Chair- fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $19,120,000 shall be committee, the gentleman from Illi- man. I am offering an amendment available for child care resource and referral nois (Mr. PORTER), who rises on the today to fix a few of the problems. We and school-aged child care activities: Pro- floor and says, gee whiz, we are forced do not have offsets within this bill be- vided further, That of the funds provided for to do that, and if the rest of us are re- cause the offset premise that the gen- fiscal year 2002, $172,672,000 shall be reserved sponsible we will have to live within tleman from Illinois wants us to accept by the States for activities authorized under section 658G of the Omnibus Budget Rec- these limits. Let me tell my colleague would be incorrect for us to do, because onciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and something I learned a long time ago, it is irresponsible for the gentleman to Development Block Grant Act of 1990), such and that is to not accept the premise of have forged, well, the gentleman did funds to be in addition to the amounts re- those who are arguing against me. not do it, he did not vote for it, and we quired to be reserved by the States under The premise of the gentleman is in- admire the gentleman for that, but the section 658G. correct, Mr. Chairman. It is irrespon- fact of the matter is many of the gen- AMENDMENT NO. 12 OFFERED BY MR. HOYER sible to accept the parameters that tleman’s colleagues did. They fash- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I offer have been placed on this bill. It is irre- ioned these numbers. My amendment, amendment No. 12 as the designee of sponsible to the children that I am as I said, adds a total of $1.8 billion.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:31 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.013 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4205 Now, that sounds like a lot of money. Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Chairman, first more technology programs. No one But let it not surprise anybody that of all, I was kind of surprised. I paid any attention to the fact that that figure is approximately the figure thought there was an overwhelming having five spread over every agency that has already been adopted by the Democrat majority during the Reagan we were accomplishing very little. Republican majority in the Senate. So years. We cannot blame him for So if we get the other body to act, we if we are irresponsible, I guess our col- vetoing, because he vetoed very few will be talking about one technology leagues in the Senate over there are as bills. So there is no argument about we program. So if they need to improve well. did not have the votes to override his the preparation of the teacher to use We ask for increases for title I fund- veto. the technology, they can do that. If ing. Head Start, 21st Century After But I want to compliment the chair- they need hardware, they can do that. School Centers and the child care and man of the subcommittee, the gen- If they need software, they can do that. development block grant. The four tleman from Illinois (Mr. PORTER), But instead of spreading them out over parts to my amendment do this: Adds since he has become the chairman of five different programs, spread over $416 million, as I said, to title I. this subcommittee. When I think of the every agency downtown, we are going Now, that $416 million means that amount of money that has been spent to make a real difference. 650,000 children in America who qualify prior to his coming on as chairman, But, again, we are looking at a $2 for services, and who are not now get- and the fact that no one paid any at- million increase, $2 million above the ting it, 650,000 disadvantaged children, tention about whether it was a quality President’s request, in the area of tech- will get services if my amendment program or was not, my hats are off to nology. passes. That is not paper, that is not him. Then, when we talk about 21st Cen- rhetoric, those are real kids from real Let us talk about a couple of the tury Community Learning Centers, families who need help to compete in areas. Child care and development funded at $600 million, $147 million this world economy. Is the tax cut block grant, $1.6 billion for fiscal year above last year, we need to understand more important than those 650,000 2001. That is a $400 million increase that, more importantly, this program kids? over last year. Let us talk a little bit just started in 1995 and it was at We add $600 million to Head Start, a about Head Start and how we denied $750,000. Now we are at $905 million. program everybody says works, mak- children for 12 years any opportunity We just had a hearing, and in that ing the total increase for fiscal year of getting a head start because the hearing all sorts of questions were 2001 equal to $1 billion. That is an addi- only thing my colleagues wanted to being raised as to whether as a matter tional 50,000 low-income children who talk about was that we must cover of fact they are using the money the will be served and 3,000 infants and tod- more, we must cover more. No one paid way the Congress intended it to be dlers who will be served. That is 53,000 any attention to whether there was used. So, again, I cannot compliment children. This is not about rhetoric and any quality in the program. What a the chairman enough for his efforts not numbers, this is about real kids. tragedy. only to bring more money to all of We add $400 million to the 21st Cen- It was not until 1994 that we were these programs but to insist that there tury After School Centers. We all know able to get anybody to think about are quality in those programs. that crime is up after school. Why? Be- quality. I was able to get 25 percent of Title I, same story. Child after child cause kids do not have families at any new money at that time toward after child denied an opportunity to home. This amendment will allow 900 quality. But it was not until 1998 that get a part of the American Dream be- additional communities above the gen- we really got serious about it. Yet cause, again, no one paid any attention tleman’s bill to establish 3,000 centers every study, every study told us over to quality. One of the largest school serving 1 million children. Is that irre- and over again that the children are sponsible, I ask my chairman? Is it fis- districts, maybe the largest, used 55 cally responsible to tell those 1 million not getting a head start. Why? It be- percent of their title I money for kids to get out on the street; that we came a jobs poverty program. It be- teacher aides. And guess what? Sixty- do not have enough money in the rich- came a baby-sitting program. What a some percent of those did not even est Nation on the face of the Earth to tragedy, because we could have done have a high school diploma. To make provide them with those centers? something to help them. Many of them matters worse, they were teaching Those children, 1.6 million children, would not be in special education today without any supervision. So we have will be denied service because of the because they would have had the read- tried to change and redirect that. Republican tax cut. ing readiness programs that they So, again, hats off to the gentleman Lastly, we add $417 million for the should have had at that time. from Illinois (Mr. PORTER). He has done bill for child care and development But, again, it was not until 1998, an outstanding job to not only give us block grant for 2001 funding. Eighty until we seriously thought about qual- more money but to give us quality in thousand more children will be served ity rather than quantity. And I want to programming. if we pass this amendment. thank this Secretary, because she is Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield My colleagues, we are talking about the first Secretary who has shut down myself 30 seconds. real kids here and programs that work. 100 Head Start programs. I could not Mr. Chairman, I just wanted the gen- The chairman says and said in the get anybody to do that. Thank good- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. GOOD- committee when we marked this bill up ness. Rather than coming up, as she LING) to remind me who was in charge that he thought this funding is okay. was instructed to do, she was to come of the Department of Education from He told me that I was probably right, up every time and say we must cover 1981, as he was lamenting that nobody that we probably need to do this, but more, we must cover more, we must cared about quality and that nobody that we cannot do it because of the cover more, she did not say that. Be- cared about whether these were oper- constraints. Those constraints are self- cause every time I would say, we need ating effectively on behalf of children. imposed. to talk about quality, and she would Who was in charge of the Department Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance say, that is correct. of Education, Department of Human of my time. So, again, we put a lot of money into Services from 1981 to 1993? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman Head Start, and the chairman again is Congress was not in charge. We did from Illinois (Mr. PORTER) is recog- increasing Head Start. It will be up to not run them. The fact of the matter nized for 15 minutes in opposition to $5.7 billion. And finally, hopefully, they is, as the gentleman pointed out, the the amendment. will be quality programs. first Secretary to tell a Head Start pro- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 6 Then technology in the 21st Century gram it could not operate because it minutes to the gentleman from Penn- Community Learning Center program. was not doing what we wanted for chil- sylvania (Mr. GOODLING), the chairman Again, we have seven technology pro- dren was Donna Shalala. The gen- of the authorizing committee. grams on the books, five of which are tleman was correct on that. (Mr. GOODLING asked and was given funded. When we just had a reauthor- Mr. Chairman, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to permission to revise and extend his re- ization program, they offered amend- the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Mrs. marks.) ment after amendment to add a couple MINK).

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.082 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 b 2045 in 1981, when President Reagan per- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Chairman, suaded a Democrat House to go along thank the gentleman for yielding me I thank the gentleman for yielding me with the Senate of the United States in the time. the time. cutting taxes, that revenues then were Mr. Chairman, we are talking about Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the $678.2 billion per year. bipartisanship in terms of the estate amendment of the gentleman from This document, put out by the De- tax. And indeed that is what happened. Maryland. We have given so much lip partment of the Treasury and the Of- But how about some partisanship in service and a lot of discussion nation- fice of Management and Budget, and I terms of the education of our children? wide about the importance of edu- defy any Member of this House of Rep- We cannot balance the budget on the cation. For years this has been the na- resentatives to show me that it is in- backs of kids who cannot defend them- tional dialogue coming from the grass- correct, shows that, under the Reagan selves. roots. But in those days when we were years after those tax cuts, revenues I rise in strong support of the Hoyer talking about education, it was always went up each and every year after amendment to significantly increase there is a deficit, we cannot possibly these tax cuts that had been denounced funding for our Nation’s children. add to the funding for education. by my friend from Maryland. Many of my colleagues have empha- Finally, we now have a surplus. And In 1982, revenues went up from $678 sized on both sides of the aisle that what do we do? We come to the floor billion to $745 billion dollars. They this amendment could be a lifeline per- went up in 1983. They went up in 1984. with a self-inflicted strait jacket or- haps. It will ensure that our children Until in 1989, the last year of the dained from somewhere that we cannot have a chance for a better education Reagan administration, revenues, not spend this money as the national elec- and growth opportunities. spending, but revenues to the Federal torate would want us to spend it. In my hometown of Paterson, New Certainly we are for quality edu- Government, even after these substan- Jersey, we have seen the tangible bene- cation. Certainly we are for quality tial tax cuts, had virtually doubled to fits of so many of the programs. These Head Start and all the other programs. $1.143 trillion. And this is even after are not puristic victories. These are the tax cuts that Democrats supported But quality costs money. It seems to victories of substance with children and that Republicans supported in 1981. me that it is absolutely tragic and rep- who would have no other means of sup- What it shows, and what it has shown rehensible that the appropriators come port in the classroom. every time is that when we have cut Our Head Start and after-school pro- to the floor and discuss to cut $1.8 bil- taxes on the people of America, that lion from the President’s request. It grams have brought thousands of chil- they have used the money wisely, that dren into nurturing environments. In means thousands of people are going to the economy has grown. It happened be denied the opportunity to have help an age of unprecedented wealth and the again in 1997. It happened as far back lowest peacetime unemployment rate, in Head Start, in child-care programs, as the 1960s, when President Kennedy in after-school programs, in math in- cities like Paterson and Passaic still cut taxes. Every time we cut taxes, have double-digit unemployment. struction and reading, all the things there is an enhancement of economic that will narrow the divide between the I understand tomorrow we even in- activity and revenue increases. troduce an amendment to cut the poor and the rich children of this soci- Now, also, another point that my after-school programs that are already ety. friend, the gentleman from Maryland in existence. This is unconscionable. We always talk about equal edu- (Mr. HOYER), made is that President Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield cational opportunity. The place to do Reagan had an opportunity to veto the myself 30 seconds. it is for the poor children in the early- spending that occurred during his term Mr. Chairman, I would say to the education programs and in child care. in office. And that is true. But I will gentleman who just spoke that the Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I am tell my colleagues one thing that amendment of the gentleman makes pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gen- President Reagan did not have an op- additions in four different line items; tleman from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER), portunity to veto is the increase in en- items we have increased over the last a valued member of our subcommittee. titlement spending that went on from year by almost a billion dollars. Mr. WICKER. Mr. Chairman, I thank fiscal year 1981 to fiscal year 1989. my subcommittee chairman for yield- And as the gentleman from Maryland There are no cuts here, none at all. They are important accounts. We gave ing me the time. (Mr. HOYER) well knows, that is where Mr. Chairman, this is really an the growth in Federal expenditures them substantial increases, except in amendment about four important pro- came, not in appropriation bills that one case, $947 million of increases. I grams: to add money to title I, grants President Reagan could or could not think we have done the very best we to LEAS, to Head Start, 21st Century have vetoed, but in entitlement spend- can within fiscal responsibility. After-School Centers, and child care ing. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 CCDBG for fiscal year 2001. So I will just say to my friends that, minute to the gentlewoman from New But as with most of these amend- while we are hearing tonight and we York (Mrs. MCCARTHY). ments, from my Democratic col- heard last week, we can and undoubt- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. leagues, it turns out to be an oppor- edly we will hear again tomorrow be- Chairman, I rise today in support of tunity for discussion about Republican fore this bill is passed and probably we the Hoyer amendment. tax cuts. And for my friend, the gen- will hear on every appropriation bill, Mr. Speaker, I only have a short tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), that we are having to cut back on im- amount of time, but I think there is just a few moments ago, it turned out portant programs because Republicans something we should talk about very to be an opportunity to denounce the want to cut taxes, actually the oppo- seriously. record of President Ronald Reagan, site is true. Every time we have cut After-school programs do work. Un- who did lead this Congress in 1981 to taxes under Democrat Presidents, fortunately, we are going to see cuts in cut taxes on the American people so under Republican Presidents and even New York State alone. I was in my that they could keep a little more of under this Democrat President, there schools this morning. And I know our their money. has been more economic activity, there schools want it, our parents want it, My friend from Maryland suggests, has been more revenue to spend, and and certainly our children want it. and I believe I am quoting him cor- the American people have been the We are seeing more and more chil- rectly, that President Reagan was will- beneficiaries thereof. dren being left alone after school. We ing to do without revenues, to cut back I defy anyone from the Democratic can take that time, and we can use on revenues, so that he could cut taxes. side of the aisle to dispute the fact that that time to make sure our children Well, I have here in my hand a docu- revenues went up during the Reagan are enriched with academic programs, ment entitled Table B–80, Federal Re- administration. making sure they are in a safe environ- ceipts and Outlays. It is for the past 60 Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield ment, and certainly raising their intel- past years, 1940 to the year 2000. And it 11⁄2 minutes to the distinguished gen- lect on everything else. shows very clearly, when we talk about tleman from New Jersey (Mr. Why am I doing this? Why am I sup- total revenue to the Nation, that, back PASCRELL). porting this? Because I happen to think

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.087 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4207 that is one way of reducing crime, be- guing is how much of an increase the close as I began. First of all, I do not cause I happen to think that is one way House mark increases funding for all adopt the premise it was an irrespon- of making sure our young people do not these programs. sible budget that was adopted. The gen- go into drugs and alcohol and then vio- What the Democrats are trying to do tleman from Illinois has acknowledged lence. with the gentleman from Maryland that these expenditures are good. Sec- This is a program that can work, it (Mr. HOYER) is increase it further. ondly, the gentleman from Georgia should work, and certainly we should We certainly support after-school asked, where do these numbers come be supporting this. child care. We certainly support the from? Frankly they came from the Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 block grants. We are a strong supporter President, adopted by the United minute to the gentleman from Cali- of Head Start. That is why it has in- States Senate, as well, and I think fornia (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). creased every year under Republican they ought to be adopted by us. Third- Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, I leadership. ly, I would say to my colleagues, this is would like to just re-edify that this bill But the Hoyer amendment fails to about real children, disadvantaged increases education, if we include Head make the case as to why these funding children, 2.4 million children who will Start, $2 billion. There is no one want- levels were picked. Could he explain be served if this amendment passes ing to take education away from kids. why he decided that when we go from that will not be served at the level you It increases it $2 billion over last year $600 million on the 21st Century After- suggest. if we include Head Start. School Centers he goes to a thousand, Now, maybe you think there are not If we take a look, it increases special why that level? 2.4 million children in America who education $500 million, not cut, but b 2100 need help. Maybe you think like, as the $500 million. Impact aid, which the gentlewoman from California (Ms. President zeroed out, is increased Was there scientific? Was there re- PELOSI) said, that it is those 400 people under this bill, which is very important search? Was there testimony to that ef- who are going to get $200 billion under to Native Americans and also to the fect? No, there was not. All the Demo- the tax cut that are more important military. crats are trying to do is increase our than those 2.4 million children. That is Plus, the Ed Flex bill that we passed increase to show that they measure quite a balance; 400 very rich people last year with bipartisan support gives compassion by dollars spent. It is not getting $200 billion while we cut $1.8 the schools the ability to use the dol- going to do the job. billion in this amendment for 2.4 mil- lars as they see fit, not as Washington Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 lion children. What kind of Nation has rules down the mandates which ties up seconds to the distinguished gentle- that kind of priority? It is a Nation the schools. That is one of the reasons woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY). that will not long succeed. It is a Na- the charter school movement that we Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, if we tion whose children will not compete pushed for years is so important. can pass a defense appropriations bill effectively in world markets. It is a Na- So we have not cut education, Mr. that is $20 billion more than last year, tion who will see itself increasingly be- Chairman. if we can find the money for nuclear coming a Nation of the rich and the Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 weapons, if we can find funding for a poor. Let us adopt this amendment. seconds to the distinguished gentleman misguided missile defense system, Let us set our priorities straight. Let from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN). surely, surely, we can pass the Hoyer us act to help those 2.4 million chil- (Mr. CARDIN asked and was given amendment to help our most vulner- dren. permission to revise and extend his re- able children. Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield marks.) As I look at the provisions in this myself the balance of my time. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Chairman, let me bill, I ask myself, who is taking care of Let me say once again, the gen- just speak to one part of the Hoyer our children? Where will our children tleman says that it is irresponsible not amendment which deals with the Child go after school? Where will our chil- to adopt these amendments. The fact is Care and Development Block Grant. dren find the guidance they need? Who the amendment are in violation of the The Hoyer amendment would provide will help poor children prepare to enter budget resolution. The budget resolu- an additional $418 million for this pro- school? The Hoyer amendment restores tion was adopted by the majority of gram. This is flexible funds to our some of the most damaging cuts in both Houses of the Congress. We have States to provide for child care for our H.R. 4577, cuts that deny nearly 2.4 mil- to live within it even though the gen- children. lion children the help that they need to tleman does not feel bound by it. The Subcommittee on Human Re- get a better start in life. Let me add that the gentleman could sources of the Committee on Ways and Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 have offered responsible amendments Means has held a hearing, and we found seconds to the distinguished gentle- that have offsets within the limits of that affordable quality day-care is not woman from Ohio (Mrs. JONES), whose that budget resolution and within the available to too many children in our predecessor I might say, Mr. Chairman, limits of our allocation but the gen- country. Only five States set the eligi- Louis Stokes, was one of the great tleman chose not to. In fact, it is crys- bility for the funds at the maximum al- leaders on our committee. tal clear year after year that nobody lowed under Federal law, 85 percent of Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I on that side of the aisle is willing ever the median income. thank the gentleman for yielding me to cut anything, but always add. Forty-five States are below that. My this time. Let me say this. The gen- We have to operate within a budget own State of Maryland set it at 40 per- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. GOOD- resolution that is fiscally responsible. cent. Only one out of every 10 children LING) said that the studies have shown We have added $947 million, almost $1 who are eligible today for the funds can that Head Start does not work so we billion to these four line items. We are get the money because of the lack of should not give any more money to doing the best we can. They are impor- Federal funds. Head Start. The studies have shown tant priorities. The Hoyer amendment provides help that jail does not work so why do we Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- for 80,000 children in this category. We keep building jails? If I adopt his per- ance of my time. should be supporting this amendment spective of spending more money on POINT OF ORDER today. jails, then let us at least spend the Mr. HOYER. Point of order, Mr. Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, I same amount of money that we spend Chairman. yield 1 minute to the gentleman from on child care and day care and Head The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman Georgia (Mr. KINGSTON). Start, because Head Start works and from Maryland will state his point of Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I our children ought to have at least the order. thank the gentleman for yielding me benefit of a great education in the be- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, the gen- the time. ginning and hopefully they do not end tleman from Illinois has made a point. Mr. Chairman, what we are arguing up in jail. Mr. Chairman, would I have been in about here is not crime, is not child Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield order to offer an amendment to add care, is not education. What we are ar- myself the balance of my time. I will $1.883 billion to serve those 2.4 million

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.092 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4208 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 by reducing the tax cut that is pro- The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will not a conference report on military con- posed? address hypothetical questions. struction. As the gentleman well The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will not The Chair is prepared to rule. knows, tomorrow morning we have in entertain a hypothetical question. The Chair is authoritatively guided full committee the Commerce-Justice- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I am by an estimate of the Committee on State appropriation. There is a great raising a point of order with reference the Budget, pursuant to section 312 of deal of work to do. I do not know where to whether I would be in order to offer the Budget Act, that an amendment we are going to get the time to get it such an amendment. providing a net increase in new discre- accomplished unless we are willing to The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will not tionary budget authority greater than work to some reasonable hour. I would address a hypothetical question. $1 million would cause a breach of the suggest to the gentleman that it would Mr. HOYER. Shall I offer the amend- pertinent allocation of such authority. be appropriate if we would continue ment and then have it ruled on? The amendment offered by the gen- longer this evening and try to complete POINT OF ORDER tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) on some of these additional amendments Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I make its face proposes to increase the level if we possibly could so that we can a point of order against the amend- of new discretionary budget authority complete this bill by tomorrow, if pos- ment because it is in violation of sec- in the bill by greater than $1 million. sible. tion 302(f) of the Congressional Budget As such, the amendment would violate Mr. OBEY. I would simply then ob- Act of 1974. The Committee on Appro- section 302(f) of the Budget Act. serve, Mr. Chairman, that the unani- priations filed a suballocation of Budg- The point of order is sustained. The mous consent agreement was agreed to et Totals for fiscal year 2001 on June 8, amendment is not in order. with the understanding that is stipu- 2000, House Report 106–660. This amend- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I move to lated in the RECORD. There is no ques- ment would provide new budget au- strike the last word. tion about being willing to work, but it thority in excess of the subcommittee Mr. Chairman, I would like to inquire is not the fault of the minority that suballocation made under section 302(b) of the gentleman from Illinois as to the majority party went home Friday and is not permitted under section what his intention is with respect to without even getting a rule out of the 302(f) of the act. proceeding with this bill at this point. Committee on Rules for the Interior I ask for a ruling from the Chair. As he knows, in the discussion which bill, for instance, which could have eas- The CHAIRMAN. Does any Member occurred that was attendant to the ap- ily been on the floor tonight. wish to address the point of order? proval of the unanimous consent re- I think what is going on here, not Mr. HOYER. Yes, I do wish to address quest last week, when he propounded certainly on the part of the gentleman the point of order. that unanimous consent request, I because I think in his heart of hearts Mr. Chairman, I asked the point of would read from page H4106 in the CON- he agrees with me, but I think what is order. I offered an amendment. The GRESSIONAL RECORD. When the gen- going on here is a determination by the amendment under consideration by the tleman asked unanimous consent that majority party to debate this bill at a Chair now as to whether or not it is in the agreement be approved under time of day when it will be the least order is an amendment to add $1.883 which we are now operating, I said as noticed of any major appropriation bill billion to the bill for the purposes of follows: including 2.4 million children within before the House. If we cannot rely on Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, each other’s word around here, and I the ambit of the bill. This bill deals at I simply would note under my reservation, its base with individuals who are get- Mr. Speaker, that I have no objection to this am certainly not speaking about the ting child care services, getting Head arrangement, with the understanding that gentleman from Illinois, but if we can- Start services, getting educational when the House returns to this bill, it will not rely on each other’s word around services generally, getting before- and not be at a time when Members are still fly- here, then we do not have any civility after-care at school. This would expand ing back to Washington on their airplanes, at all left in this place. and that it will not be debated in the dead of that. PREFERENTIAL MOTION: OFFERED BY MR. OBEY night. Mr. Chairman, this is extraordinarily Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I move relevant to the provisions of this bill. I did that because this is the major that the Committee do now rise. Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, the gen- priorities debate for the session. We tleman is not addressing the point of feel very strongly on this side of the b 2115 order, if I may suggest. aisle that if we cannot get votes on The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Mr. HOYER. I am addressing the sub- amendments, at least we ought to be the motion offered by the gentleman stance of the bill and the relevancy of able to debate them at a time when from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY). my amendment, Mr. Chairman. Members are here and someone is at The question was taken; and the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will least paying attention to the debate. Chairman being in doubt, the Com- proceed. And we offered to have other appro- mittee divided, and there were ayes 15, Mr. HOYER. I am about to say that priation bills on the floor tonight rath- noes 17. but for the tax cut, there would be rev- er than this one so that that could be RECORDED VOTE enues available to have paid for this accommodated and we could still finish Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a amendment. I understand the Chair is the scheduled work this week. We had recorded vote. going to rule it out of order because been told this morning that it was un- A recorded vote was ordered. the Committee on Rules has not pro- derstood on the majority side of the The vote was taken by electronic de- tected it and therefore has dictated the aisle under those conditions this bill vice, and there were—ayes 187, noes 202, ruling of the Chair. I regret that, but would come up this evening but that not voting 45, as follows: more importantly than that, the 2.4 we would not proceed past 9 o’clock. million children of America who will So I am asking the gentleman at this [Roll No. 255] not be served regret that. point what his intention is with re- AYES—187 The CHAIRMAN. Are there further spect to proceeding with the bill be- Abercrombie Blumenauer Conyers Members that wish to be heard on the yond this point since it is now 9:12. Ackerman Bonior Costello Allen Borski Coyne point of order? Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, will the Baca Boucher Cramer Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I gentleman yield? Baird Boyd Crowley want to make sure I understand on this Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman Baldacci Brady (PA) Cummings point of order, though, and make it from Illinois. Baldwin Brown (FL) Davis (FL) Barcia Brown (OH) Davis (IL) abundantly clear to all Members of the Mr. PORTER. It is my understanding Barrett (WI) Capps DeFazio House that if this amendment had off- that we have pending to be completed Becerra Capuano DeGette sets to make up for these additional this week in addition to this piece of Bentsen Cardin Delahunt massive spending increases by simply legislation the appropriations for the Berkley Carson Deutsch Berman Clay Dicks taking the dollars and reducing them Department of Interior and the appro- Berry Clayton Dingell elsewhere in the bill, this amendment priations for the Department of Agri- Bishop Clement Dixon would, in fact, be in order. culture, and that we also have pending Blagojevich Clyburn Doggett

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.099 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4209 Doyle Levin Rahall Rohrabacher Simpson Thune been printed in the RECORD. I am satis- Edwards Lewis (GA) Rangel Ros-Lehtinen Skeen Tiahrt Engel Lipinski Reyes Roukema Smith (MI) Traficant fied that Members who have had them Eshoo Lofgren Rivers Royce Smith (NJ) Upton printed would probably want to offer Etheridge Lowey Rodriguez Ryan (WI) Smith (TX) Vitter them. I think it would not be a bad Evans Lucas (KY) Rothman Ryun (KS) Souder Walden idea if Members would let their respec- Farr Luther Roybal-Allard Salmon Spence Walsh Filner Maloney (CT) Rush Sanford Stearns Watkins tive subcommittee leaders know Forbes Markey Sanchez Saxton Stump Weldon (FL) whether or not they intend to offer Ford Mascara Sanders Scarborough Sununu Weller those amendments. Frank (MA) Matsui Sandlin Schaffer Sweeney Whitfield I make this suggestion for this pur- Frost McCarthy (MO) Sawyer Sensenbrenner Talent Wicker Gejdenson McCarthy (NY) Schakowsky Sessions Tancredo Wilson pose: I understand that the gentleman Gonzalez McDermott Scott Shadegg Tauzin Wolf from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) and many Green (TX) McGovern Serrano Shaw Taylor (NC) Young (AK) Members would like for the committee Hall (OH) McIntyre Sherman Shays Terry Young (FL) Hastings (FL) McKinney Shows Sherwood Thomas to rise and continue our work tomor- Hill (IN) McNulty Sisisky Shimkus Thornberry row. It is extremely important that we Hilliard Meehan Skelton NOT VOTING—45 complete this bill tomorrow. Otherwise Hinchey Meek (FL) Slaughter the rest of our appropriations schedule Hinojosa Meeks (NY) Smith (WA) Andrews Gillmor Ney Holden Menendez Snyder Baker Goodlatte Owens will fall considerably behind, and I do Holt Millender- Spratt Bateman Gordon Payne not think any of us want that to hap- Hooley McDonald Stabenow Campbell Hansen Pickett pen. So the gentleman from Wisconsin Hoyer Miller, George Stenholm Chenoweth-Hage Hoeffel Sabo BEY Inslee Minge Strickland Coburn Kasich Shuster (Mr. O ) and I have been discussing Jackson (IL) Mink Stupak Cook Largent Stark how do we get out of here at a reason- Jackson-Lee Moakley Tanner Cox Lazio Toomey able time tonight and also be able to (TX) Mollohan Tauscher Danner Linder Towns complete this bill tomorrow? Jefferson Moore Taylor (MS) DeLauro Maloney (NY) Vento John Moran (VA) Thompson (CA) DeMint Martinez Wamp Mr. Chairman, I would be happy to Johnson, E. B. Murtha Thompson (MS) Dooley McCollum Watts (OK) yield to the gentleman for his com- Jones (OH) Nadler Thurman Ewing McIntosh Waxman ments on this subject. Kanjorski Napolitano Tierney Fattah Metcalf Weldon (PA) Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the Kaptur Neal Turner Gephardt Myrick Wise Kennedy Oberstar Udall (CO) gentleman yield? Kildee Obey Udall (NM) b 2136 Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I yield to the Kilpatrick Olver Velazquez Mr. CANNON and Mr. BRADY of gentleman from Wisconsin. Kind (WI) Ortiz Visclosky Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank Kleczka Pallone Waters Texas changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ Klink Pascrell Watt (NC) to ‘‘no.’’ the chairman for yielding to me. Kucinich Pastor Weiner So the motion was rejected. Mr. Chairman, let me simply say LaFalce Pelosi Wexler The result of the vote was announced this: On this side of the aisle, because Lampson Peterson (MN) Weygand Lantos Phelps Woolsey as above recorded. this bill has not been on the floor for 3 Larson Pomeroy Wu AMENDMENT NO. 24 OFFERED BY MR. OBEY years, we want to see this bill voted on. Lee Price (NC) Wynn Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I offer an Speaking very frankly, politically, we would be delighted to finally see this NOES—202 amendment. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will des- House vote on this bill, and sub- Aderholt Dunn Kelly stantively we would also be delighted Archer Ehlers King (NY) ignate the amendment. Armey Ehrlich Kingston The text of the amendment is as fol- to see us vote on the bill and would Bachus Emerson Knollenberg lows: like to see it done tomorrow. Ballenger English Kolbe Amendment No. 24 offered by Mr. OBEY: We are operating under a unanimous Barr Everett Kuykendall consent agreement under which some Barrett (NE) Fletcher LaHood Page 37, line 19, after the dollar amount, Bartlett Foley Latham insert the following: ‘‘(increased by $1,000)’’. 11 Democratic amendments have been Barton Fossella LaTourette PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY laid out in the unanimous consent re- Bass Fowler Leach Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I have a quest with time limits attached to Bereuter Franks (NJ) Lewis (CA) Biggert Frelinghuysen Lewis (KY) parliamentary inquiry. them. We would be very happy to at- Bilbray Gallegly LoBiondo The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will tach time limits to all remaining Bilirakis Ganske Lucas (OK) state it. amendments. We believe that 80 per- Bliley Gekas Manzullo cent of the amendments on the Demo- Blunt Gibbons McCrery Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I am in the Boehlert Gilchrest McHugh process of offering an amendment to cratic side will not be offered. Of those Boehner Gilman McInnis the child care section of this bill. It is that will be offered, our understanding Bonilla Goode McKeon my understanding that the gentleman from talking to most of the Members is Bono Goodling Mica Boswell Goss Miller (FL) from Florida (Mr. YOUNG) wanted to that they will be offered and with- Brady (TX) Graham Miller, Gary have a colloquy. Did the gentleman drawn after an explanation of what the Bryant Granger Moran (KS) want to have that before I offered the Member was trying to do for 5 minutes. Burr Green (WI) Morella I know of only two or three amend- Burton Greenwood Nethercutt amendment? Buyer Gutierrez Northup The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, ments on our side that do not fit that Callahan Gutknecht Norwood the gentleman from Florida, Mr. category and on which we need to do Calvert Hall (TX) Nussle YOUNG is recognized for 5 minutes on a further work, but we are willing to Camp Hastings (WA) Ose Canady Hayes Oxley pro forma amendment. work out time limits on all of those. Cannon Hayworth Packard There was no objection. The problem as we see it is that there Castle Hefley Paul Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- is a significant number of amendments Chabot Herger Pease man, I move to strike the last word so that on our list are tentatively listed Chambliss Hill (MT) Peterson (PA) Coble Hilleary Petri we can have this colloquy. to be offered by Members on your side Collins Hobson Pickering Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from of the aisle. We do not have the capac- Combest Hoekstra Pitts Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) and I have been ity to work with your Members to Condit Horn Pombo discussing the order of business for the work out time agreements. We are Cooksey Hostettler Porter Crane Houghton Portman balance of the evening and for the com- happy to agree to time limits on those Cubin Hulshof Pryce (OH) pletion of this bill. I would like to say as well, but we cannot do the work on Cunningham Hunter Quinn that this is the first time in 3 years the majority side with your Members. Davis (VA) Hutchinson Radanovich Deal Hyde Ramstad that this bill has come to the floor as Your leadership staff and you need to DeLay Isakson Regula a separate independent individual piece do that. Diaz-Balart Istook Reynolds of legislation, and I think it is impor- All we want is what I said when I Dickey Jenkins Riley tant that we deal with it expeditiously. agreed to the unanimous consent re- Doolittle Johnson (CT) Roemer Dreier Johnson, Sam Rogan Mr. Chairman, there are a substan- quest on Friday, that when this bill is Duncan Jones (NC) Rogers tial number of amendments that have debated, it not be debated in the dead

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.018 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4210 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 of night, because it has been 3 years said the following: I said, ‘‘Mr. Speak- on the gentleman’s side of the aisle since this bill has been on the floor. er, reserving the right to object, I with respect to amendments. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. If we get a b 2145 would note that I have no objection to this arrangement with the under- unanimous consent agreement, a unan- So I want to assure what I honestly standing that when the House returns imous consent agreement is binding. believe would be best is if we could rise to this bill it will not be at a time The CHAIRMAN. The time of the on this bill tonight, I do not know what when Members are still flying back to gentleman has expired, the pro forma the gentleman has scheduled for the re- Washington on their airplanes and that amendment of the gentleman from mainder of the week in terms of the it will not be debated in the dead of Florida (Mr. YOUNG) proceeding with- order but it seems to me that over- night.’’ out objection, and now the gentleman night your leadership staff, your com- We were then assured today that we from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) may pro- mittee staff ought to be able to get to- would be out of here on this bill at ceed for 5 minutes on amendment No. gether with your members and reach least by 9:00 tonight. Now I am told 24. an understanding so before we come something else and if that is the case, The Chair recognizes the gentleman back on this bill tomorrow we can then as the gentleman knows, this from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY). enter into a unanimous consent re- unanimous consent request was offered Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, this is the first of 160 amendments that we intend quest which we can both agree to, because we had 160 amendments to the to offer to this bill. This amendment which would enable us to finish the bill bill. If we are not going to stick to the adds $1,000 to the Child Care and Devel- tomorrow. That would be our goal as agreement we had, we are going to opment Block Grant. I am offering this well, but if we waste 4 hours’ time we offer all 160 amendments. amendment because it is the only way are not going to get past this point in Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Reclaiming under the rule under which this bill is the bill tonight, I assure you. That my time, I would ask the gentleman to being considered that we can have a does not do anybody any good, and I read the next line and see who re- discussion about the effect of the ma- think the time would be better spent sponded from our side to agree to the jority party’s tax cuts on each and simply consulting with Members to see 9:00 adjournment tonight. every individual program that delivers how much time they think they need Mr. OBEY. The gentleman full well services to the people that we rep- on their amendment and whether they, knows what conversations took place resent. The majority party has decided in fact, need to offer it at all, that is both publicly and privately. If we can- in the last 2 months to do the fol- legislation. not count on the majority to keep lowing: They have passed a minimum Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Reclaiming their word, then we might as well know wage bill that provided $11 billion my time, let me suggest to the gen- it now. worth of benefits to minimum wage tleman that the unanimous consent Mr. YOUNG of Florida. That is what workers but they required, as the price agreement that the gentleman and I I am asking the gentleman, who agreed for passage, that we also add $90 billion developed last week, had a time limit on our side to the 9:00 adjournment to- worth of tax benefits to people who on the specific amendments but there night? was no time limit on when the House make over $300,000 a year. Mr. OBEY. Your leadership staff told They took a tax bill which they would complete its business today. us today. called the marriage penalty and under Secondly, the time that we spent last Mr. YOUNG of Florida. It was not the guise of providing relief for the so- week on this bill, and today, has been part of the RECORD that you just read, called marriage penalty they produced on amendments from your side of the is that correct? a tax bill which gave 73 percent of aisle. There are a substantial number Mr. OBEY. You asked for a unani- those benefits to people who made over of amendments that will probably be mous consent agreement. I told you $100,000 a year. Then last week, the ma- offered from our side of the aisle that under which conditions I would give it, jority passed through this House an in- have already been printed in the and I told you both privately and we heritance tax package that gave over RECORD, and certainly each Member did it in the RECORD, as you well know. $200 billion in potential tax relief to has the option to offer those amend- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Is the gen- the wealthiest 400 people in this coun- ments. Now my suggestion would be tleman willing to try to work out a try. that we take up the next amendment unanimous consent agreement that Yet we are prevented, because of the and during that time we sit down and would complete consideration of this budget resolution and the limits im- see if we can develop another unani- bill by tomorrow night, whatever time posed by that resolution, we are pre- mous consent request to propound that it might be? vented in the appropriations process would be agreeable to the House; that Mr. OBEY. I told you, I am perfectly from trying to make our case by dem- would put some time limits on the rest willing to put limits on every amend- onstrating on a program by program of the amendments as we did on the ment, but I cannot control which basis what they have had to squeeze in first series of amendments, and guar- amendments are going to be offered on order to do that. antee the Members that we will com- your side of the aisle. We have done our What they have done on child care is plete action on this bill by tomorrow work on this side of the aisle and iden- to cut the President’s request by 400- night. tified Members who were going to offer and-some million dollars. Now they Also, tonight we would like to ap- amendments and they have largely say, well, that is not really a very deep point conferees on the military con- agreed not to offer them. cut in the President’s budget, and it is struction bill, which would also become Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Well, I under- no cut at all because of what we pro- a vehicle for a large portion of the sup- stand what the gentleman is saying vided last year. They forget the fact plemental that the House passed very and, as I said earlier, all of the time so that we are only providing child care early in the year, which is important far on this bill has been spent on the to about 1 out of every 10 children who to very many Members who are serving amendments from your side. So there are presently eligible for assistance here in the House. would obviously be time required on under Federal law. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the our side to offer amendments, but I am I can only offer an amendment to add gentleman yield? prepared to make a recommendation to a thousand dollars to this. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I yield to the my side of the aisle on a time limita- The $417 million cut in the Presi- gentleman from Wisconsin. tion in order to complete this bill by dent’s program means that 80,000 fewer Mr. OBEY. I thank the gentleman for tomorrow night, if you are willing to children will be served. Under the yielding. I simply want to repeat, and I sit down and to try to reach an agree- rules, I can only offer an amendment am reading from page H4106 of the CON- ment on that. raising this amount by a nominal GRESSIONAL RECORD of June 8, when the Mr. OBEY. All I can tell the gen- amount, and I do so simply because at unanimous consent request was pro- tleman is that I want to finish tomor- this point that is the only way that we pounded at that time under which we row night, but I have no way of guaran- can make our point about the mis- agreed to a time limit on the 11 amend- teeing we are going to finish tomorrow placed priorities in the majority par- ments that we are now operating on, I night until I know what the plans are ty’s budget resolution.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.104 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4211 I would have preferred that we go guidelines at the maximum level allow- get up and say that there has been a through this in a systematic fashion, able under Federal law, 85 percent of substantial cut in child care appropria- have a short 30-minute debate on each their State median income in 22 States; tion when, actually, that is the far- of the major items in the bill at a time a family of three earning $25,000 a year thest thing from the truth. The truth of day when we are not being buried, does not qualify for help. In three of the matter is that the Child Care after this bill has been hidden from States, Alabama, Missouri, and South Block Grant under this very bill that public view for more than 3 years, but Carolina, a family of three earning we are debating tonight has been in- that is not to be. So I guess instead of $18,000 a year, 130 percent of poverty, creased by $400 million over the ex- having the orderly subject by subject cannot qualify for help. penditure of last year. discussion that I had hoped we would It is unconscionable that we cannot Now, it is true that the President in have, we are going to have to offer a se- agree from both sides of the aisle to do his budget came up with an increase of ries of amendments to every line of what we know we could do in this over $800 million requested in his budg- this bill. In that way we will indicate budget for children. Let me just add et, and it is easy to request money in our strong objection to what the ma- that, in addition to this cut, this denial the national budget. But the fact of the jority party has done and our profound of care for children in this block grant, matter is that this committee, in a re- belief that their priorities are fun- the idea that we cannot support the sponsible manner, provided a substan- damentally misguided and misbegot- President’s budget for Head Start is ap- tial increase to Child Care Block ten. It seems to me that child care, it palling to me. Grants. It is incorrect to come before seems to me that education, it seems I worked in Head Start prior to com- this body and say that those funds have to me that health care, it seems to me ing to Congress. I served first as an as- been cut; $400 million more than last that job training are more important sistant teacher and went on to become year is an increase. to the country than to provide giant the supervisor of Parent Involvement Now, the gentlewoman from Cali- tax cuts to the wealthiest people in and Volunteer Services. Head Start is fornia (Ms. WATERS), the previous this country. the best thing that ever happened to speaker, also mentioned a very valu- I am all for targeted tax cuts, tar- this country. We empower children and able program, Head Start. It is a pro- geted at those who need it the worst, families. gram that is dear to my heart. It has Last Friday, when I left here, I went those who need it the most but cer- been supported by Members of both to the 26th anniversary of one of the tainly the 400 richest Americans are parties. It has been supported by ad- Head Start programs in my district, not among them and that is one of the ministrations of both parties. training and research. Ninety percent points we are trying to debate and il- But it is inaccurate to suggest, Mr. of the parents whose children were en- Chairman, that this committee has cut lustrate in comparative priorities this rolled in the program that I attended evening. Head Start. Indeed, we did not give the last Friday were enrolled in school President all of the money he re- b 2200 themselves. They were inspired by quested. But the fact of the matter is their involvement in Head Start to get Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I move that this bill that we are debating, al- back into school and to get an edu- to strike the last word. though it does not touch on this cation so that they cannot only deter- Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment, this bill that we are de- mine their children’s educational des- amendment of the gentleman from bating increases Head Start again by tiny, but that they could better them- Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), our ranking $400 million. selves and their families. member, to add $1,000 to this particular $400 million more for Head Start in Head Start has been excellent for item, Child Care and Development this bill, $400 million more for child America. We have children who have Block Grant. care in this bill. That is hardly a cut. I rise in support of this meager had an opportunity for early childhood development who never would have had I just wish that we could get the facts amount because we need to show a sign straight and not be suggesting things that we are willing to support the chil- an opportunity. At one time in this country, early childhood education was that are not part of the bill. dren of this Nation. At a time when we I oppose the amendment because I do only for the rich and the well off. For have a $179 billion surplus, we are cut- us not to support the President’s budg- not believe it is offered seriously, but I ting programs for children and fami- et on Head Start is again unconscion- hope that no one in this House or no lies. able. one in this committee will be under the It seems to me in this well-per- This $1,000 amendment will show us mistaken impression that these two forming economy where we are cre- for what we are if we do not support it. programs have been cut. Indeed, they ating more and more millionaires day I am sorry that we have to be in a pro- have received substantial increases in and day out, we would be willing to tracted debate about supporting child thanks to the leadership of this sub- support children and families. At a care and education and health care for committee. time when we can have Members wax children. This is America. This is an Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, eloquently about getting people off of America that is doing extremely well. I move to strike the requisite number welfare, it seems to me we would sup- I would ask all of my colleagues to of words. port families for safe and secure child please support this amendment in an Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the care so that parents and single mothers indication that they care about chil- gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), in particular could go to work, could dren. our ranking member, for bringing this seek out additional educational oppor- Mr. WICKER. Mr. Chairman, I move amendment up because, not that I dis- tunities, and feel comfortable that to strike the requisite number of agree with the gentleman from Mis- their children are being taken care of words. sissippi (Mr. WICKER), because there are in safe environments. If we cannot sup- Mr. Chairman, I think it is important some increases in this legislation, the port a meager $1,000 increase, then I for members of the committee to real- problem is that when we see the need think that we cannot be credible as we ize what is going on tonight. It is hard that we have, the increases that they talk about trying to pass this appro- to imagine that the author of the have are still not meeting the needs of priation from the floor of Congress. amendment is serious about adding a our communities. It is important that we understand mere $1,000 to this very important pro- This is a great example of this one that most eligible children are denied gram. But it does give Members on little amendment talking for $1,000 in- assistance. Nationally, only one of 10 both sides of the aisle an opportunity crease in child care grants that talk children who is eligible for child care to get up and talk about a program about where our priorities are here on assistance under Federal law receives which both the majority and the mi- this House floor. I am not faulting the any help. nority in this House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. I under- No State is currently serving all eli- feel very strongly about; that is the stand they have the rules they live by. gible families. States are severely lim- Child Care Block Grant. We gave them those rules with the iting access to assistance. Only five But it also gives the minority party budget resolution that had the wrong States set their income eligibility in this committee an opportunity to priorities, Mr. Chairman.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.106 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 Mr. Chairman, the reason this waiting. In Texas, we have 36,000 fami- is child care to States and entitlement amendment is here is to talk about lies that are waiting for child care as- programs to the tune of $8.8 billion in child care, and I will go into that. But sistance. Federal support for the child care pro- let us talk about some of the other pri- That is why this amendment is so grams through the year 2001. orities that our appropriations process important. It gives us the opportunity These programs are strongly, strong- is leaving out, again not to fault the to talk about our priorities. We need to ly supported by Congress on both sides members of the committee or the put our priorities in the needs of our of the aisle, programs such as Head chairman, because they are doing the country, because those children that Start, Even Start, the Campus-Based best they can with the guidelines that need that child care, Mr. Chairman, Child Care, IDEA Services for Pre- we gave them. those are the ones hopefully that will schoolers and Infant Programs for after Expanded educational opportunity. be serving here someday. We need to school. Trying to fix the infrastructure of our prepare them for that. All of us were Mr. Chairman, I have been to some of schools in our country. Prescription prepared when we were growing up. these after-school programs. These drugs for seniors may be a part of this, Today’s children need even extra help children are learning things. They are we do not know. Expanded health care with what we do, whether it is child learning life skills. They are learning for our children. Congress made an ef- care, whether it is Head Start, whether to work with each other. They are fort in 1997, the Balanced Budget Act, it is quality education. Again, most of learning play acting and things that for the CHIPs program. We still have a the funding comes from the local level, build their self-esteem. These are very long way to go. but we can help our local communities good programs. Following the gentlewoman from and provide assistance and smaller The chairman of this committee has California (Ms. WATERS) on the Head class sizes and building reconstruction. worked hard to support this stuff. He Start, granted there is more funding in The limited resources lead to inad- has gone out in the field. He has not this appropriations bill for Head Start, equate policies and force parents to stayed in the ivory tower of Wash- but it still falls very short of the need have to make really difficult choices. ington and waited for the White House in my own district in Houston, Texas, Assistance policies keep quality care to hand down some irresponsible num- and I am sure everywhere else in the out of the reach of low-income chil- ber, some risky scheme from the Gore- country. There are so many children dren. Nearly one-third of our States Clinton administration. He has gone who are Head Start qualified that the are paying rates based on out-of-date out and said, how do these programs money is not there because we are not market surveys, making it actually work? How do they affect real willing to put our money where our unaffordable for programs serving low- people? mouth is. income children that invest in quality. This is not a matter of political rhet- That is just to talk about a few of the When one thinks about it, despite ex- oric. This is not a matter of, well, we human needs, Mr. Chairman. Let us pert recommendations, over a third of are going to spend more money than talk about other issues that we need to our States, of our parents, pay 10 per- them. It is a matter of Sue and Dan address: defense of our Nation, protec- cent of their income. When one says 10 Williams and their children and their tion of our borders, continue to see our percent, that does not sound like parents and caring for them. I think crime rate drop needs to continue the much. But if one has a poor family, the committee and the chairman of the community policing that we hopefully how much of that is housing? How committee have done the right thing will see in the appropriations bills that much of that is health care? How much on this. come. of that is utilities? How much of that What I would say to my colleagues The problem is our priorities are is transportation hopefully to get to across the aisle, we keep hearing how, wrong. We spent last Friday talking that job from the welfare reform bill well, if we have to have more money, about an estate tax cut which only that we passed on this floor. well, maybe we do, but maybe we ought benefits 2 percent of the people in this Basic health and safety protections to look at the efficiency of these pro- country, and then the amendments re- are lacking in many States. Only 10 grams, as well. Is it possible under the jected that will take that down to 1 States meet the national recommenda- Clinton-Gore model that too much of percent. tion for child-staff ratios in their li- the money is being squandered by So that is why our priorities are censing requirements. wrong. That is what is wrong. That is wasteful Washington bureaucrats? Is it b 2215 why I am glad our ranking member possible that a lot of that money never came up with this amendment that And only 10 States require all family leaves Washington, D.C., and if we go talks about the new investment in child care providers to meet any re- down to HUD or if we go down to some child care that is needed. quirements and regulations. of these Federal Government agencies States now cannot keep up with the Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I we can find the money on the sixth need of child care assistance even with move to strike the requisite number of floor, third office down to our right be- our TANF funds, and I know that from words. cause it never gets out of that bureau- my own experience again in Texas. Mr. Chairman, consider the case of crat’s hands and to the streets where it Most eligible children are denied as- Sue and Dan Williams. I am going to can help the children of the Williams. sistance. Nationally, only one out of 10 change the name a little bit, but they That is what the committee mark is children who are eligible for child care are real people. Sue was on welfare for all about. The committee has made a assistance under Federal law receives several years, trapped in the hopeless significant commitment in this and any help. welfare cycle and then during welfare, will continue to. Think about Head No State is currently serving all eli- because of welfare reform, decided, Start alone increased by $400 million, 8 gible families with child care. States okay, it is time to get a job. And she percent above last year’s in order to have severely limited access to assist- was a little scared about it, but she got serve an additional 20,000 kids. Think ance. Only five States set their income a job and needed to have some child about the level. It is the highest in the eligibility guidelines at the maximum care. And that is a mother’s primary 35-year history. That is very, very sig- allowable under Federal law, 85 percent concern, which it should be. And we all nificant. The Child Care Development of their State median income. In near- admire mothers for that. That is why Block Grant is increased by $400 mil- ly half the States, 24 States, a family in the welfare reform bill there was $20 lion, 34 percent. earning $25,000 a year does not qualify. billion in child care for people like Sue The gentleman from Illinois (Chair- In three States, Alabama, Missouri, and Dan Williams for their children, man PORTER) has gone out and re- South Carolina, a family of three earn- $20 billion. viewed these programs. He has asked ing $18,000, 130 percent of poverty can- In addition to that, when the senior the bureaucracies to be more efficient. not qualify for help. citizens and their family have to live But he has also said we have got to Even with low eligibility cut-offs, with them, there is dependent care, a help as many children as possible and States have long waiting lists. Cali- tax credit for families like that. There he has done it in the best interest of fornia has 200,000 families that are is social services, block grants. There America’s kids.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.109 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4213 It is sad to me that people would this bill does not cut anything, it does Mr. Chairman, we should first realize come up with arbitrary numbers to ir- not cut programs that make a dif- that this amendment is not an amend- responsibly use children as a pawn in ference for working people or people ment that has an offset. The only some political chess game. It upsets concerned about getting their children amount involved here is a thousand me. Because they know in their heart educated. dollars. And the reason it is offered is of hearts this money comes from Social Let us talk about some real cuts. The simply to gain time to make the points Security, it does not come from some adult job training program is cut by $93 that the minority wishes to make. The other area. If they want to spend this million below last year’s appropriated reason the amendment is in order is money irresponsibly, they have to go level. The dislocated workers, $207 mil- that there is a small amount of unobli- home and tell our seniors, well, do you lion cut below last year’s appropriated gated budget authority and outlays know what we did? We did what we did level. That is $300 million, Mr. Chair- from which to draw these small amend- for 40 straight years, we dipped back man, when we are in a world economy ments. into that Social Security Trust Fund. today where we are engaging in trade, The point that the minority con- And they should not be doing that, Mr. where we all know that we are going tinues to make is that we are not Chairman, because Social Security through the information and knowl- spending enough money on matters should be handled on a bipartisan edge revolution in America today, that they think are priorities. I simply basis. where businesses are all saying the want to take this time, Mr. Chairman, It is not a matter of Democrat versus most important thing we can do in to point out all of the ways where we Republican. It is a matter of putting Washington is help them with doing are meeting needs by making very sub- our seniors first. That is why I do not more in education, and where our stantial increases in many programs think we should just irresponsibly and workers, whether they be underskilled that we think are very, very impor- arbitrarily come up with numbers to or unskilled or whether they be dis- tant. increase programs for political pur- located because of trade, that we do Let me begin with community health poses. We have to do what is best for something to help these workers make centers, which we have funded at $1.1 children. We have to do what is best for sure that, as we engage in trade with billion dollars. That is $31 million seniors. Mexico and China and other countries, above the President’s request. The Job That is why I support the mark of that we make sure we help our working Corps at $1.4 billion. That is $7 million the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. POR- families get trained for new jobs if they above the President’s request. Grad- TER) on this and I think we should re- are dislocated from an old one. uate medical education we have dou- ject, respectfully reject, the Obey That is fairness. That is help in edu- bled to $80 million. We have funded amendment. cation in the new economy. Ricky Ray Hemophilia at $100 million, Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Chairman, I move Now, I also hear Mr. Chairman, and I a 33-percent increase. We have funded to strike the requisite number of think the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Ryan White AIDS at $1.725 billion. words. PORTER) is absolutely with us on this That is $130 million above last year and (Mr. ROEMER asked and was given point, that we need more resources if also above the President’s request. permission to revise and extend his re- we are going to get more account- We funded the CDC at $3.3 billion. marks.) ability and quality in our education That is $189 million above the Presi- Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Chairman, we dent’s request and $369 million greater have heard the old adage over and over programs. I was a fighter for more charter than last year. We have funded infra- again about a billion dollars here and a structure needs at CDC at $145 million. billion dollars there and pretty soon we schools, and we did that. I fought for more public choice in education, and That is above the President’s request. are talking about real money. We funded Head Start at $5.7 billion, a This amendment is a real amendment we are doing that. I fought and au- thored the bill last year for education $400-million increase, or 7.5 percent in- because we are talking about a thou- crease this year. We funded special flexibility to give our local schools sand dollars to people that in three education at $6.255 billion. That is a more choice over what they do with States, a family of three making $18,000 half-billion-dollar increase over last Federal money. We are doing many of a year, cannot qualify for help to get year. child care for their family. these things, giving the local school Mr. Chairman, I hope that the Mem- more quality programs to pick from b 2230 bers in this body are listening because but they choose what they want to do. We funded Pell Grants at the Presi- I am sure that people out in the coun- Why can we not deliver more re- dent’s requested level, a $200 increase try are listening. A thousand dollars to sources for dislocated workers, under- to the maximum grant, to $3500. We them, when they are making $18,000 a skilled workers, who need to move have increased after school centers by year and they are working sometimes from a toolbox to a robotic arm in a $146 million to $600 million. We have two and three jobs and the most impor- computer. Let us help these workers funded Impact Aid at $215 million tant thing in the world to them is their out in this new economy with these above the President’s request and $78 children, this amendment is important. new challenges and this new workplace million above last year. We have in- Yes, it is important because we are that we are creating. Let us help our creased child care $400 million over last talking about differences in priorities children in inner-city schools and rural year, at $2 billion in forward funding tonight at 10:20 Washington, D.C., schools in Indiana. As we improve ac- subject to a sequester to stay within time. And maybe we will be here until countability, as we improve the quality the budget cap. We have increased the 2:20 and maybe we will be here all day of these programs, let us get more re- National Institutes of Health by $1 bil- tomorrow talking about education. I sources for our local schools to deter- lion over last year and funded it at the hope we are. This is the most impor- mine whether they want to use that President’s request. tant issue to me and the single most money for school construction, wheth- The point that the minority is mak- important reason why I picked the er they want to use that money for new ing that we are underfunding accounts Committee on Education and the curriculum ideas, whether they want is simply not a valid point. There are Workforce to serve on in this body. to use that money to try to develop not any cuts in the bill. If there are, A thousand dollars to a family of more professional training programs to they are very small ones. In almost all three making $18,000 a year in three get their teachers skilled on the tech- cases there are increases, and in some States where they cannot qualify for nology of the future. cases that I have just described sub- any help to get child care to take care So we are hopeful that we can work stantial increases over the amounts of their children while they work, this with the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. that the President has requested. idea behind this amendment can help PORTER), who I think wants more re- PREFERENTIAL MOTION OFFERED BY MR. OBEY some real people with real problems sources for these education programs, Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I move address their dire need for quality and to fight for these programs. that the Committee do now rise. affordable child care. Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I move The CHAIRMAN. The question is on We have heard some people on the to strike the requisite number of the motion offered by the gentleman other side of the aisle talk about, oh, words. from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY).

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.111 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4214 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 The question was taken; and the Fowler Lazio Saxton b 2330 Franks (NJ) Leach Scarborough Chairman announced that the noes ap- Frelinghuysen Lewis (CA) Schaffer Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the peared to have it. Gallegly Lewis (KY) Sensenbrenner gentleman yield? RECORDED VOTE Gibbons LoBiondo Sessions Mr. PORTER. I yield to the gen- Gilchrest Lucas (OK) Shadegg Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a Gilman Manzullo Shaw tleman from Wisconsin. recorded vote. Goode McCrery Shays Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank A recorded vote was ordered. Goodling McHugh Sherwood the gentleman for yielding to me. Goss McInnis Shimkus Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask at The vote was taken by electronic de- Graham McKeon Shows vice, and there were—ayes 182, noes 196, Granger Mica Simpson which point it is appropriate for me to not voting 56, as follows: Green (WI) Miller (FL) Skeen withdraw the amendment now pending. Greenwood Miller, Gary Smith (MI) The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman [Roll No. 256] Gutknecht Moran (KS) Smith (NJ) from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) ask unani- AYES—182 Hall (TX) Morella Smith (TX) Hastings (WA) Nethercutt Souder mous consent to withdraw his amend- Abercrombie Green (TX) Murtha Hayes Northup Spence ment? Ackerman Hastings (FL) Nadler Hayworth Norwood Stump Allen Hill (IN) Napolitano Mr. OBEY. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Herger Nussle Sununu Baca Hilliard Neal The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, Hill (MT) Ose Sweeney Baird Hinchey Oberstar Hilleary Packard Talent the amendment is withdrawn. Baldacci Hinojosa Obey Hobson Paul Tancredo There was no objection. Baldwin Holden Olver Hoekstra Pease Tauzin Barcia Holt Ortiz Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposi- Horn Petri Taylor (NC) Barrett (WI) Hooley Pallone Hostettler Pickering Terry tion to the deep cuts that this bill makes in Becerra Hoyer Pascrell Houghton Pombo Thomas Medicare contractor management. The funding Bentsen Inslee Pastor Hulshof Porter Thornberry Berkley Jackson (IL) Peterson (MN) is not just inadequate, it is grossly inadequate, Hunter Portman Thune Berman Jackson-Lee Phelps so inadequate that it is bound to impair the Hutchinson Pryce (OH) Tiahrt Berry (TX) Pomeroy Hyde Quinn Traficant quality of service delivered to millions of elder- Bishop Jefferson Price (NC) Isakson Radanovich Upton ly and disabled AmericansÐmany of whom Blagojevich John Rahall Istook Ramstad Vitter Blumenauer Johnson, E. B. Rangel rely solely on Medicare for their health insur- Jenkins Regula Walden Bonior Jones (OH) Reyes Johnson (CT) Reynolds Walsh ance. Borski Kanjorski Rivers Johnson, Sam Riley Wamp Although the Administration requested $1.3 Boswell Kaptur Rodriguez Jones (NC) Roemer Watkins billion for contractor management, an increase Boucher Kennedy Rothman Kelly Rogan Weldon (FL) Boyd Kildee Roybal-Allard just over 4%, the committee rejected any in- King (NY) Rogers Weller Brady (PA) Kilpatrick Rush Kingston Rohrabacher Whitfield crease and instead cut funding by 6%. In Brown (FL) Kind (WI) Sanders Knollenberg Ros-Lehtinen Wicker years past, when there were funding cutbacks Brown (OH) Kleczka Sandlin Kolbe Royce Wilson Capps Klink Sawyer and shortfalls, HCFA ordered Medicare con- Kuykendall Ryan (WI) Wolf Capuano Kucinich Schakowsky tractors to cut service to beneficiaries. Medi- LaHood Ryun (KS) Young (AK) Cardin LaFalce Scott Largent Salmon Young (FL) care payments for patient care were delayed. Carson Lampson Serrano Latham Sanchez HCFA told its contractors to cut back human Clay Lantos Sherman LaTourette Sanford Clayton Larson Sisisky contact and make more use of voice mail. Clement Lee Skelton NOT VOTING—56 Voice mail menus are frustrating for every- Clyburn Levin Slaughter body, but imagine how exasperating they are Conyers Lewis (GA) Smith (WA) Andrews Gillmor Oxley Costello Lipinski Snyder Archer Goodlatte Payne for an elderly person who wants a knowledge- Coyne Lofgren Spratt Baker Gordon Pelosi able, caring person to answer a question Cramer Lowey Stabenow Bateman Gutierrez Peterson (PA) Boehner Hall (OH) Pickett about Medicare or solve a problem. Crowley Lucas (KY) Stenholm The demands placed upon contractors will Cummings Luther Strickland Campbell Hansen Pitts Davis (FL) Maloney (CT) Stupak Coburn Hefley Roukema only be aggravated by elderly and disabled Davis (IL) Markey Tanner Cook Hoeffel Sabo Americans who are the victims of the man- Cox Kasich Shuster DeFazio Mascara Tauscher aged care companies pulling out of Medicare DeGette Matsui Taylor (MS) Danner Linder Stark Delahunt McCarthy (NY) Thompson (CA) DeLauro Maloney (NY) Stearns + Choice. In just one Medicare + Choice com- Deutsch McDermott Thompson (MS) DeMint Martinez Toomey pany that recently announced its pullout, there Dicks McGovern Thurman Dingell McCarthy (MO) Towns Dooley McCollum Vento are over 100,000 elderly and disabled Ameri- Dixon McIntyre Tierney cans. They will have no choice but to move Doggett McKinney Turner Emerson McIntosh Watts (OK) Doyle McNulty Udall (CO) Fattah Metcalf Waxman back to the fee-for-service program, and this Edwards Meehan Udall (NM) Ganske Myrick Weldon (PA) will increase the work load for Medicare con- Gekas Ney Wise Engel Meek (FL) Velazquez tractors far more than anyone previously pre- Eshoo Meeks (NY) Visclosky Gephardt Owens Etheridge Menendez Waters dicted. In making its budget request, the Adminis- Evans Millender- Watt (NC) b 2327 Farr McDonald Weiner tration assumed a 3.5% increase in claims. Filner Miller, George Wexler Mr. HUTCHINSON changed his vote The pull-out of Medicare + Choice firms will Forbes Minge Weygand from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Ford Mink Woolsey add to that; and if funding is cut by 6%, the Frank (MA) Moakley Wu So the motion was rejected. cuts cannot help but strain the Medicare con- Frost Mollohan Wynn The result of the vote was announced tractors, who are already stretched out, and Gejdenson Moore as above recorded. degrade the services they provide to elderly Gonzalez Moran (VA) Stated for: and disabled Americans and their healthcare NOES—196 Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, providers. This cut in funding will: Aderholt Bryant Cubin during rollcall vote No. 256, I was unavoidably Curtail beneficiary and provider outreach Armey Burr Cunningham detained. Had I been present, I would have programs that educate and answer questions. Bachus Burton Davis (VA) Ballenger Buyer Deal voted ``aye.'' Delay responses to telephone calls, written in- Barr Callahan DeLay Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I move quiries, and reviews of ``medical necessity.'' Barrett (NE) Calvert Diaz-Balart to strike the last word. Postpone waste, fraud, and abuse investiga- Bartlett Camp Dickey Mr. Chairman, the majority and mi- Barton Canady Doolittle tions. Make it difficult for contractors to re- Bass Cannon Dreier nority have come to an agreement on spond to HCFA initiatives. Bereuter Castle Duncan the further course of this bill. At the As a consequence, elderly and disabled Biggert Chabot Dunn appropriate point, I will move that the Americans will not receive the level of cus- Bilbray Chambliss Ehlers Bilirakis Chenoweth-Hage Ehrlich Committee rise. The debate will begin tomer service they expect and deserve. More Bliley Coble English tomorrow morning. Under that agree- providers who participate in Medicare but are Blunt Collins Everett ment, there should be no further votes increasingly vocal in their dissatisfaction will Boehlert Combest Ewing this evening and the intention of both leave the program. And if Medicare contrac- Bonilla Condit Fletcher Bono Cooksey Foley sides is that we proceed until the bill is tors, who pride themselves on their business Brady (TX) Crane Fossella completed sometime tomorrow. and want to deliver a good product and good

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.114 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4215 service do not have the resources to admin- assistance to disadvantaged students. The And four, the following additional ister the program, they too will exit the busi- Clinton/Clay class size reduction initiative is amendments by the gentleman from ness. Many of them already have, and more gutted, leaving school districts without the re- Florida (Mr. YOUNG), regarding across- of them will if this cut in funding goes through. sources to hire and train 20,000 more top- the-board reduction; the gentleman For all these reasons, we should meet the quality teachers. Adequate funding is denied from Michigan (Mr. HOEKSTRA), regard- President's modest request for Medicare con- for after-school and summer programs in- ing reductions in Education for the tractor management, and undo these self-de- tended to improve student achievement and Disadvantaged, Impact Aid, School Im- feating cuts. If their purpose is to impair Medi- reduce juvenile crime. And no funds are pro- provement Programs, and Bilingual care fee-for-service, and make beneficiaries vided to renovate crumbling and unsafe and Immigrant Education and increase cynical about Medicare and seek another pro- schools. in special education; further, by the gram, they may achieve that effect. But if our At the same time efforts are ongoing in the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. SCHAF- purpose is to give the elderly and disabled a Congress to erase limits on the immigration of FER), regarding reduction in education Medicare program with the care, service, and foreign workers to fill high-tech jobs, this bill research, statistics, and improvement attention they need, these cuts should be re- would make steep cuts in the funding of train- and increase in special education; by versed, and the President's request should be ing programs aimed at helping domestic work- the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. filled. ers fill them and other positions. Dislocated SCHAFFER), regarding reduction in Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chairman, I will get to workers and at-risk youth are particularly hard Even Start and increase in special edu- the point, who could not support Head Start, hit by these cuts, even though they are the cation for grants to States; by the gen- a program that provides comprehensive devel- one most in need of skills training. By failing tleman from Colorado (Mr. SCHAFFER), opmental services for America's low-income to adequately invest in our own workforce, the regarding reduction in Job Corps childrenÐages birth to five years? Republican leadership is jeopardizing Amer- Training and increase in special edu- Research has told us time and again that ican competitiveness and prosperity. cation for grants to States; by the gen- this is the most critical stage of a child's men- This bill also jeopardizes worker health and tleman from Colorado (Mr. SCHAFFER), tal and emotional development. Adding $600 safety by shortchanging OSHA and blocking regarding reduction in the United million would provide additional services to issuance of the ergonomics rule intended to States Institute of Peace and increase 53,000 additional low-income children. prevent about 300,000 workplace injuries a in special education for grants to I represent the third-fastest growing metro- year. The Wilson amendment would add insult States; by the gentleman from Okla- politan statistical area in the U.S. and yet, we to injury by cutting $25 million more from homa (Mr. COBURN), regarding fetal tis- have one of the highest rates of poverty, and OSHA. sue research; by the gentlewoman from Mr. Chairman, this appropriations bill is a a very young population. Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR), regarding a report disaster. It fails to adequately invest in edu- For almost 30 years, I have been involved of the impact of PNTR on United cation, and in the development and security of with education issues. This experience has States jobs; by the gentleman from the nation's workforce. I urge a no vote on taught me that children, regardless of income Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), regarding level or race, have the same potential for high H.R. 4577. Mr. PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I move NIH; by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. achievement and healthy development. We that the Committee do now rise. HALL), regarding additional funding for must give them that chance. The motion was agreed to. Meals on Wheels; and the amendments Head Start has successfully served 17 mil- Accordingly, the Committee rose; printed in the portion of the CONGRES- lion children and their families since and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. SIONAL RECORD designated for that pur- 1965***Lets's not jeopardize that. LAHOOD) having assumed the chair, Mr. pose in clause 8 of rule XXVIII and To my colleagues who say no to Head BEREUTER, Chairman of the Committee numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 182, 183, 184, 185, Start: I say is that your final answer? I hope of the Whole House on the State of the 186, 189, 190, 191, 192, 196, 198, and 201. not. Union, reported that that Committee, Each additional amendment may be Mr. CLAY. Mr. Chairman, the Republican having had under consideration the bill offered only by the Member designated leadership has once again succeeded in bring- (H.R. 4577) making appropriations for in this request or a designee or the ing to the floor a labor, health and education the Departments of Labor, Health and Member who caused it to be printed or appropriations bill designed to please only Human Services, and Education, and a designee; shall be considered as read; themselves and their right-wing friends. H.R. related agencies for the fiscal year end- shall be debatable for 10 minutes equal- 4577 fails to make needed investments in ing September 30, 2001, and for other ly divided and controlled by the pro- public education and the domestic workforce, purposes, had come to no resolution ponent and an opponent; shall not be and, as the result, would undermine American thereon. subject to amendment; and shall not be competitiveness in the 21st century. This bill f subject to a demand for a division of has already received what has now become the question in the House or in the its customary and well-deserved veto threat LIMITING CONSIDERATION OF Committee of the Whole. from the Clinton administration. It is clearly AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection going nowhere, and should be soundly de- CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4577, DE- to the request of the gentleman from feated. PARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH Florida? This bill was doomed from its inception, be- AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND There was no objection. cause the economic premise upon which it is EDUCATION, AND RELATED f based is flawed. Earlier this year, before the AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, appropriations process began, the Republican 2001 REPORT ON H.R. 4635, DEPART- MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leadership decided to resume its efforts to Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DE- push for big tax cuts for the rich. They at- I ask unanimous consent that during VELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT tached hundreds of billions of dollars of these further consideration of H.R. 4577 in AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS tax cuts to the minimum wage bill and the the Committee of the Whole pursuant ACT, 2001 budget resolution. This decision to squander to House Resolution 418 and the order the surplus, rather than invest it, severely re- of the House of June 8, 2000, no further Mr. YOUNG of Florida, from the duced the funds available to meet many of our amendment to the bill shall be in order Committee on Appropriations, sub- nation's critical needs. except: mitted a privileged report (Rept. No. Overall, the bill provides $2.9 billion less One, pro forma amendments offered 106–674) on the bill (H.R. 4635) making than the President requested for the Depart- by the chairman or ranking minority appropriations for the Departments of ment of Education, and $1.7 billion less for the member of the Committee on Appro- Veterans Affairs and Housing and Department of Labor. As the result, education, priations or their designees for the pur- Urban Development, and for sundry job training, workplace safety, and other pro- pose of debate; independent agencies, boards, commis- grams are either frozen or cut, significantly re- Two, the amendment printed in part sions, corporations, and offices for the ducing the level of services that can be pro- B of House Report 106–657; fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, vided. Three, the remaining amendments and for other purposes, which was re- For example, the bill would slash Title I listed in the order of the House of June ferred to the Union Calendar and or- funding, forcing school districts to cut back on 8, 2000, as previously modified; dered to be printed.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:31 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.052 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4216 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 The SPEAKER pro tempore. All Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of this country but to the stability of points of order are reserved on the bill. my time. peace in the world community. f Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield I had the occasion to take a trip with myself such time as I may consume. my wife and several others to Pakistan GENERAL LEAVE Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to in India, and to Kashmir about a Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask the amendment of the gentleman from month, or month and a half ago, and it unanimous consent that all Members Massachusetts (Mr. OLVER) and would indeed was one of the more interesting may have 5 legislative days within urge its adoption. things I have done in my 28 years of po- which to revise and extend their re- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of litical life. I came away more con- marks on H.R. 4577, and that I may in- my time. vinced than ever that the United clude tabular and extraneous material. Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I yield States has a proactive role to play in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there back the balance of my time. helping with the challenges that are objection to the request of the gen- Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield faced in South Asia. tleman from Illinois? back the balance of my time. I think everyone now is aware that There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without South Asia is a nuclear flash point; f objection, the previous question is or- that the Indian Government and the dered on the motion to instruct. Pakistanis have fought now three APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON There was no objection. times since partition in 1947 from the H.R. 4425, MILITARY CONSTRUC- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The British, and as a result of those wars, TION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001 question is on the motion to instruct the recent skirmish in addition to that Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask offered by the gentleman from Massa- in the Kargil region, which claimed a unanimous consent to take from the chusetts (Mr. OLVER). thousand lives this past summer, it is a Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 4425) The motion was agreed to. very dangerous place, with both coun- making appropriations for military A motion to reconsider was laid on tries now having the nuclear capability construction, family housing, and base the table. to destroy each other and inflict in- realignment and closure for the De- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without credible destruction on not only that partment of Defense for the fiscal year objection, the Chair appoints the fol- region of the world but the planet in ending September 30, 2001, and for lowing conferees: general. So it seems to me that we other purposes, with a Senate amend- For consideration of the House bill, need as a Nation and as a world com- ment thereto, disagree to the Senate and Division A of the Senate amend- munity to focus our attention more amendment, and agree to the con- ment, and modifications committed to and more on bringing peace and sta- ference asked by the Senate. conference: bility to the people of Kashmir. It is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Messrs. HOBSON, PORTER, TIAHRT, clearly in their interest. objection to the request of the gen- WALSH, MILLER of Florida, ADERHOLT, The people of Kashmir have suffered tleman from Ohio? Ms. GRANGER, and Messrs. GOODE, through 50 years of broken promises. If There was no objection. YOUNG of Florida, OLVER, EDWARDS, we recall our history, the United Na- MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES OFFERED BY FARR of California, BOYD, DICKS, and tions called for a plebiscite on self-de- MR. OLVER OBEY; termination in Kashmir in 1948, but of Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a For consideration of the Division B course that has never been carried out, motion to instruct the conferees. of the Senate amendment, and modi- and this legacy of neglect has fostered The Clerk read as follows: fications committed to conference: distrust, it has fostered hopelessness among many in Kashmir, especially Mr. OLVER moves that the managers on Messrs. YOUNG of Florida, REGULA, the part of the House at the conference on LEWIS of California, ROGERS, SKEEN, the Muslim majority, which has the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on CALLAHAN, OBEY, MURTHA, and Ms. spawned a cycle of protest and of vio- the bill, H.R. 4425, be instructed to disagree PELOSI and Ms. KAPTUR. lence and of repression. with the Senate amendment and provide There was no objection. As many as up to 70,000 Kashmiris in funding for National Missile Defense Initial the last decade have died as a result of f Deployment Facilities at a level equal to the this war that is going on in their coun- lower level as provided in the House passed b 2340 try. It is an incredibly beautiful place. bill. Lush green valleys, enormously pris- SPECIAL ORDERS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- tine sparkling lakes surrounded by the tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Himalayas’ snow-capped mountains. Its OLVER) and the gentleman from Ohio TERRY). Under the Speaker’s an- beauty is only contrasted by the pain (Mr. HOBSON) each will control 30 min- nounced policy of January 6, 1999, and and the suffering of indeed this brutal utes. under a previous order of the House, repression and war that is raging now The Chair recognizes the gentleman the following Members will be recog- that, as I have said, has claimed as from Massachusetts (Mr. OLVER). nized for 5 minutes each. many, some say up to 70,000 lives. A Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a staggering total. self such time as I may consume. previous order of the House, the gen- Indian security forces number in the Mr. Speaker, this is a simple motion. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) neighborhood of somewhere between It should not be controversial. These is recognized for 5 minutes. 500,000 and 700,000 troops in the States United States are on the verge of em- (Mr. PALLONE addressed the House. of Kashmir and Jammu, and they wage, barking on what could be a $60 billion His remarks will appear hereafter in along with the militants who are cross- National Missile Defense program. This the Extensions of Remarks.) ing the border and fighting in this re- House included more than adequate f gion, a day-to-day campaign of terror funding to start the early lead con- and repression. And the Kashmiri peo- struction items of the National Missile INDIA IN NEED OF THIS ple are caught in the middle. The Defense as it is now conceived. The COUNTRY’S ASSISTANCE human rights abuses are every bit as other Chamber has funded this item at The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under outrageous and repugnant as they have a substantially and unnecessarily high- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- been in the Balkans as we have seen re- er level. uary 6, 1999, the gentleman from Michi- cently. The number of rapes and tor- This motion instructs the conferees gan (Mr. BONIOR) is recognized for half ture and all the things that go along to insist on the more prudent level of the time until midnight as the designee with this type of international catas- spending in the House bill; 367 Members of the minority leader. trophe is present in Kashmir. of the House supported this level of Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I take the Independent human rights’ groups re- spending when we passed the bill sev- well at this very late hour because I port on these rapes and these tortures. eral weeks ago, and it is important want to talk about an issue that is, I Often they are not allowed into Kash- that we maintain our position. think, vitally important not only to mir. Amnesty International is not, and

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.121 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4217 other human rights’ organizations have say, to the development of nuclear So there is a strong movement to had a difficult time getting in and weapons. fight corruption, to establish an eco- verifying some of these atrocities. b 2350 nomic system that is fair and equitable Common disappearances occur all the and honest. time. People lose their loved ones. Stopping the incursions of militants As my colleagues can tell, Mr. Speak- When we were up in Srinagar, which into Kashmir is in the interest of the er, I came away with some hope when is the summer capital in Kashmir, we leaders of Pakistan so they can focus I was not really expecting to. But I could just see the besieged nature of in on their internal concerns. have watched, even in recent days, the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. this once incredibly crystal beautiful minister in Pakistan who deals with TERRY). As there is no speaker for the land. The look of weariness and longing the question of terrorism issue some majority on his designated time, the and hunger on the faces of the people statements. There was an article re- gentleman from Michigan (Mr. BONIOR) beg for a solution and a way out of this cently on Saturday in the New York is recognized for 10 minutes. quagmire of violence that they find Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, so unless Times that showed that they are on the themselves in. confidence is restored with the Indian offensive to deal with this important And their most precious resource, Government, a lasting peace will never aspect of their national and inter- their children, the Kashmiri children, occur. national obligations. are being driven away by this violence. I had the chance when I was there to So there are some things that are When the young people are old enough meet with the Pakistani leaders. I met happening here. General Musharraf has to go, they go. So whole families are with General Musharraf, who is the offered on numerous occasions, and he being broken up as a result of this. chief executive of Pakistan, the head of did to me when I was with him in our Tourism, which could be as profitable state. I came to that meeting prepared visit, that he in fact wants to dialogue and as abundant and as prosperous as to meet a military man who engaged in with the Indian leaders, with the In- anyplace in the world because of this a coup and was not quite sure what to dian Government, and that he under- incredible beauty is almost non- expect. stands the necessity to stop this cycle existent. It is in ruins. We need to do In my discussions with people in of violence. something about this as a country. Pakistan, in my discussions with him The sense of distress between the When the young people in Kashmir in the meeting I had with him, I came people of Kashmir and the Government start to immolate themselves, burn away with the understanding that he of India and the tensions between India themselves alive, because of the hope- wants to break the cycle of corruption and Pakistan have stalled every diplo- lessness that they feel; that there is no and impotence on the people of the matic effort that has been made to stop way out of this, it speaks clearly and party politically, he wants to do some- these killings. But we have a chance loudly to just what has happened and thing to change the internal dynamics now, because I think it is in how far they have come on the road to of his country, and he wants to do it in everybody’s interest to get this done, despair. a transition way that can lead to the Pakistan, and it is in India’s interest. Violent acts, such as the massacre of reestablish of democracy in his coun- And if I could just move to them for a dozens of Sikh villagers in Kashmir try. second. Their government has a com- during the President’s visit to India There are some signals and some pelling interest to resolve this Kashmir have shown that the killings will con- signs that he is doing some things that question, as well. tinue unabated unless something is will move in that direction. While I India shares Pakistan’s challenge done to stop it. was there, they had the first human with poverty, with illiteracy, with Now, I would like to just briefly, in rights conference that they ever have health care, with their infrastructure the short time that I have here before had in Pakistan. And they dealt with needs. They do not want 600,000 troops we adjourn, touch upon the signifi- the question of honor killings, which stationed in Kashmir. That takes an cance of doing this for Pakistan, for had been ignored for a very long time, enormous amount of resources, and it India, and for the United States. For where male members and heads of fam- drains their ability to deal with these Pakistan, the meaning of the conflict ilies would kill and beat and torture other problems. They do not want this in Kashmir goes really to the heart and their wives if they suspected infidelity continuing and escalating violence in the soul of people in Kashmir. The peo- or thought perhaps it might even have Kashmir. They want, it would seem to ple of Pakistan feel a deep sense of kin- occurred. This he has taken on strong- me, to resolve this issue, as well. ship with their brethren in Kashmir. ly and has enforced since that con- And there are some signs of hope. Muslim countries. Muslim areas both. ference. The Indian Government has allowed The crisis in Kashmir has drained He has taken on the question of child some Kashmiri political and civil lead- Pakistan of its resources, leaving labor and moving in the direction of ers out of jail. I met with them when I unmet needs for efforts to alleviate making sure that children are not was in Kashmir. I met with the con- their poverty, their illiteracy, their abused at the work site and are pro- ference leaders, some of whom just re- health care needs, their infrastructure vided an opportunity for an education. cently were let out of jail, and they are needs. I was told, and I do not know In the area of empowering people, for asking for a dialogue with the Indian how completely accurate this is, but I the first time they are redoing all the Government. And while there has been have a sense that it is close to accu- roles of government in Pakistan, the intimations that that dialogue would rate, that of the budget in Pakistan, voter roles. They have allowed the 18- occur, it has not. And I would encour- where they have roughly 130 million year-olds to vote. And in November of age the Indian Government to engage people, 60 percent of their budget goes this year, there will be under these new in it. to just servicing their debt. Imagine regimes of empowerment local elec- Kashmiris must have a responsible that, 60 cents on the dollar going to tions throughout the country. And, of role in deciding their own fate, and this service the debt. Thirty percent goes to course, the supreme court recently will only occur when we continue to the military, nuclear development and ruled in Pakistan that there would be build confidence-building measures, their military establishment, and only national elections within a 21⁄2-year pe- such as opening preliminary discus- 10 percent of their meager budget goes riod in which General Musharraf has sions, allowing people to exercise their to dealing with the problems of illit- agreed to. leadership, freeing them from jail, eracy, health care, infrastructure, and So on the democracy front, on the stopping the violence of incursions of all the things a civilized society would human rights front, on dealing with militants across the border. These are want to invest in. corruption, he has commissioned peo- all pieces that have to take place in With Indian troops and a nuclear ca- ple within his government to act force- order for this to come together. pability amassed on one border, and fully at trying to stop the corruption The Indian Government, as I said, with the Taliban ever present and pre- that is so endemic to that society and has participated in some of these. senting a threat on the other in Af- which was responsible to a large extent Other things they have not, they have ghanistan, Pakistan has devoted much for the failures of the Bhutto and the not shown an interest. And we need, as of its income to the military, and, as I Sharif governments. a Government here in the United

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.126 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4218 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 States, to move them in that direction strengthened not by economic sanc- S. Con. Res. 121, concurrent resolution, and to get them to stop the torture and tions but by economic aid and by tak- congratulating Representative Stephen S. F. the other repressive measures that ing the know-how of our democratic in- Chen on the occasion of his retirement from they are taking in Kashmir against the stitutions and trying to provide those the diplomatic service of Taiwan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Inter- Kashmiri people. kinds of expertise and know-how with national Relations. Now, I see a way forward but only if those who are struggling for an ex- f we, as the United States, are willing to panded democracy in Pakistan. invest more time and resources to So I think everything is in place to BILLS PRESENTED TO THE bring these parties together. And I make this work. And because of the nu- PRESIDENT think we have an obligation to do that. clear potential, the world needs des- Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee I think we have a moral responsibility perately to focus in on this region. And on House Administration, reported to do that. because of the promise that was made that that committee did on this day During the war in Afghanistan, the to the Kashmiris over 50 years ago, we present to the President, for his ap- United States armed Pakistan’s neigh- need to desperately take hold of this proval, bills of the House of the fol- bors and the militants. And then we issue and focus our attention and try lowing titles: sort of casually abandoned the region, to develop a process by which we can H.R. 1953. To authorize leases for terms not and that left the region in a state of reach some resolve. to exceed 99 years on land held in trust for militarism with enormous amounts of People in Kashmir are exhausted the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians weapons and ammunitions. from the violence. They are exhausted and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of Now we have an obligation, it seems from the war. They are exhausted from the Guidiville Indian Rancheria. to me, to do our part to help establish the economic inactivity. We can make H.R. 3639. To designate the Federal build- stability in South Asia. It is in our in- a big change in a very important part ing located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, currently head- terest to do so. The threat of nuclear of the world if we will devote some of conflict in South Asia is very, very quarters for the Department of State, as the our energies, some our good will, some ‘‘Harry S Truman Federal Building’’. real. We must reduce this threat and of our resources to making that hap- H.R. 2484. To provide that land which is halt the arms race in South Asia. And pen. owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Commu- unless Kashmir is addressed, that will So I look forward, as I told the Presi- nity in the State of Minnesota but which is not happen. We cannot make progress dent when I discussed this with him not held in trust by the United States for the unless people in the world community briefly at the White House, I look for- Community may be leased or transferred by are willing to tackle this issue. ward to working with him and our ad- the Community without further approval by the United States. The United States has called for de- ministration and our allies in bringing mocracy to take root in South Asia, Pakistan and India together and bring- f but this will not happen on its own and ing the Kashmiris into discussions so ADJOURNMENT it surely will not happen without a res- that both countries can live in peace Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I move olution to this very important ques- and the Kashmiris can have the right that the House do now adjourn. tion. to express their views and work for a And by ‘‘democracy,’’ I am talking The motion was agreed to; accord- better situation economically and po- ingly (at midnight), under its previous about not only democracy in form but litically and democratically for their I am talking about supporting democ- order, the House adjourned until today, people. Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at 9 a.m. for racy through helping Pakistan develop f some of those institutions for demo- morning hour debates. cratic action, and we have ways to do LEAVE OF ABSENCE f that here. Instead of withholding sup- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, port for Pakistan, who has been a great sence was granted to: ETC. front for this country throughout its Ms. BALDWIN (at the request of Mr. Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive history, one of our best allies and best GEPHARDT) for today on account of air- communications were taken from the friends, instead of engaging in embar- port delays. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: goes, we ought to be financially help- Mr. FATTAH (at the request of Mr. ing Pakistan move forward. 8078. A letter from the Congressional Re- GEPHARDT) for today on account of per- view Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Because democracy works well when sonal reasons. Inspection Service, Department of Agri- there is an economic component. When Mr. TOOMEY (at the request of Mr. culture, transmitting the Department’s final you give people a sense of home for ARMEY) for today and until 4:00 p.m. on rule—Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quar- their economic life, that works very June 13 on account of the birth of antined Area [Docket No. 99–076–2] received well with establishing and enhancing Bridget Kathleen Toomey. May 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); the democratic life of a country. De- Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (at the re- to the Committee on Agriculture. 8079. A letter from the Director, Office of mocracy by itself, without any support quest of Mr. ARMEY) for today and June economically, is going to be a very Federal Housing Oversight, transmitting the 13 on account of attending a family fu- Office’s final rule—Implementation of the fragile democracy. neral. Equal Access to Justice Act (RIN: 2550–AA08) If we turn our attention away from f received May 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the region, as we did after the war in 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking Afghanistan, we risk further erosion, SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED and Financial Services. violence, and disillusionment. By unanimous consent, permission to 8080. A letter from the Assistant General We are, as a country, as a super- address the House, following the legis- Counsel for Regulatory Law, Office of En- power, as a country that is engaged in lative program and any special orders ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, De- the Middle East and in Ireland and in heretofore entered, was granted to: partment of Energy, transmitting the De- Africa and in other places recently, in partment’s final rule—State Energy Pro- (The following Member (at the re- gram [Docket No. EE-RM–96–402] (RIN: 1904– Latin America, we have a role to play quest of Mr. OLVER) to revise and ex- AB01) received May 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 here. And as a long-standing ally of tend his remarks and include extra- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Pakistan as an emerging friend of neous material:) Commerce. India, we are in a position to bring peo- Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. 8081. A letter from the Special Assistant to ple together. And given the stakes in f Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau, Federal South Asia, punitive economic sanc- Communications Commission, transmitting tions, as I said, are clearly counter- SENATE CONCURRENT the Commission’s final rule—Establishment productive. RESOLUTION REFERRED of a Class A Television Service [MM Docket No. 00–10] received May 2, 2000, pursuant to 5 While we have our differences, we A concurrent resolution of the Sen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on must never forget that Pakistan, as I ate of the following title was taken Commerce. said, has been a long-standing ally of from the Speaker’s table and, under 8082. A letter from the Bureau of Consumer the United States. Democracy will be the rule, referred a follows: Protection, Federal Trade Commission,

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JN7.129 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4219 transmitting the Commission’s final rule— received May 2, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. (Rept. 106–667). Referred to the Whole House DotCom Disclosures About Online Adver- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. on the State of the Union. tising—received May 3, 2000, pursuant to 5 8093. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Administrator For Fisheries, National Ma- Relations. H.R. 4118. A bill to prohibit the re- Commerce. rine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and scheduling or forgiveness of any outstanding 8083. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Atmospheric Administration, transmitting bilateral debt owed to the United States by for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, the Administration’s final rule—Fisheries of the Government of the Russian Federation transmitting certification of a proposed li- the Northeastern United States; Northeast until the President certifies to the Congress cense for the export of defense articles or de- Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjust- that the Government of the Russian Federa- fense services sold commercially under a ment 33 to the Northeast Multispecies Fish- tion has ceased all its operations at, removed contract to Greece [Transmittal No. DTC ery Management Plan [Docket No. 000407096– all personnel from, and permanently closed 013–00], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 0096–01; I.D. 040300C] (RIN: 0648–AN51) re- the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba; Committee on International Relations. ceived May 2, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. with an amendment (Rept. 106–668). Referred 8084. A letter from the Chairwoman, Equal 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. to the Committee of the Whole House on the Employment Opportunity Commission, 8094. A letter from the Deputy Executive State of the Union. transmitting the Inspector General’s Semi- Secretary, Department of Health and Human Mr. MCCOLLUM: Committee on the Judici- annual Report for the period ending March Services, transmitting the Department’s ary. H.R. 3048. A bill to amend section 879 of 31, 2000 and the Semiannual Management Re- final rule—Refugee Resettlement Program title 18, United States Code, to provide clear- port for the same period; to the Committee Requirements for Refugee Cash Assistance er coverage over threats against former on Government Reform. and Refugee Medical Assistance—received Presidents and members of their families, 8085. A letter from the Director, Office of March 23, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. and for other purposes; with an amendment Personnel Management, transmitting the Of- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judici- (Rept. 106–669). Referred to the Whole House fice’s final rule—Prevailing Rate Systems; ary. on the State of the Union. Redefinition of the Southern and Western 8095. A letter from the Secretary of Health Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. Colorado Appropriated Fund Wage Area and Human Services, transmitting the draft House Resolution 523. Resolution waiving (RIN: 3206–AI95) received May 4, 2000, pursu- bill, the ‘‘HCFA User Fee Act of 2000’’; joint- points of order against the conference report ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ly to the Committees on Ways and Means to accompany the bill (S. 761) to regulate on Government Reform. and Commerce. interstate commerce by electronic means by 8086. A letter from the Director, Family- 8096. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, permitting and encouraging the continuing Friendly Workplace Advocacy Office, Office Civil Works, Department of the Army, trans- expansion of electronic commerce through of Personnel Management, transmitting the mitting a draft bill entitled, ‘‘Water Re- the operation of free market forces, and for Office’s final rule—Agency Use of Appro- sources Development Act of 2000’’; jointly to other purposes (Rept. 106–670). Referred to priated Funds For Child Care Costs For the Committees on Transportation and In- the House Calendar. Lower Income Employees (RIN: 3206–AI93) re- frastructure, Commerce, and Resources. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee ceived May 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8097. A letter from the Acting General on Rules. House Resolution 524. Resolution 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Govern- Counsel, Department of Defense, transmit- providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. ment Reform. ting a draft of proposed legislation relating 4578) making appropriations for the Depart- 8087. A letter from the Director, Fish and to the management of the Department of De- ment of the Interior and related agencies for Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, fense and to the transfer of naval vessels to the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and transmitting the Department’s final rule— foreign countries; jointly to the Committees for other purposes (Rept. 106–671). Referred Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and on Armed Services, Government Reform, to the House Calendar. Plants; Final Determination of Threatened International Relations, and Intelligence Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Status for the Koala (RIN: 1018–AE43) re- (Permanent Select). Means. House Joint Resolution 90. Resolu- ceived May 4, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion withdrawing the approval of the United 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. f States from the Agreement establishing the 8088. A letter from the Assistant Secretary REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department World Trade Organization (Rept. 106–672). Re- of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ferred to the Committee of the Whole House ment’s final rule—Concession Contracts Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of on the State of the Union. Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and (RIN: 1024–AC72) received May 4, 2000, pursu- committees were delivered to the Clerk ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Means. H.R. 4601. A bill to provide for rec- for printing and reference to the proper onciliation pursuant to section 213(c) of the on Resources. calendar, as follows: 8089. A letter from the Assistant Secretary concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government cal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- Reform. H.R. 3995. A bill to establish proce- decrease the statutory limit on the public ment’s final rule—1999–2000 Refuge-Specific dures governing the responsibilities of court- debt; with an amendment (Rept. 106–673 Pt. Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations appointed receivers who administer depart- 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole (RIN: 1018–AF52) received May 3, 2000, pursu- ments, offices, and agencies of the District of House on the State of the Union. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Columbia government: with an amendment Mr. WALSH: Committee on Appropria- on Resources. (Rept. 106–6631). Referred to the Committee tions. H.R. 4635. A bill making appropria- 8090. A letter from the Deputy Executive of the Whole House on the State of the tions for the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Indian Health Service, Depart- Union. and Housing and Urban Development, and for ment of Health and Human Services, trans- Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government sundry independent agencies, boards, com- mitting the Department’s final rule—Cur- Reform. H.R. 4387. A bill to provide that the missions, corporations, and offices for the rently Effective Indian Health Service Eligi- School Governance Charter Amendment Act fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for bility Regulations (RIN: 0917–AAO3) received of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such other purposes (Rept. 106–674). Referred to April 18, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Act is ratified by the voters of the District of the Committee of the Whole House on the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. Columbia (Rept. 106–664). Referred to the State of the Union. 8091. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Committee of the Whole House on the State DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE fice of Sustainable Fisheries, National Ma- of the Union. Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education rine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Committee on the Budget discharged. Atmospheric Administration, transmitting and the Workforce. H.R. 4504. A bill to make the Administration’s final rule—Fisheries of technical amendments to the Higher Edu- H.R. 4601 referred to the Committee of the Northeastern United States; Northeast cation Act of 1965; with an amendment the Whole House on the State of the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (Rept. 106–665). Referred to the Committee of Union and ordered to be printed. [Docket No. 000307061–0061–01; I.D. 013100D] the Whole House on the State of the Union. (RIN: 0648–AN46) received May 2, 2000, pursu- Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education f ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee and the Workforce. H.R. 4079. A bill to re- on Resources. quire the Comptroller General of the United 8092. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- States to conduct a comprehensive fraud TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED fice of Sustainable Fisheries, National Ma- audit of the Department of Education; with BILL rine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and an amendment (Rept. 106–666). Referred to Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the fol- Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Committee of the Whole House on the the Administration’s final rule—Fisheries of State of the Union. lowing action was taken by the Speak- the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pa- Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International er: cific cod by Catcher Vessels using Trawl Relations. H.R. 4022. A bill regarding the sale H.R. 4601. Referral to the Committee on Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles by the Budget extended for a period ending not [Docket No. 000211040–0040–01; I.D. 042400A] the Russian Federation; with an amendment later than June 12, 2000.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:31 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L12JN7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4220 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS formula grants to states for gifted and tal- H.R. 3633: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Ms. ented education programs (HR 637 and S 505) BERKLEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, and Mr. STRICK- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public in its consideration of the reauthorization of LAND. bills and resolutions were introduced the Elementary and Secondary Education H.R. 3677: Mr. CANADY of Florida. and severally referred, as follows: Act; to the Committee on Education and the H.R. 3697: Mr. SMITH of Texas. By Mr. WALSH: Workforce. H.R. 3732: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 4635. A bill making appropriations for 351. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- H.R. 3844: Mr. CHABOT. the Departments of Veterans Affairs and resentatives of the State of West Virginia, H.R. 3891: Mr. HOEFFEL. Housing and Urban Development, and for relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. H.R. 3915: Mr. BACA, Mr. RILEY, Mr. SNY- sundry independent agencies, boards, com- 42 memorializing the West Virginia Congres- DER, Mr. REYES, Mr. TALENT, Mr. LUCAS of missions, corporations, and offices for the sional Delegation to take immediate legisla- Oklahoma, Mr. EHRLICH, and Mr. BARR of fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for tive action to amend existing surface mining Georgia. other purposes. laws to reverse the effect of the decision in H.R. 4001: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Bragg, et al. V. ROBERTSon, et al. on West MCDERMOTT, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. LEE, and Mr. HOYER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. Virginia mines and miners; to the Com- JACKSON of Illinois. OWENS): mittee on Resources. H.R. 4071: Mr. WYNN. H.R. 4636. A bill to amend chapter 36 of 352. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- H.R. 4079: Mr. HEFLEY, Mrs. BIGGERT, and title 39, United States Code, to modify rates resentatives of the State of West Virginia, Mr. ROYCE. relating to reduced rate mail matter, and for relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. H.R. 4093: Mr. PASCRELL. other purposes; to the Committee on Govern- 5 memorializing the Congress of the United H.R. 4149: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. ment Reform. States to propose an amendment to the Con- SHERMAN, and Mr. BARTON of Texas. By Mr. GIBBONS: stitution of the United States of America for H.R. 4189: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Ms. HOOLEY H.R. 4637. A bill to provide for the orderly submission to the states for ratification pro- of Oregon. disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark hibiting federal courts from ordering a state H.R. 4210: Mr. SISISKY. County, Nevada, and to provide for the or political subdivision thereof to levy or in- H.R. 4246: Mrs. MORELLA. aquisition by the Secretary of the Interior of crease taxes; to the Committee on the Judi- H.R. 4248: Mr. WALDEN of Oregon and Mr. enviromentally sensitive lands in the State ciary. KNOLLENBERG. of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources. 353. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- H.R. 4271: Mr. WEINER and Mr. NORWOOD. By Mr. HUTCHINSON: resentatives of the State of West Virginia, H.R. 4272: Mr. WEINER and Mr. NORWOOD. H.R. 4638. A bill to amend title 23, United relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. H.R. 4273: Mr. WEINER and Mr. NORWOOD. States Code, to require States to providing 68 memorializing the United States Congress H.R. 4281: Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. Federal highway funds for projects in high to amend the Internal Revenue Code to ex- BLUMENAUER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GEORGE MIL- priority corridors, and for other purposes; to empt from federal income taxes the income LER of California, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- received by the holders of bonds issued pur- STARK, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. ACK- structure. suant to the provisions of Senate Bill 175, ERMAN. By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. the ‘‘West Virginia Pension Liability Re- H.R. 4283: Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. BARCIA, and Mr. UPTON. LOBIONDO): demption Act’’; to the Committee on Ways H.R. 4639. A bill to assure that recreation and Means. H.R. 4328: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN AND Mr. BLI- benefits are accorded the same weight as 354. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- LEY. hurricane and storm damage reduction bene- resentatives of the State of West Virginia, H.R. 4329: Mr. ENGLISH and Mr. FLETCHER. fits as well as environmental restoration relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. H.R. 4357: Mr. BLAGOJEVICH. benefits; to the Committee on Transpor- 68 memorializing the United States Congress H.R. 4395: Mr. POMEROY and Mr. SHAW. H.R. 4410: Mr. BILBRAY and Mr. GILCHREST. tation and Infrastructure. to amend the Internal Revenue Code to ex- H.R. 4453: Mr. WYNN and Ms. LEE. By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. empt from federal income taxes the income ´ H.R. 4483: Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. SCOTT, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. KENNEDY of received by the holders of bonds issued pur- H.R. 4492: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Rhode Island, Mr. WEINER, and Mr. suant to the provisions of Senate Bill 175, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, and Mr. RO- CHABOT): the ‘‘West Virginia Pension Liability Re- ´ MERO-BARCELO. H.R. 4640. A bill to make grants to States demption Act’’; to the Committee on Ways H.R. 4495: Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the and Means. MATSUI, Mr. FROST, amd Ms. DEGETTE. Combined DNA Index System of the Federal f H.R. 4503: Mr. COBLE, Mr. DELAY, Mr. Bureau of Investigation, to provide for the RILEY, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. collection and analysis of DNA samples from ADDITIONAL SPONSORS ISAKSON, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. certain violent and sexual offenders for use Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors SPRATT, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. NORWOOD. in such system, and for other purposes; to were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 4504: Mr. SOUDER. the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi- tions as follows: H.R. 4600: Mr. SHOWS. tion to the Committee on Armed Services, H.R. 4601: Mrs. NORTHUP and Mr. GARY MIL- for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 363: Mr. HINCHEY. H.R. 632: Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. ROMERO- LER of California. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- BARCELO, and Mr. WEINER. H.R. 4621: Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. KUYKENDALL, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- H.R. 914: Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky and Mr. and Mr. NETHERCUTT. risdiction of the committee concerned. BERMAN. H.J. Res. 56: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. By Mr. STUPAK: H.R. 1111: Ms. STABENOW. H.J. Res. 90: Mr. TRAFICANT. H.R. 4641. A bill to provide trade adjust- H.R. 1202: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. JOHN- H. Con. Res. 321: Mr. GOODE, Ms. STABENOW, ment assistance for certain workers; to the SON of Connecticut, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Mr. MATSUI, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. Committee on Ways and Means. Island, and Mr. GILCHREST. CHABOT, and Mr. CANADY of Florida. f H.R. 1248: Mr. QUINN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. H. Con. Res. 341: Mr. FRANK of Massachu- COSTELLO, and Mr. KILDEE. setts, Mr. DEUTSCH, and Mr. LAFALCE. MEMORIALS H.R. 1271: Mr. ROTHMAN. H. Con Res. 343: Ms. CARSON. Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials H.R. 1515: Mr. MOLLOHAN. H. Con. Res. 350: Mr. FARR of California. were presented and referred as follows: H.R. 1586: Ms. CARSON. H. Res. 280: Mr. MCKEON. H.R. 1594: Mrs. CAPPS. H. Res. 388: Mrs. MALONEY of New York. 349. The SPEAKER presented a memorial H.R. 1621: Mr. BENTSEN. H. Res. 461: Mr. KLINK, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of of the House of Representatives of the State H.R. 1885: Ms. STABENOW. Texas, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. of Michigan, relative to House Resolution H.R. 2000: Mr. FLETCHER and Mr. GILLMOR. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. No. 288 memorializing the Congress of the H.R. 2059: Mr. LANTOS. OLVER, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. United States to provide funding for in- H.R. 2451: Mr. BACHUS. MCNULTY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. creased Bovine Tuberculosis Testing and Re- H.R. 2596: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. ENGILSH. WAXMAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. DEFAZIO. search in Michigan and for Federal Indem- H.R. 2749: Mr. BILBRAY. f nification and Financial Assistance for the H.R. 2790: Mr. MOORE. Federal Indemnification and Financial As- H.R. 2814: Mr. DEFAZIO. PETITIONS, ETC. sistance for the Federally Required Destruc- H.R. 3059: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. tion of Michigan Cattle; to the Committee H.R. 3100: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. DAVIS of Vir- Under clause 3 of rule XII, on Agriculture. ginia, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. 89. The SPEAKER presented a petition of 350. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of METCALF. Board of Commissioners and Board of Equal- the State of Washington, relative to Senate H.R. 3301: Mr. WEINER. izers, Ferry County, relative to Resolution Joint Memorial No. 8019 memorializing Con- H.R. 3327: Mr. POMBO. No. 2000–16 petitioning the federal govern- gress to continue to help meet the unique H.R. 3463: Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. ment to change the Endangered Species Act special needs of gifted students by including HOLT, and Mr. GUTIERREZ. to provide incentives for the protection of

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L12JN7.100 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4221 endangered species through empowering citi- heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— of which $17,260,000 shall not become avail- zens and communities to freely and volun- SPECIAL EDUCATION’’ for grants to States, by able until September 29, 2001’’. tarily assist in protection of endangered spe- $42,224,000. H.R. 4578 cies; which was referred to the Committee on H.R. 4577 OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS Resources. OFFERED BY: MR. SCHAFFER AMENDMENT NO. 17: On page 52, after line f AMENDMENT NO. 206: Page 84, after line 21, 15, add the following new section: insert the following: ll AMENDMENTS SEC. . Any limitation imposed under SEC. 518. The amounts otherwise provided this Act on funds made available by this Act Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- by this Act are revised by increasing the related to planning and management of na- posed amendments were submitted as amount made available in title III under the tional monuments, designation of new wild- follows: heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION– life refuges, or activities related to the Inte- SPECIAL EDUCATION’’ for grants to States, and rior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management H.R. 4461 by decreasing the amount made available in Plan shall not apply to any activity which is OFFERED BY: MR. GUTKNECHT title IV under the heading ‘‘RELATED otherwise authorized by law. AMENDMENT NO. 27: Insert before the short AGENCIES–UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF H.R. 4578 title the following title: PEACE–OPERATING EXPENSES’’, by $15,000,000. OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL H.R. 4577 AMENDMENT NO. 18: On page 108, after line PROVISIONS OFFERED BY: MR. STEARNS 3, add the following new section: SEC. 901. None of the amounts made avail- AMENDMENT NO. 207: At the end of the bill, SEC. ll. Any limitation imposed under able in this Act for the Food and Drug Ad- insert after the last section (preceding the this Act on funds made available by this Act ministration may be expended to provide to short title) the following new section: related to planning and management of na- any person (including a pharmacist or whole- SEC. . None of the funds made avail- tional monuments, designation of new wild- sale importer) a drug-importation warning able in this Act may be used in contraven- life refuges, or activities related to the Inte- letter issued pursuant to section 801 of the tion of section 503(c) of title 10, United rior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. States Code. Plan shall not apply to any activity which is H.R. 4577 H.R. 4578 otherwise authorized by law. OFFERED BY: MR. HOEKSTRA OFFERED BY: MR. DEFAZIO H.R. 4578 AMENDMENT NO. 202: Page 50, line 11, insert AMENDMENT NO. 10: Insert before the short OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS after the dollar amount the following: ‘‘(de- title the following: AMENDMENT NO. 19: On page 52 strike lines creased by $116,000,000)’’. TITLE V—ADDITIONAL GENERAL 12 through 15. Page 51, line 21, insert after the first dollar PROVISIONS amount the following: ‘‘(decreased by H.R. 4578 SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated or $78,548,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS otherwise made available by this Act may be Page 52, line 12, insert after the first dollar used to assess a fine or take any other law AMENDMENT NO. 20: On page 108 strike lines amount the following: ‘‘(decreased by enforcement action against a person for fail- 4 through 8. $158,450,000)’’. ure to pay a fee for a vehicle pass imposed H.R. 4578 Page 53, line 5, insert after the dollar under the recreational fee demonstration amount the following: ‘‘(decreased by OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS program authorized by section 315 of the De- $30,765,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 21: On page 108, strike partment of the Interior and Related Agen- Page 53, line 17, insert after the first dollar lines 9 through 14. cies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained in amount the following: ‘‘(increased by section 101(c) of Public Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. H.R. 4578 $383,263,000)’’. 460l–6a note), regarding parking at trailheads OFFERED BY: MR. DOOLITTLE H.R. 4577 and dispersed recreation sites in the Na- AMENDMENT NO. 22: Insert before the short OFFERED BY: MR. SCHAFFER tional Forest System. title the following: AMENDMENT NO. 203: Page 64, after line 6, H.R. 4578 TITLE V—ADDITIONAL GENERAL insert the following: OFFERED BY: MR. DEFAZIO PROVISIONS SEC. 306. The amounts otherwise provided AMENDMENT NO. 11: Insert before the short SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated or by this title are revised by decreasing the title the following: otherwise made available by this Act to the amount made available under the heading Forest Service may be used— ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION–EDUCATION TITLE V—ADDITIONAL GENERAL (1) to purchase a motor vehicle for the use RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT’’ for PROVISIONS of Forest Service personnel that is painted in the research activities, and by increasing the SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated or the base color identified as Federal Standard amount made available under the heading otherwise made available by this Act may be 595, color chip no. 14260, or painted in any ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—SPECIAL used to enter into any new commercial agri- other base color, except the color white as EDUCATION’’ for grants to States, by cultural lease on the Lower Klamath and made available by the manufacturer; or $10,356,700. Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges in the States of Oregon and California. (2) to paint any Forest Service motor vehi- H.R. 4577 cle in any base color other than white. H.R. 4578 OFFERED BY: MR. SCHAFFER H.R. 4578 OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS AMENDMENT NO. 204: Page 84, after line 21, OFFERED BY: MR. HILL OF MONTANA insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 12. On page 66, line 21, AMENDMENT NO. 23: Page 56, line 5, before SEC. 518. The amounts otherwise provided strike ‘‘$67,000,000’’ and insert: ‘‘$103,740,000’’. the period insert the following: ‘‘, of which by this Act are revised by decreasing the H.R. 4578 $2,000,000 shall be for acquisition of Trav- amount made available in title III under the OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS eler’s Rest, Montana’’. heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION– AMENDMENT NO. 13. On page 85, line 7, EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED’’ for the H.R. 4578 strike ‘‘$98,000,000’’ and insert: ‘‘$125,000,000 Even Start program, and by increasing the OFFERED BY: MR. HOEFFEL amount made available in title III under the of which $27,000,000 shall not become avail- able until September 29, 2001’’. AMENDMENT NO. 24: On page 102, strike Sec- heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— tion 327. SPECIAL EDUCATION’’ for grants to States, by H.R. 4578 H.R. 4578 $100,000,000. OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS OFFERED BY: MR. HOEFFEL H.R. 4577 AMENDMENT NO. 14. On page 85, line 21, AMENDMENT NO. 25: On page 108, strike Sec- OFFERED BY: MR. SCHAFFER strike ‘‘$100,604,000’’ and insert: ‘‘$110,344,000 of which $9,740,000 shall not become available tion 335. AMENDMENT NO. 205: Page 84, after line 21, H.R. 4578 insert the following: until September 29, 2001’’. SEC. 518. The amounts otherwise provided H.R. 4578 OFFERED BY: MRS. MALONEY OF NEW YORK by this Act are revised by decreasing the OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS AMENDMENT NO. 26: Page 24, beginning line amount made available in title I under the AMENDMENT NO. 15. On page 66, line 21, 6, strike ‘‘transportation and gathering ex- heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF LABOR–EM- strike ‘‘$67,000,000’’ and insert: ‘‘$84,260,000’’. penses, processing, and any contractor costs PLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION– required to aggregate and market royalty H.R. 4578 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES’’ for the production taken in kind at wholesale mar- Job Corps program under the Workforce In- OFFERED BY: MR. DICKS ket centers’’ and insert ‘‘transportation and vestment Act of 1998, and by increasing the AMENDMENT NO. 16. On page 85, line 7, processing of royalty production taken in amount made available in title III under the strike ‘‘$98,000,000’’ and insert: ‘‘$115,260,000 kind’’.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L12JN7.002 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 H4222 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 12, 2000 H.R. 4578 H.R. 4578 Page 54, line 25, after the dollar amount in- sert the following: ‘‘(increased by OFFERED BY: MR. ROYCE OFFERED BY: MR. SANDERS $10,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 27: Page 66, beginning at AMENDMENT NO. 29: Page 69, line 10, after Page 67, line 16, after the dollar amount in- line 21, strike ‘‘$67,000,000 shall not be avail- the dollar amount, insert the following: ‘‘(re- sert the following: ‘‘(reduced by able until October 1, 2001’’ and insert duced by $10,000,000) (increased by $126,500,000)’’. ‘‘$326,000,000 shall not be available until Oc- $10,000,000)’’. tober 1, 2001’’. H.R. 4578 H.R. 4578 H.R. 4578 OFFERED BY: MR. WU OFFERED BY: MR. SUNUNU MENDMENT O OFFERED BY: MR. SANDERS A N . 31: Page 53, line 14, insert AMENDMENT NO. 30: Page 5, line 17, after after the dollar amount the following: ‘‘(re- AMENDMENT NO. 28: Page 67, line 16, after the first dollar amount insert the following: duced by $14,727,000) (increased by the dollar amount, insert the following: ‘‘(re- ‘‘(increased by $10,000,000)’’. $14,727,000)’’. duced by $45,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (increased by $3,500,000) (increased by Page 15, line 15, after the first dollar H.R. 4578 $9,500,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased amount insert the following: ‘‘(increased by OFFERED BY: MR. YOUNG (of Alaska) $10,000,000)’’. by $7,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 32: Insert at the appro- Page 67, line 19, after the dollar amount, Page 17, line 7, after the dollar amount in- priate place: insert the following: ‘‘(increased by sert the following: ‘‘(increased by SEC. ll. Notwithstanding 36 Code of Fed- $23,500,000)’’. $10,000,000)’’. eral Regulations 223, Subpart A and Subpart Page 67, line 24, after the dollar amount, Page 17, line 9, after the dollar amount in- B, and associated provisions of law, the For- insert the following: ‘‘(increased by sert the following: ‘‘(increased by est Service shall implement the North $20,000,000)’’. $10,000,000)’’. Prince of Wales Island (POW) Collaborative Page 67, line 25, after the dollar amount, Page 17, line 13, after the dollar amount in- Stewardship Project (CSP) agreement dated insert the following: ‘‘(increased by sert the following: ‘‘(increased by June 7, 1999, regarding a pilot project for ne- $3,500,000)’’. $10,000,000)’’. gotiated salvage permits.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 05:08 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN7.046 pfrm02 PsN: H12PT1 E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2000 No. 72 Senate The Senate met at 12:03 p.m. and was ing business until 2 p.m., with Senators LOCAL TELEVISION AMENDMENT called to order by the President pro DURBIN and THOMAS in control of the TO THE INTERNET NON- tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. time. Following morning business, the DISCRIMINATION ACT Senate will resume consideration of Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise PRAYER the Department of Defense appropria- today to discuss an amendment I filed tions bill. Amendments to the bill are The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John this past week to H.R. 3709, the Inter- expected to be offered and debated dur- Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: net Nondiscrimination Act. This ing today’s session. Any votes ordered Almighty God, You give the hour and amendment has a twofold purpose. with respect to those amendments, provide us with power; You bless each First, it highlights the need to act on however, will be scheduled to occur on day and show us the way; You plan our S. 2097, the Launching Our Commu- Tuesday at a time to be determined. As week and reveal Your truth to those nities’ Access to Local Television Act a reminder, all first-degree amend- who seek. We pray for the Senators as of 2000. This critical legislation passed ments to the Defense appropriations they confront the busy schedule of the the Senate by a unanimous, 97–0, vote bill must be filed by 3 p.m. today. week ahead. Help them to trust You. on March 30 of this year. The House I thank my colleagues for their at- Care for their families and loved ones. version of this bill, H.R. 3615, also tention. Lift the burdens they carry. Give them passed by an overwhelming 375–37 mar- the assurance that they are never Mr. President, I suggest the absence gin. Yet here we are 21⁄2 months later of a quorum. alone. You are the unseen presence in with no effort to move this bipartisan The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The every moment, during every conversa- legislation forward toward enactment. tion, before each decisive decision, and clerk will call the roll. In the meantime, the other body has throughout each meeting. Remind The assistant legislative clerk pro- considered an extension of the Internet them of Your availability, Your affir- ceeded to call the roll. tax moratorium for an additional 5 mation, Your assurance. May this day Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I ask years. I supported the original Internet and all the hours of the week ahead be unanimous consent that the order for Nondiscrimination Act which created a as one constant conversation with You, the quorum call be rescinded. 3-year moratorium on new taxes on the a flow of prayer as natural as breathing The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. GOR- Internet while we considered the var- out tension and breathing in Your TON). Without objection, it is so or- ious ramifications of e-commerce tax- strength. You are Sovereign of this Na- dered. ation issues. tion, Lord of this Senate, and Saviour of our lives. Amen. f That original moratorium does not expire until next October. Yet here we f RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME are 16 months in advance of that expi- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ration preparing to consider an addi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tional 5-year expansion. Not only that, The Honorable SLADE GORTON, a Sen- the previous order, the leadership time but with this new legislation, we re- ator from the State of Washington, led is reserved. the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: nege, frankly, on a promise made under the 1998 act which grandfathered exist- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the f United States of America, and to the Repub- ing State taxes on Internet services. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, That agreement was essential to secur- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. MORNING BUSINESS ing the overwhelming support which S. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under 442 ultimately received. the previous order, there will now be a I believe we should not be placing RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING period for the transaction of morning taxes on access to the Internet, but MAJORITY LEADER business not to extend beyond the hour that is not the issue. The issue is the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The of 2 p.m., with Senators permitted to implementation of already existing Senator from Washington is recog- speak therein for up to 10 minutes sales tax responsibilities. Sales tax is a nized. each. Under the previous order, the critical component of State and local f time until 1 p.m. shall be under the revenues, especially in States such as control of the Senator from Illinois, South Dakota that do not have an in- SCHEDULE Mr. DURBIN, or his designee. For that come tax. More than half of our State Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, today time, the Senator from South Dakota budget derives from the sales tax. That the Senate will be in a period for morn- is recognized. is the money that goes to education,

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VerDate 01-JUN-2000 00:57 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.000 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4938 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 crimefighting, and other essential serv- news, storm information, road reports, Joseph Shruga, 69, Detroit, MI; ices. This online-commerce loophole in school closing information, and civic Yong S. Suoh, 44, Chicago, IL; sales tax collection results in an unfair affairs information. Javier Velasquez, 23, San Antonio, TX; Joel Vives, 27, Miami-Dade County, FL; situation for South Dakota merchants, Rural Americans need the same op- Charles Wachholtz, 80, Dallas, TX; and threatens the treasuries of State portunity to access their local net- Antwan Wimberly, 24, Atlanta, GA; and and local governments with the loss of works as do our urban friends. This leg- Timothy Young, 21, Charlotte, NC. millions of dollars in revenue. There is islation will provide that opportunity. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- a great need for State tax laws to be We have worked very hard in the sent to have printed in the RECORD the applied to all sales regardless of wheth- Banking Committee and on the floor to names of those who were killed by gun- er the sales are made at a local store, achieve strong bipartisan legislation. fire last year on the days June 10 and over the Internet, or by any other Senators SARBANES, BAUCUS, GRAMM, June 11, which was last weekend when means. BURNS, and others worked diligently to the Senate was not in session. H.R. 3709 does not foreclose the possi- find the accommodations to satisfy ev- There being no objection, the mate- bility of collecting sales tax on prod- eryone’s concerns. We have a final rial was ordered to be printed in the ucts purchased over the Internet. In product which will ultimately result in RECORD, as follows: fact, it is silent on this issue. That si- local-into-local broadcasting for rural JUNE 10, 1999 lence, however, is almost as dangerous America, and it does so in a fiscally re- Vincent Bolden, 32, Minneapolis, MN; to State and local government as an sponsible manner that limits the tax- Sandy Curtis, 37, Gary, IN; explicit rejection of equal treatment payer exposure. Bynum Gordon, 44, Atlanta, GA; for brick and mortar stores. By filing The overwhelming vote in both the Dimetrio Hernandez, 33, Houston, TX; this amendment to H.R. 3709, I want it House and Senate demonstrates the Marvin E. Jordan, 18, Chicago, IL; made clear that I will oppose this legis- soundness of this legislation. It is abso- Adam Lawrence, 48, New Orleans, LA; lation moving forward until it estab- lutely critical for the millions of Benjamin Matthews, 36, Kansas City, MO; lishes a comprehensive review of Inter- Terrance McLeod, Jr., 25, Detroit, MI; Americans who live outside our major Hayde Montalbo-Valdes, Minneapolis, MN; net-related tax policy. urban areas. It is the promised missing Dolores Mueller, 64, St. Louis, MO; I remain absolutely opposed to any component of last year’s Satellite Nicholas Osborne, 20, Bloomington, IN; new tax on the Internet. Internet usage Home Viewer Improvements Act. Raphael Rivera, 14, Harrisburg, PA; ought to be encouaged and kept afford- This issue has aroused the greatest Brandy Sessions, 20, Rochester, NY; able. Public policy ought to promote level of constituent concern in many Stymie Thomas, 20, Chicago, IL; tax-free Internet access, but it makes States in quite some time. S. 2097 pro- Unidentified male, 37, Long Beach, CA; no sense that some sales are subject to Unidentified male, 26, Long Beach, CA; and vides a fiscally responsible and prudent Unidentified male, 28, Long Beach, CA. sales tax while others are not. We need response to the concerns raised by JUNE 11, 1999 a level playing field for everyone. It is thousands of our constituents, pro- up to each individual State and mu- Wallace Brumfield, San Francisco, CA; tecting the taxpayer interests while at Jerry Joseph Dawson, 47, Detroit, MI; nicipality to decide for itself whether the same time helping to provide this Kimani Evans, 25, Miami-Dade County, FL; it wants to have a sales tax—but once service. I intend to offer this legisla- Majio Hanna, 40, Detroit, MI; that decision is made, it ought to apply tion to every vehicle possible this year Kevin James, 29, Baltimore, MD; uniformly to sales without regard to until we have the opportunity to finish David M. Jones, 26, Madison, WI; the particular technology utilized in what we started and provide this essen- Isaac Maldonado, 22, Holyoke, MA; making the sale. This correction must tial service to all Americans. John Morrison, 34, Miami-Dade County, be considered in the context of any ef- FL; Mr. President, I suggest the absence Michael Northington, Detroit, MI; fort to extend the ongoing Internet tax of a quorum. Harvey J. Pierce, 45, Madison, WI; moratorium. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The David L. Shaw, 18, Memphis, TN; Although there are many pieces of clerk will call the roll. Robert L. Turner, 78, Oklahoma City, OK; critical legislation which would serve The assistant legislative clerk pro- Lajon Wright, 25, New Orleans, LA; to highlight the tax fairness issues ceeded to call the roll. Unidentified male, 57, Norfolk, VA; and raised by H.R. 3709, I want to focus on Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask Unidentified male, 31, San Jose, CA. S. 2097, the local-into-local television unanimous consent that the order for Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I suggest act. the quorum call be rescinded. the absence of a quorum. Under legislation we passed this past The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. The year, satellite companies are for the objection, it is so ordered. clerk will call the roll. first time free to broadcast local net- The assistant legislative clerk pro- f work programming into local markets. ceeded to call the roll. That ability has already benefited VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask thousands of viewers and promoted unanimous consent that the order for Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, since Col- competition in the broadcast delivery the quorum call be rescinded. umbine, thousands of Americans have industry. What S. 2097 seeks to accom- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. been killed by gunfire, and yet Con- plish is to make that benefit a reality THOMAS). Without objection, it is so or- gress is refusing to act on sensible gun for Americans who live outside the dered. legislation. Until we act, one of us who largest 40 television markets. The Senator is recognized for 20 min- is trying to get legislation passed will Like many of my colleagues, I rep- utes. read the names of those who lost their resent a State, South Dakota, with f rural viewers that should not be left lives through gun violence in the past out of the information age. South Da- year and will continue to do so every PRIVACY ACT VIOLATION kota is one of the 16 States that do not day while the Senate is in session. In Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I have have a single city among the top 70 this way, we hope to remember those not a speech but a story to tell. The markets. Sixteen States have no tele- who have died and to bring closer the name of that story could very well be vision markets within the top 70. With- day when fewer die from gun violence. ‘‘What Would Have Happened To out this loan guarantee, markets such Following are the names of some of Frankie Vee?’’ Now, they say confes- as Sioux Falls and Rapid City will the Americans who were killed by gun- sion is good for the soul. I confess that never get local-into-local service, and fire 1 year ago today, on June 12, 1999: during the Memorial Day recess a cou- rural South Dakotans will not have an Tyrand Baxter, 24, Atlanta, GA; ple weeks ago I did not work during the opportunity to receive their local net- D’Ante Bonds, 18, Oakland, CA; whole recess. I spent some time with Kenneth Davis, 17, Chicago, IL; my family, with my wife, with my works over the satellite signals. Moises Moctezuma, 49, Charlotte, NC; This proposal is more than just get- Kevin Parks, 26, Chicago, IL; daughter Katie, her husband Brad, ting sports or entertainment program- Cornell Rogers, 31, Washington, DC; their baby, and some of the other kids, ming over your local channels. It is a Reginald Rogers, 21, St. Paul, MN; and we went to south Texas where we critical way to receive important local David Sapp, 42, Charlotte, NC; own some property. There is a little

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:40 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.003 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4939 town down there called Port Isabel. Defense announced that he would do one who was bringing charges against There is a restaurant there that none nothing to hold these men accountable the President. of the tourists go to. It is just the local for their actions. And this neatly fol- Soon thereafter, it was discovered people who go there. It is right there lows the earlier decision of the Justice that Tripp’s teenage arrest was the re- on the channel that goes out ulti- Department not to prosecute after en- sult of a juvenile prank perpetrated mately to the gulf. gaging in a 2-year coverup. against her. The judge in the case told There is a guy down there who sings. Now, as I have said before, this case her in a laughing way that it was a You sit down and you have dinner. He has broad implications for what has funny trick and her record would be has these machines he turns on; they been done to the rule of law and to the clear. Nevertheless, Mayer’s story was make music. He has a microphone, and concept of honesty and integrity in published and the damage to Tripp was he sings. He has a beautiful voice. The Government over the past 71⁄2 years. done. She was discredited forever. reason I like it is he sings the kind of Above all else, the systemic under- I would characterize that as saying songs I know such as ‘‘Your Cheatin mining of these time-honored prin- Mr. Bacon had conspired with Ms. Heart’’ and ‘‘Lord, Help Me, Jesus,’’ ciples constitutes the true and lasting Mayer to implement ‘‘a scheme to de- and songs like that. While he is sing- legacy of the Clinton and Gore admin- fame and destroy the public image of ing, his wife sways to the music with istration. Time after time after time, Linda Tripp with the intent to influ- her eyes closed. It is just a beautiful again and again, the Justice Depart- ence, obstruct, and impede the conduct setting there. ment and Janet Reno have used that and outcome of pending investigations This was going on when all of a sud- Department to protect the President’s and prosecutions.’’ That is exactly den a light went on, and I do not know political friends and to punish the what the two of them did to Linda how this happened, but I was looking President’s political enemies. Tripp. at this guy, who is just an ordinary Today, as a result of this case, there The reason I am reading this is be- person—he is about my age. He has are millions of Federal employees who cause that is the exact language of 20 gone through tough times in his life are on notice that the information con- years ago when Chuck Colson com- like I have. He has made money; he has tained in their confidential Govern- mitted this same crime at the begin- lost money; but he is just a very typ- ment personnel records cannot be pro- ning of the Watergate era. The court ical American. He is someone who has tected from politically motivated dis- said Colson implemented ‘‘a scheme to to obey the laws, has to work hard, and closures. They are on notice that the defame and destroy the public image of has to pay taxes. What occurred to me Privacy Act can be violated with impu- Daniel Ellsberg with the intent to in- was that if Frankie Vee had blatantly nity even when the perpetrators are fluence, obstruct, and impede the con- and knowingly and wrongfully com- caught redhanded. duct and outcome of pending investiga- mitted a crime like Kenneth Bacon, In an additional outrage, we find that tions and prosecutions.’’ That is exactly the same thing Ken- blatantly and knowingly and willingly the administration now wants the tax- neth Bacon did. The actions of Bacon committed a crime, he would not be payers to pay the legal bills for those and Bernath immediately became the singing there and spreading joy in the two individuals during this process. subject of the Pentagon IG investiga- hearts of many while his wife is This is a letter we have uncovered, tion to determine if they had violated swaying. He would be serving time in a after it had been covered up, that the the Privacy Act which is designed to Office of the General Counsel is writing Federal penitentiary. prevent the disclosure of confidential I am not outraged; I am not mad; and to Mr. Kaser, U.S. Department of Jus- information on Government employ- I am not feeling any anxiety about tice, requesting that the taxpayers pay ees. this. I guess the best way to charac- the legal fees of Kenneth Bacon and The IG quickly concluded that, yes, 1 terize my feelings after the last 7 ⁄2 Clifford Bernath. I ask unanimous con- indeed, they did violate the Privacy years of this administration using the sent that at the conclusion of my re- Act. In July of 1998, the IG made a Justice Department to protect its marks this letter be printed in the criminal referral to the Justice Depart- friends and to punish its enemies is RECORD. ment so the case could be prosecuted, just something that I feel numb about. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without but nobody knew it. The fact the IG I am proud of two of the mainstream objection, it is so ordered. had concluded the report was covered (See Exhibit 1.) media—only two—that have been will- up by the Justice Department for 2 Mr. INHOFE. Let’s quickly recap ing to write about these things. And years. The Justice Department sat on what happened. In March of 1998, about that is Fox News and the Washington the case for 2 years doing nothing—a 8 weeks into the Monica Lewinsky Times. classic foot-dragging, stonewalling scandal, the Pentagon public affairs di- So in this case, we have talked about Clinton coverup. comparing the crime that was com- rector, Kenneth Bacon, got a phone Finally, in March of this year, they mitted by Kenneth Bacon with other call from Jane Mayer, who Jane Mayer quietly announced no one would be crimes that were committed—and I am was a long-time Clinton supporter and prosecuted in this case. And they call going to talk about that in just a friend of the Clinton administration. it a Department of Justice. The De- minute—by other people in other ad- She was an old friend of Kenneth partment said it concluded Bacon and ministrations. But what occurred to Bacon. They worked together on the Bernath ‘‘didn’t intend to break the me was that every citizen out here, Wall Street Journal for years before. law’’ when they made the disclosure of whether in Wyoming or Oklahoma, has And she got a letter. She was then the Tripp information, as if that is ever to obey the law and has to be punished working on a story for the New Yorker a legitimate excuse for anything. under the law if that person disobeys magazine. Mayer informed Bacon that I suggest if the Senator who is occu- the law, and that he would be pros- she had evidence that a key witness in pying the chair were driving down a ecuted if there was justification for this Presidential scandal, Linda Tripp, Wyoming highway at 100 miles an hour prosecution and then would be pun- had been arrested for larceny as a teen- and were pulled over by a highway pa- ished accordingly—except in this ad- ager. Tripp was and still is a civilian trol and he said, ‘‘I didn’t intend to ministration. employee of the Federal Government break the law,’’ that everything would On Thursday, May 25, which was the at the Pentagon. Mayer wanted to be fine. eve of the Memorial Day recess when know how Tripp had replied to ques- This is how the process works. Once we left for about a week, the Clinton tion No. 21 on her security clearance the Justice Department refuses to administration perpetrated another form, asking if she had ever been ar- prosecute, even after a criminal refer- outrage to add to its long trail of oper- rested. If she had answered no, which ral for prosecution has taken place, the ations, I guess you would say. In the Linda Tripp did, then public disclosure very least that can happen to a person face of the Pentagon inspector gen- of this information in conjunction with is the boss of the individual who is of- eral’s firm conclusion that Kenneth the new evidence that Mayer said she fending may take some kind of per- Bacon and Clifford Bernath violated had would have been clearly damaging sonnel action. the Privacy Act and broke the law and to Tripp’s credibility and her reputa- It was turned over to the Secretary committed a crime, the Secretary of tion and would discredit her as some- of Defense, William Cohen. He was

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 00:57 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.006 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 charged with evaluating the conclu- Pentagon public affairs deputy, with The Tripp release presents such a clear vio- sions of the IG report and taking any answering Mayer’s question. Bernath lation of the Privacy Act. action he deemed appropriate, such as writes in his journal: ‘‘Ken has made Lambert said: firing both of them. Keep in mind, this clear it’s a priority.’’ The court finds it impossible to fathom should not even have happened. This Further, in March of that same year, how an internal investigation into such a should not have taken place because by the New Yorker story claims Tripp vio- simple matter could take so long to con- this time, there should have been a lated the law. clude. criminal prosecution. In March, Defense Secretary William In fact, even though that statement This brings us to 2 weeks ago, Thurs- Cohen calls the disclosure ‘‘certainly was made by the judge in the court day, when Cohen announced what he inappropriate, if not illegal.’’ Cohen records on March 13, 2000, that internal deemed appropriate. He sent Bacon and continued: Tripp’s file ‘‘was supposed investigation had been concluded in Bernath personal letters expressing to be protected by the privacy rules.’’ July 1998, nearly 2 years before. disappointment in their actions, mak- The DOD inspector general’s investiga- In previous talks on the floor, I have ing a clear point they were not letters tion is initiated. had occasion to compare this crime of reprimand and will not be placed in An investigation was initiated in with a crime that was committed 20 their personnel records. It is not even a March of 1998. years before. I have done so because slap on the wrist. In other words, he In April of 1998, Cliff Bernath was de- when you talk about what President did nothing. He did not fire anyone. He posed by Judicial Watch. Bernath was Clinton and Vice President GORE have did not fine anyone. He did not suspend accompanied by a battery of Govern- allegedly done in terms of getting for- anyone. He took the IG’s conclusion ment lawyers from the Justice Depart- eign contributions, which are a viola- that the Privacy Act was broken and ment, the Defense Department, and the tion of law, there is nothing really walked away without exacting any White House, in addition to one from precedented about that that we can go measure of accountability or justice. It Williams & Connolly appearing on be- back and compare with someone else is unbelievable. half of the First Lady who was then a who was prosecuted. He did, however, publicly release the defendant in the FBI file suit. In this case, the crime that was com- IG report and related documents, and Over the next 6 hours, Bernath pro- mitted by Kenneth Bacon, and perhaps these clearly show the inspector gen- ceeded to change his story. He had pre- more people with him, is a crime ex- eral unhesitatingly concluded that viously insisted the request was han- actly like the crime that was com- Tripp’s privacy was compromised, that dled in a routine way. In this deposi- mitted 20 years before by Chuck the Privacy Act was violated, and that tion, he concedes that it was a high- Colson. the law was broken. This was in the IG priority issue by Ken Bacon. Let’s go back and see just what report. The IG totally rejected Bacon’s On May 21, 1998, at a Pentagon press Chuck Colson did. This is what he said and Bernath’s contorted arguments to conference, Ken Bacon declined com- and did, in his own words. This is going the contrary. ment—as he has since repeatedly—to back to 1971: In addition, the IG report clearly the press, including refusing to deny ...I got hold of derogatory FBI reports shows that no serious investigation whether the White House directed him about Ellsberg and leaked them to the press. was ever conducted into the involve- to release that information on the He said further, in 1976: ment of other Clinton administration grounds that the IG was still inves- I happily gave an inquiring reporter dam- officials or friends outside the Pen- tigating. aging information compiled from secret per- tagon, such as those in the White On July 10, 1998, Federal Judge Royce sonnel files. House who may have been involved in Lamberth ordered the Defense Depart- I know, again, this is exactly the orchestrating this smear of Linda ment to seize the computer of a Pen- same thing that we now have a confes- Tripp. tagon staffer who admits releasing in- I urge my colleagues to read an arti- sion by Kenneth Bacon that he did. He formation on Tripp’s security clear- cle that was in the Washington Times got ahold of derogatory reports about ance form. Lamberth ruled that the on Saturday, May 27, 2000. It lays out Linda Tripp. And then he happily gave Department’s inspector general should clear evidence that Bacon and Bernath them to an inquiring reporter—the check the computer because the Pen- did not act alone in this matter, as same thing. tagon aide, Clifford Bernath, deleted they claim. There is evidence the IG So what happened to Colson? Colson documents, although Bernath claimed did not adequately follow up. Yet it is was sentenced by U.S. District Court the kind of evidence that, as Clinton none of the deleted documents con- Judge Gerhard Gesell to a prison term. friend Dick Morris has said, would lead cerned Tripp. On April 7, 2000, in a deposition, he pro- Jumping forward to February 9, 2000, to a conclusion any 6 year old could vided the New Yorker writer Jane understand; namely, that Bacon and at a House Armed Services Committee Mayer with Tripp information. In other Bernath most certainly did not act hearing, Secretary Cohen had no an- words, he admitted it. He admitted alone. swer to the question from Representa- that. There is no question about wheth- I ask unanimous consent this article tive BUYER on where the DOD report er or not he committed this crime. from the Washington Times to which I was, in what stage it was. We found out There is no doubt about it, no dispute just referred be printed in the RECORD the report was concluded almost 2 about it. at the conclusion of my remarks. years before that question was asked. Bacon said: I am sorry that I did not The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I have to add a personal note in de- check with our lawyers or check with objection, it is so ordered. fense of Bill Cohen. I do not believe he Linda Tripp’s attorneys about this. (See Exhibit 2.) knew. I think the White House covered Sorry? Sorry really didn’t cut it for Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I will that up and the Justice Department Chuck Colson. Chuck Colson ended up chronologically reconstruct what hap- covered up the fact that the report was in a Federal penitentiary. Colson com- pened in this case. It is important I be concluded almost 2 years before that mitted the crime in July 1971. He ad- redundant so that people will under- hearing. I do not believe Cohen actu- mitted his guilt and pleaded on June 3, stand and that it will not be forgotten ally was aware of that. 1974, and was sentenced to the Federal and covered up. On March 6, 2000—this brings the penitentiary on June 21, 1974. On March 12, 1998, New Yorker maga- Federal court back in—Federal Judge Bacon committed his crime in March zine writer Jane Mayer, a former Wall Lamberth signed an order requiring of 1998. He admitted what he had done Street Journal reporter, called Ken- DOD to produce records concerning the in June of 1998. The Pentagon inspector neth Bacon who used to work with release of information in Tripp’s DOD general referred the matter for crimi- Mayer at the Wall Street Journal, ask- files and information on any attempts nal prosecution in July of 1998. So now ing him about a question on Linda to withhold information from the pub- 2 years later, in April, May, and June Tripp’s personnel file for a story she lic and/or investigators about the de- of 2000, the Clinton Justice Department was writing. tails of that release. says it is going to take a pass, hoping On March 13, the very next day, Then on March 13, 2000, Judge Royce nobody will see or hear about this at Bacon tasks Clifford Bernath, then a Lamberth stated: this late date. After all, 2 full years

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 00:57 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.009 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4941 had transpired since the report was The acting secretary of state, Lawrence one in the President’s office who would concluded. Eagleburger, offered to resign over the mat- use the Justice Department to protect So Colson went to jail and served ter. (President Bush refused). Said Clinton, his friends and punish his enemies. I time in prison. If there were justice in his first press conference [after he had have come to the conclusion that if been elected President of the United States], and equal application of the law, Bacon ‘‘If I catch anybody doing [what the pass- this had been Frankie Vee who had would go to jail and serve time in pris- port-file offenders did], I will fire them the done this, he would currently be serv- on. next day. You won’t have to have an inquiry ing time in the Federal penitentiary. Is this the first time the Clinton ad- or rigmarole or anything else.’’ I yield the floor. ministration has been involved in About a year later, Passportgate had some- EXHIBIT 1 thing of a reprise, this time featuring ap- lawbreaking and corruption? Not hard- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, pointees in Clinton’s own State Department. ly. It has almost become a way of life— OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, Travelgate, Filegate, Buddhist Temple A few of them got hold of Bush-administra- Washington, DC, December 3, 1999. fundraisers, illegal foreign campaign tion personnel files and leaked them to Al Re Request for Representation of Clifford H. Kamen of the Washington Post. contributions, the compromise of high- Bernath in Tripp v. Executive Office of the technology nuclear secrets to the Chi- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- President (D.D.C. No 99–2254). nese, not to mention perjury and ob- sent this article be printed at the con- SYLVIA KASAR, Esq., struction of justice. The list goes on clusion of my remarks. U.S. Department of Justice, and on. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Civil Division—Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC. Why is this important? It is all about objection, it is so ordered. a concept. It is as basic to America as (See Exhibit 3.) DEAR MS. KASAR: I am writing to request that the Department of Justice authorize the concept of going to church on Sun- Mr. INHOFE. Finally, I guess it begs the question, What can be done now? I private counsel at federal expense for Mr. day. That concept is: Equal application Clifford H. Bernath in connection with the of the law. mentioned that the media, the main- above-captioned litigation, pursuant to 28 Chuck Colson realized he did the stream media, has pretty much ignored C.F.R. § 5015. wrong thing. Chuck Colson, in a book this. They like Kenneth Bacon. He was We believe that this lawsuit concerns mat- that he wrote in 1976, called ‘‘Born a member of the media. They are not ters within this scope of Mr. Bernath’s em- Again,’’ stated: going to do anything about it, I have ployment at the Department of Defense. decided. Based on the information now available to I happily gave an inquiring reporter dam- us—which has also been made available to aging information about Ellsberg’s attorney, Fortunately, the Washington Times has done something about it. Fortu- your office—we believe that providing Mr. compiled from secret FBI dossiers. Bernath with private counsel at federal ex- He said: nately, Fox News has done something pense is appropriate and in the interest of ...I pleaded guilty after being told by about it. But there is something that the United States. Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski that can be done. When the new administra- Thank you for your consideration of this my conviction would deter such a thing from tion takes office, and a new Attorney matter. [ever] happening again. General comes in, the Bacon-Bernath Sincerly, That is a quote. lawbreaking should be referred again BRAD WIEGNAM. I suggest that it has happened again, for criminal prosecution. A profes- EXHIBIT 2 and they are hoping no one will notice. sional Justice Department, freed from [From the Washington Times, May 27, 2000] I refer to an article that was written corrupt partisan influences, should CLINTON ACCUSED IN ‘SMEAR’—TRIPP on June 12—a current article—in the prosecute this case and uphold the law. LAWYERS BLAME WHITE HOUSE FOR LEAK Weekly Standard by Jay Nordlinger. Such a referral can easily be added to (By Jerry Seper) The question is: ‘‘Why Didn’t Bacon a list of such referrals on other matters Attorneys for Linda R. Tripp yesterday Get Fried?’’ That is the name of the ar- which are already being contemplated, said the release of information from her con- ticle. I will quote a few things from it. as Representative DAN BURTON, who is fidential personnel file was ‘‘wrong and ille- the chairman of the appropriate House gal,’’ and part of a ‘‘smear campaign’’ by the Jay Nordlinger wrote: White House to damage her reputation. It’s just a small matter, in all the Clinton committee, mentioned yesterday. The attorneys said the campaign was engi- grossness, but it counts. Linda Tripp was the For example, these, as mentioned, neered by President Clinton and his senior victim of a dirty, and illegal, trick. It was would include criminal referrals re- advisers, who ‘‘turned their public relations played on her by her own bosses at the Pen- lated to: machine against Mrs. Tripp’’ to divert atten- tagon. And now those men—Kenneth Bacon No. 1, evidence that the President tion from the president’s conduct with and Clifford Bernath—have escaped with the broke campaign finance laws, was former White House intern Monica wispiest slaps on the wrist. This is ho-hum aware of illegal foreign contributions, Lewinsky. for the Clinton administration; but it is a re- ‘‘The campaign worked, and Mrs. Tripp minder of how unlawful and indecent this ad- and changed policies in return for cam- was publicly humiliated on numerous occa- ministration has been. paign contributions; sions,’’ attorneys Stephen M. Kohn, David K. Further in the article he talks about No. 2, evidence that the Vice Presi- Colapinto and Michael D. Kohn said in a Joseph diGenova, who is a former U.S. dent broke the law when he made the statement. ‘‘Her reputation was poisoned, attorney with long experience in this illegal fundraising phone calls from the her motives questioned and even her per- sonal appearance became fair game for ridi- area. White House; No. 3, evidence that the Vice Presi- cule.’’ Quoting from the same article, They said the leak of the Tripp file by Pen- diGenova is quoted as saying: dent committed a felony by lying to tagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon to a re- The treatment of Bacon and Bernath sug- the FBI investigators about his knowl- porter looking to write a critical story of gests that the Privacy Act will be enforce- edge of illegal fundraising activities; Mrs. Tripp was part of that scheme, and that able only in civil lawsuits filed by the vic- No. 4, that Janet Reno committed ob- the file’s disclosure was prohibited under the tims. If there’s no adverse action—not even a struction of justice when she refused to federal Privacy Act. letter that goes into somebody’s file—there’s appoint an independent counsel; The Defense Department’s Office of Inspec- no deterrence here. None whatsoever. And now we add this to the list: Evi- tor General concluded that Mr. Bacon and The article by Jay Nordlinger further dence that Ken Bacon and Clifford his former top deputy, Clifford H. Bernath, violated Mrs. Tripp’s privacy rights by pro- states: Bernath broke the law when they vio- viding information from her confidential The president and his men have a bit of lated the Privacy Act in the Linda personnel file to a reporter for the New history with the Privacy Act. You perhaps Tripp matter. Yorker magazine. remember Passportgate. Toward the end of It is obvious if the next President of But the two men received only mild rep- the 1992 presidential campaign, it was the United States happens to be AL rimands Thursday from Defense Secretary learned that political appointees in the Bush GORE that very likely we will have the William S. Cohen. State Department had rifled through can- same type of Justice Department. I Mr. Cohen criticized Mr. Bacon and Mr. didate Clinton’s passport files and those of Bernath in letters for what he called a ‘‘seri- his mother. Democrats demanded an inde- don’t think our forefathers ever antici- ous lapse of judgment,’’ although neither let- pendent-counsel investigation. They got pated, when they were constructing ter was made part of the men’s personnel one—led by diGenova. One of the officials in- these documents, our Constitution and files and no further disciplinary action was volved, Elizabeth Tamposi, was dismissed. our statutes, that we would have some- recommended. The case is closed.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 00:57 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.011 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 Mr. Clinton, through a spokesman, yester- ‘‘Accordingly, the release constituted a full years. This would have been incompre- day said he had ‘‘full confidence’’ in the clearly unwarranted invasion of her pri- hensible in any other administration. Only Cohen decision. vacy,’’ the report said. The report said the in April 2000 did Justice announce that it ‘‘The president has full confidence in the actions of Mr. Bacon and Mr. Bernath con- would not prosecute. Incredibly, the depart- secretary of defense’s management of his stituted a violation of the federal Privacy ment claimed that there was ‘‘no direct evi- staff and the Pentagon and supports the Act. dence upon which to pursue any violation of judgment of the secretary of defense to take The documents leaked showed that Mrs. the Privacy Act.’’ the actions appropriate,’’ said P.J. Crowley, Tripp had said she never had been arrested, It was then left to Secretary Cohen to de- chief spokesman for the White House Na- when in fact she had—in what later was de- termine a penalty for Bacon and Bernath—if tional Security Council, Mr. Crowley for- scribed as a teen-age prank that occurred any. What he decided to do was write a letter merly worked for Mr. Bacon. more than 30 years ago. expressing his ‘‘disappointment’’ in the men. Mrs. Tripp is the Pentagon official who Each would receive a copy. In this letter, blew the whistle on Mr. Clinton’s affair with EXHIBIT NO. 3 Cohen said that his subordinates’ actions Miss Lewinsky. Both Mrs. Tripp and Miss [From the The Weekly Standard, June 12, had been ‘‘hasty and ill-considered.’’ He Lewinsky worked for Mr. Bacon. 2000] noted that, at the time of the incident, they Mrs. Tripp has since field a lawsuit accus- WHY DIDN’T BACON GET FRIED?—THE PENTA- and others at the Pentagon were under in- ing the White House and the Defense Depart- GON’S ANTI-TRIPP LEAKERS GET A SLAP ON struction not to release anything concerning ment of using her confidential file to smear THE WRIST, AND THE PRIVACY ACT A SLAP IN Tripp without first consulting department her reputation. THE FACE lawyers. The strongest language he used was In a five-page statement, her attorneys ‘‘serious lapse of judgment.’’ But this was (By Jay Nordlinger) noted that the leak to Jane Mayer, a re- balanced against ‘‘the very high quality of porter for the New Yorker, came after Mr. It’s just a small matter, in all the Clinton the performance that you have otherwise ex- Bacon met privately over dinner with former grossness, but it counts. Linda Tripp was the hibited.’’ Amazingly, Cohen told the press White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold victim of a dirty, and illegal, trick. It was that ‘‘there was no attempt to injure Miss Ickes—who ‘‘volunteered’’ to help Mr. Clin- played on her by her own bosses at the Pen- Tripp’s credibility or her reputation.’’ ton in damage control after the Lewinsky tagon. And now those men—Kenneth Bacon Contemplating this, Dick Morris, the accusations surfaced. They said Mr. Ickes and Clifford Bernath—have escaped with the former Clinton adviser, had no choice but to also had met with Miss Mayer before the in- wispiest slaps on the wrist. This is ho-hum remark, ‘‘Generally, it is a good political formation was released. for the Clinton administration; but it is a re- rule never to say anything that the average ‘‘This was simply not an innocent release minder of how unlawful and indecent this ad- 6-year-old knows isn’t true.’’ of information in response to an inquiry by ministration has been. The most striking thing about the Cohen a reporter,’’ they said. ‘‘It is well-established Before this little affair slides all the way letter is that it will not even be placed in ei- that Mr. Bacon and his associate who was in- down the memory hole, recall the essential ther Bacon’s or Bernath’s permanent file. volved in the illegal leak knew that the in- facts: In January 1998, the Lewinsky scandal According to the Pentagon, this is not a let- formation requested from Mrs. Tripp’s secu- exploded on Bill Clinton’s head. From the ter of reprimand. A department spokesman, rity file would be used in a derogatory man- point of view of the White House, Linda Craig Quigley, described it as ‘‘a personal ner to smear Mrs. Tripp and question her Tripp was the major villain. It was therefore letter to both Mr. Bernath and Mr. Bacon.’’ credibility.’’ a matter of urgency to discredit her. In Incredulous, a reporter said, ‘‘So, it’s not a They also said Mr. Bacon and Mr. Bernath March, Jane Mayer, a Clinton-friendly re- letter of reprimand?’’ ‘‘No,’’ said Quigley, had been told the information from the file porter for the New Yorker, acquired what ‘‘Well, what would you call it?’’ Said was covered by the Privacy Act and could seemed a valuable piece of information: Quigley, ‘‘It’s an official letter expressing not be released without Mrs. Tripp’s consent. Tripp, as a teenager, had been arrested for the secretary’s disappointment in the judg- Mr. Ickes, now coordinating first lady Hil- larceny. Mayer put in a call to Ken Bacon, ment’’ of the two officials. lary Rodham Clinton’s run for a U.S. Senate assistant secretary of defense for public af- Quigley, like his boss, Bacon, also per- seat in New York, did not return calls to his fairs. He was an old friend; the two had sisted in the fiction that the leak to Mayer office for comment. He previously denied any worked together at the Wall Street Journal. was no big deal—a matter of routing, just wrongdoing, saying that while he met with Mayer had an amazingly specific question business as usual. ‘‘This information was Mr. Bacon and Miss Mayer before the file for him: How had Tripp responded to Ques- taken in the normal course of the day.’’ It was leaked, he denied the discussions were tion 21, parts a and b, on Form 398? This was was ‘‘done very clearly and above board.’’ part of a conspiracy. a highly sensitive national-security ques- You know how it is at the Pentagon: ‘‘A re- The White House also has denied any in- tionnaire, under the eye of the Privacy Act porter will call with a question or request for volvement in the leak, and Mr. Bacon, in a Branch of the Defense Security Service; data of some sort, and it’s provided as best statement on Thursday, said he did not be- Question 21 dealt with arrests and deten- we can.’’ Anyone who has ever covered, or lieve he violated Mrs. Tripp’s privacy rights tions. tried to cover, the Defense Department will and that ‘‘ultimately my conduct will be Bacon quickly swung into action. He or- gladly tell you this is rot. Quigley trotted found lawful.’’ dered his deputy, Cliff Bernath, to get Mayer out another line as well, one that is increas- Sen. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma Repub- her answer. Hours before the reporter’s dead- ingly becoming the Bacon defense: ‘‘You al- lican who denounced a Justice Department line, Bernath told her not to worry: ‘‘Ken has ways do a balancing act between the Free- decision last month not to seek an indict- dom of Information Act and the Privacy made clear it’s priority.’’ Moving heaven and ment of Mr. Bacon or Mr. Bernath, despite Act.’’ This assertion is absurd: Form 398 is earth, and alarming career officers as he concerns outlined in a July 1998 report by strickly a Privacy Act document. went, Bernath delivered—right on time. the inspector general, called the Cohen rep- After Cohen’s non-reprimand, a few Repub- It looked like bad news for Tripp: She had rimand ‘‘a travesty.’’ licans properly cried bloody murder. Sen. ‘‘At a minimum, Bacon and Bernath should not, in fact, disclosed on Form 398 her 1969 James Inhofe of Oklahoma accused the Pen- have been fired,’’ said Mr. Inhofe. ‘‘This is arrest. Bernath told the New York Times tagon of ‘‘a whitewash and a coverup.’’ He what happened to the Bush administration that Tripp faced the ‘‘very serious charge’’ of said that ‘‘the law was broken, and nothing official who misused candidate Bill Clinton’s lying to the government. Defense secretary is being done about it.’’ The failure to punish passport file in 1992. It is what Bill Clinton William Cohen declared on CNN that Tripp the leakers would ‘‘send a signal to millions said would happen to anyone in his adminis- was ‘‘guilty of a contradiction of the truth,’’ of federal civilian and military employees tration found guilty of a similar invasion of which would be ‘‘looked into.’’ It soon that their private government records can be privacy.’’ emerged, however, that Tripp’s arrest had made public for political purposes, and no Mr. Cohen yesterday denied that he white- been the result of a juvenile prank, per- one will be held accountable.’’ washed the release of information from Mrs. petrated against her. The judge had reduced For their part, Bacon and Bernath are de- Tripp’s confidential file, saying there was the charge to one count of loitering, telling nying any violation of the Privacy Act. At a ‘‘no attempt to injure Miss Tripp’s credi- her, as she recalled it, that her record would press conference, Bacon was asked whether bility or her reputation.’’ be clear. The Pentagon, rather sheepishly, he would apologize to Tripp. ‘‘Well,’’ he re- He told reporters at Morristown Airport dropped its investigation of Tripp. Instead, plied, ‘‘I have already issued the apologies after touring nearby Picatinny Arsenal that Congress demanded that the department in- that I have to issue.’’ (He didn’t specify what Mr. Bacon and Mr. Bernath were seeking to vestigate Bacon and Bernath—for violating those were.) ‘‘I don’t think that I performed respond to pressure from the media and that the Privacy Act. In their attempt to help unlawfully,’’ he continued. His only regret there was no attempt to orchestrate any Mayer nail Tripp, the two men seemed to was that he had not ‘‘checked this with law- campaign to discredit Mrs. Tripp. have nailed themselves. yers.’’ In an official statement, Bacon said, ‘‘I don’t intend to fire him,’’ Mr. Cohen The Pentagon’s inspector general, Eleanor ‘‘It certainly never occurred to me that the said of Mr. Bacon. Hill, duly launched an investigation. The Privacy Act would preclude disclosing how a In a final report made public yesterday, case being clear-cut, it didn’t take her long public figure recorded a public arrest record acting Inspector General Donald Mancuso to find that Bacon and Bernath had indeed on a security clearance.’’ And here is more, said the harm to Mrs. Tripp’s privacy inter- violated the Privacy Act. In July 1998, she perhaps Bacon’s richest utterance to date: ‘‘I ests caused by the release of her confidential referred the matter to the Justice Depart- obviously knew that this was an issue of con- personnel file outweighed any public benefit. ment—which then sat on it for almost two siderable public concern and that the public

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 00:57 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.009 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4943 had an interest in knowing whether Ms. him of improper sexual conduct—when it was to give, I ask unanimous consent that Tripp had accurately acknowledged her ar- convenient. I be permitted to display a small safe. rest record.’’ If all this didn’t begin with Watergate, it The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Bernath, the junior partner in the enter- was certainly enshrined there. When the prise, following orders, although blindly, was Bacon-Tripp story first broke, Charles objection, it is so ordered. similarly unbowed, saying, ‘‘My actions were Colson reminded this magazine that it was f not only legal, but also ethical and correct.’’ to a Bacon-style disclosure that he had MEDICARE LOCKBOX Meanwhile, Tripp is suing both the Pen- pleaded guilty, in 1974. He had released infor- tagon and the White House for Privacy Act mation from Daniel Ellsberg’s FBI file to the Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, ac- violations and witness intimidation. This Copley Press, at a time when Ellsberg was a cording to the latest estimates put suit may in fact have been on Cohen’s mind defendant in the Pentagon Papers case and a forth by the Congressional Budget Of- when he declined to take serious action thorn in the Nixon administration’s side— fice, the United States is projected to against his guys. Cohen gave the game away the parallels to Tripp are neat. Colson went achieve an on-budget surplus of $26 bil- somewhat on Meet the Press, saying of to jail for this. The special prosecutor, Leon Bacon, ‘‘He is now the subject of a major Jaworski, rejoiced that Colson’s plea had set lion in fiscal year 2000, the current fis- lawsuit. And so he will continue to be held a precedent: No longer would political ap- cal year. What many Americans do not accountable to the legal process.’’ This is ex- pointees so readily smear their foes in this realize is that Medicare Part A, that actly the sort of thinking that worries many way. Indeed, the Privacy Act was a post-Wa- portion of every person’s paycheck observers, including Joseph diGenova, a tergate reform, intended to check Nixonian that is deducted for hospital insurance, former U.S. attorney with long experience in abuses. is the largest component of our Na- Says diGenova, ‘‘The Bacon thing is a fa- this area. Says diGenova, ‘‘The treatment of tion’s on-budget surplus. It accounts Bacon and Bernath suggests that the Privacy cial and obvious violation of the Privacy Act will be enforceable only in civil lawsuits Act. It is made for it.’’ Bear this in mind: for approximately $22 billion of the $26 filed by the victims. It there’s no adverse ac- ‘‘Linda Tripp was engaged in a very public billion fiscal year 2000 surplus. Of the tion—not even a letter that goes into some- dispute with the president.’’ His presidency on-budget surplus of $26 billion, $22 bil- body’s file—there’s no deterrence here. None hung in the balance; he, like Nixon before lion is actually money that has been whatsoever.’’ In other words, ‘‘Don’t leave it him, was on the road to impeachment. ‘‘This paid into Medicare that is not being solely to the victim, who has to pay lawyers is precisely the kind of circumstance that used for Medicare recipients today. It and so on, to enforce her rights under the Congress had in mind when it gave us the is overpayment. Privacy Act. And not to punish this conduct Privacy Act. The government should enforce Of that $26 billion on-budget surplus, those rights, especially given that it was is a very serious mistake.’’ government people who broke the law.’’ Apart from Tripp’s lonely lawsuit, this af- the fiscal year 2001 budget resolution The president and his men have a bit of a fair has now reached an end. Yet two ques- assumed that $14 billion of that on- history with the Privacy Act. You perhaps tions hang over it. First, Who gave Jane budget surplus would be used to pay for remember Passportgate. Toward the end of Mayer that promising tidbit from Tripp’s military operations in Kosovo, natural the 1992 presidential campaign, it was past? Mayer says that it was a former wife of disaster relief in the United States, Co- learned that political appointees in the Bush Tripp’s father. Others—not necessarily full- lombian drug eradication assistance, State Department had rifled through can- time conspiracy theorists, either—wonder whether that’s the full story. Team Clinton and other supplemental spending. didate Clinton’s passport files and those of Fourteen billion of the $26 billion has his mother. Democrats demanded an inde- had every reason to dig for dirt on Tripp. pendent-counsel investigation. They got The chief recordkeeper in the White House, been spoken for, and for all intents and one—led by diGenova. One of the officials in- Terry Good, testified in a deposition that the purposes, it is off the table. It is gone. volved, Elizabeth Tamposi, was dismissed. White House counsel’s office had requested That leaves approximately $12 billion The acting secretary of state, Lawrence ‘‘anything and everything that we might in on-budget surplus dollars available Eagleburger, offered to resign over the mat- have in our files relating to Linda Tripp.’’ The second question is, Did Bacon act of and unallocated—quite a tempting tar- ter (President Bush refused). Said Clinton, in his own initiative? Or was he prompted by get. his first press conference as president-elect, someone—presumably at the White House— If we don’t use this $12 billion to pay ‘‘If I catch anybody doing [what the pass- to let fly what appeared to be damaging in- down the national debt, I am concerned port-file offenders did], I will fire them the formation? Bacon has steadfastly claimed next day. You won’t have to have an inquiry Congress will just spend the money. that he acted entirely on his own, with no or rigmarole or anything else.’’ However, there is another option. In About a year later, Passportgage had order, wink, or nod. But this strikes most the very near future, Senator ALLARD people familiar with the workings of the something of a reprise, this time featuring and I and several of our other col- Pentagon—and of the Clinton camp gen- appointees in Clinton’s own State Depart- erally—as implausible. A veteran Defense leagues will propose an amendment ment. A few of them got hold of Bush-admin- Department hand told us, ‘‘Couldn’t happen, that will direct the remaining $12 bil- istration personnel files and leaked them to didn’t happen, no way, no how. Remember: lion to be used for debt reduction in- Al Kamen of the Washington Post. Kamen Everyone who comes into public affairs is stead of allowing it to be squandered thus had the following story: ‘‘Guess whose told Privacy Act rules. You don’t release working file was empty? That of very con- on additional spending. We have given someone’s confidential information—to any- troversial longtime Bush employee Jennifer a lot of lipservice to being in favor of one, much less the media. This is Public Af- Fitzgerald.’’ Kamen, of course, was being coy reducing the national debt. We have fairs 101. And Bacon is perpetrating a shame- here: Fitzgerald was the woman rumored to ful lie. Any professional in the building will heard it in the House and the Senate. have had an affair with President Bush. tell you the same thing.’’ This will be a wonderful opportunity Damen was also able to report that Elizabeth So, the Clinton administration lurches to a for everybody to vote to put $12 billion Tamposi’s file included ‘‘concerns from very close, its players going this way and that, its of the on-budget surplus into debt re- senior State Department types that she was loose ends being tied up, however unsatis- duction. not ready for an assistant secretaryship.’’ factorily. Jane Mayer, the little lady who Immediately, the State Department’s in- In addition, once the CBO releases its started this not-so-great war, was recently a spector general, Sherman Funk, began an in- revised baseline this summer, we will guest at a White House state dinner. She was vestigation. He found that two employees— come back again and propose another seated in a place of honor: the first lady’s Joseph Tarver and Mark Schulhof—were table. As for her friend Bacon, he has waxed amendment that will allocate whatever stone-cold guilty. Funk told Congress that philosophical about his humble-gate: ‘‘This additional fiscal year 2000 on-budget the pair had engaged in ‘‘criminal violations is an extremely small part of a large and surplus dollars are achieved towards of the Privacy Act provable beyond a reason- painful national drama.’’ debt reduction. We know in July we able doubt.’’ The Justice Department (devel- Yes, but it is significant nonetheless. The will have new numbers so there will be oping a pattern) refused to prosecute. In No- rule of law has taken a beating in this ad- vember 1993, the department secretary, War- more money. At that time, we will ministration, not to mention such demands come back and say: Let us use that ad- ren Christopher, fired Tarver and Schulhof. as honesty and trustworthiness. After Cohen This must have been one of the last acts of flaked out, one of Tripp’s lawyers made a ditional money to pay down the debt. Clinton-administration honor. The contrast somewhat poignant statement: ‘‘Despite Ever since the Congressional Budget with the Bacon-Tripp case—in this last re- Linda Tripp’s unpopularity, the law should Office first projected we would have a spect—is overwhelming. protect her.’’ Such a simple notion. And pow- budget surplus back in 1998, Congress Then, of course, there was Filegate, in erful, even now. and the administration have been fall- which the White House gathered unto its bosom hundreds of Republican FBI files, in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ing all over themselves to spend our cluding Linda Tripp’s. And the president ator from Ohio. on-budget surplus dollars. Indeed, if we himself was prompt to release letters from Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, for include the supplemental appropria- Kathleen Willey—a woman who had accused purposes of the statement I am about tions, fiscal year 2000 discretionary

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:55 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.011 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 spending will increase $37 billion, or 6.4 which comprises $22 billion of the on- not agree more that when we have—as percent, over fiscal year 1999. Again, budget surplus, then they should have we do and will—a surplus, we need to when we use the $14 billion of the on- no problem supporting using $12 billion decide where our priorities are in terms budget surplus and add it to what we to pay down the debt. of spending those dollars. I can tell have already allocated for 2000, we are We are going to have an opportunity you, if they are just left here, they will now talking about a 6.4-percent in- twice this year—once perhaps this be spent. If our priorities do lie in fund- crease in spending in the year 2000 over week on the Defense appropriations ing what our programs are, in ensuring 1999. That is tremendous growth in bill—to use the remaining on-budget that Social Security maintains itself, Government spending. surplus to reduce the national debt or and that Medicare is there, and when On another note, we hear that Vice to pay for more spending. I think it we want to ensure that we keep a bal- President GORE now supports a Medi- will be one of the best budget votes my anced budget and start to pay down our care lockbox, a lockbox similar to the colleagues will have all year long. Not debt, then we have to commit ourselves one we created. only will it keep down spending, it will to do those things. I think it is an ex- As I stated earlier, Medicare Part A help bring down our publicly held debt. cellent idea for those dollars, so that is the largest component of our Na- We have to make sure we make the they won’t be spent for something else. tion’s on-budget surplus, accounting right decisions in terms of our on-budg- I also think we ought to pay down the for approximately $22 billion. Because et surplus. debt, and we hopefully will have some of our strong economy and high em- I would like to also take advantage opportunity to get some tax relief. It is ployment, more money has come into of this opportunity to quote the Vice tougher, interestingly enough, when the Medicare program via the payroll President. This quotation was in the you have a surplus to make sure that tax than has been spent in benefits. Washington Post: the money is used as beneficially as Again, we are either going to spend The temptation has always been to treat when you are dealing with a deficit. those on-budget surplus dollars on un- Medicare the way Social Security used to be That is what I wanted to talk about related Government spending, or we treated—as a source of money for spending or tax cuts. And now that we have succeeded this morning. can use it to reduce the national debt. in taking Social Security off budget and That is how we might make Govern- Last November, Senator ASHCROFT using it to pay down the debt, we need to do ment more efficient. You know, we introduced the Social Security and the same thing with Medicare and put it in talk about that a lot. Most of us talk Medicare Safe Deposit Act to wall off a lockbox. about less Federal Government and both the Social Security and Medicare I remind my colleagues that when how do we make sure the dollars are Part A trust fund surpluses; in essence, the issue of the Social Security spent as efficiently as they can be and, to put them in a lockbox so the only lockbox came up on the floor of the hopefully, how we can arrive at a situa- other purpose for which they could be Senate, our colleagues on the other tion where those people who earn the used would be to pay down the national side of the aisle, on six occasions, all 45 dollars can keep more of them. That debt. That is what we were going to do of them voted against—voted against— ought to be part of our goal. with it. The Senate had a chance this the Social Security lockbox. My feel- I think there are some things that year to vote on a Medicare lockbox on ing is that we will find out this year this Congress ought to consider, and April 7, when Senators ASHCROFT, whether or not the administration is in they seem very important to me—ways BROWNBACK, GRAMS, and I offered an favor of lockboxing Social Security in which we intend to ensure that the amendment to the fiscal year 2001 and lockboxing Medicare. Government is more efficient, that the budget resolution. Unfortunately, Sen- I think it is time we level with the Federal Government indeed is limited ator ASHCROFT had only 2 minutes to American people and let them know in size, and that we make certain the speak on the subject. I didn’t get a that the on-budget surplus we have Federal Government does those things chance to speak on it at all because no been talking about is primarily made that are defined in the Constitution one was very interested at that time. up of overpayment of Medicare Part A and not those other things that are not I remind my colleagues, the vote on payroll taxes, and that what we have and should be left to the States and the the Medicare lockbox amendment was been doing is proposing to use that for people. That is what the Constitution opposed by 43 Members of this Senate more spending or for reducing taxes. says. That is what most of us want. on the opposite side of the aisle; that Let’s lock it up. Let’s put it in a Particularly, I suppose, when you is, 43 Democratic Members of the Sen- lockbox. Let’s make sure that the come from a State such as mine, Wyo- ate voted ‘‘no’’ on the Medicare money that is being paid into Medicare ming, where we have a relatively low lockbox amendment. I thought the is money for insurance for the elderly population, where we have a lot of open Medicare lockbox was a good idea then; and is not used for tax reductions or, in space and not too many folks, then the I think it is still a good idea. Now, ap- the alternative, used to pay for other way you have programs function is dif- parently, the Vice President thinks it Federal spending. Now is the time to ferent than it is in Connecticut and dif- is a good idea. make that point. Now is the time to be ferent than it is in Pittsburgh. So you We need to lockbox Medicare to counted. really need that flexibility and you make sure that the excess money paid Mr. President, I suggest the absence need to be doing as much governance into Medicare Part A goes for debt re- of a quorum. as can be done, in my opinion, as close duction and is not going to be used for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to people as possible so that it fits. more spending or tax cuts. We need to clerk will call the roll. That is what we ought to be talking use it for debt reduction, period, just as The legislative clerk proceeded to about—less bureaucracy and more re- all the experts have said. Alan Green- call the roll. sponsiveness, and doing what we need (Mr. VOINOVICH assumed the chair.) span, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask to do. This budget process that we are Board; Daniel Crippen, head of CBO; unanimous consent that the order for going through now is quite important, David Walker, head of the GAO—all the quorum call be rescinded. not only with respect to spending the have said we should take the on-budget The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without money, but we really define for our- surplus and use it to pay down debt. I objection, it is so ordered. selves what we think the priorities are am pleased the Vice President is on Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I be- in terms of the needs of the American board with a Medicare lockbox. I hope lieve we have about 15 minutes left in people, and what the role of the Fed- he will be able to convince Senators on morning business, is that correct? eral Government is to help satisfy the other side of the aisle that we need The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is those needs. It is difficult. to make sure the on-budget surplus correct. I think it is fair to say that govern- funds coming into the Treasury, which f ments have less discipline than the pri- are mostly Medicare Part A dollars, vate sector. There is really nothing to are used to pay down the debt. DECIDING THE SENATE’S force the Government to have to be- If my colleagues on the other side PRIORITIES have in different ways, which is true in agree with the Vice President that we Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I thank the private sector. I come from a busi- need to lockbox the Medicare surplus, my friend from Ohio. I certainly could ness background. I tell you, you have

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:55 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.018 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4945 to make changes from time to time be- to accomplish, then how do we get I mentioned in the beginning that cause the economy makes it impera- there? Government tends to perpetuate itself. tive that you do that, or you go broke. I think instead of emphasizing the It seems to go on. I understand that. You are forced to change. That is not process, which we often do, we then There ought to be a way to have some so with the Government. There is no need to measure results. That is really kind of sunset mechanism. After a pe- competition there, so you are not what it ought to be about. That is riod of time, hopefully, a job is fin- forced to do things. I am not totally where you have the flexibility by say- ished. Not in every case, but in some critical of the Government, by any ing you worry so much about how you cases the work is completed, and the means. I am only saying that there is a get there but you measure the results mission is accomplished. Then we difference between how you run the at the end. There are things we can do. ought to do away with that agency or Government and how you run the pri- Congress needs to first define where activity that was developed for a par- vate sector. I believe there are a num- we are going, define how we get there, ticular job. Unfortunately, in the polit- ber of factors in the private sector that and then measure the results; give ical system, as you start a program of would help make the Federal Govern- some flexibility so that things can be that kind, it builds its own constitu- ment much more effective. You have to done differently in different places. ency and seems never to go away. But force change. Change doesn’t come The health care system delivery is we need to have a way to do that. I about easily in a bureaucracy. Govern- much different in Wyoming from what think the sunset idea is an interesting ments tend to go on as they have in the it is in California. You have to have one. past. They tend to say that is what we some flexibility to do that. We have been talking about these for have done before and what we will con- Congressional oversight is something some time. tinue to do. It is resistant to change. that, unfortunately, we probably don’t I am really delighted to see in the So seldom are they forced to reorga- do as much as we should. That is what news today what Gov. George Bush nize. Agencies are insulated, to some committee meetings are for. That is suggested. One is opening positions to extent, by the Congress. If we don’t do what audits are for. When you pass a commercial activities, and another one some things to bring about change, law and say here is where we want to is result oriented and talking about then change doesn’t come about. I go, then you have to say: How are we doing the very things we are talking think it is our responsibility to do getting there? We don’t do that well. about here. If we could have an admin- some of those things. The Republicans and the majority istration that agrees with Congress to There are a number of ideas that I party have been putting emphasis on move that way, we could do it. believe will help strengthen the sys- oversight. I think that is a great thing I close by saying I introduced last tem—ideas that are adapted from the to do. That is why I like biennial ap- week the Congressional Regulatory Re- private sector, to a large extent. They propriations—so you don’t have to view Reform Act of 2000. In 1993, a bill have to be initiated by the Congress, spend 2 years doing appropriations. We was passed that said regulations need- and there has to be a system in which ought to do them every other year, and ed to be sent back to Congress for some the Congress exercises its responsi- spend the interim year seeing if the kind of oversight. We found increas- bility for oversight to make sure that money we are spending is doing the ingly, particularly in this administra- does not happen. There has to be a way things we intended. tion, that there was an effort and an that things are audited, that things are The Constitution divides the respon- agenda to move regulation by Execu- reviewed to see if, in fact, we are ac- sibilities in the Federal Government tive orders that could not get through complishing the things that are set out for a reason; that is, so that no one seg- the legislative process—to sort of go to do. ment of Government controls every- around it. Unfortunately, Congress has The first would be, of course, to es- thing. We have an executive branch; we allowed this to happen and has dele- tablish goals. I have recently been involved in elec- have a legislative branch; we have a ju- gated much of its legislative responsi- tric deregulation. We have had great dicial branch. It is for good reason: To bility to the bureaucracy in terms of battles over it. I am not sure what is divide and strengthen the responsibil- the regulations that are written to im- going to happen or whether it will be ities and power so there is balance. plement the law. done this year. We are seeking, how- We, frankly, find that particularly Clearly, Congress can’t go into huge ever, to make some changes in the this administration, as their time ex- detail, nor should it. But the important electric generating and distribution pires, is moving far beyond what the thing is that the regulations designed system. It has been a regulated utility legislature has authorized and doing to implement the law need to carry out for years. We want to see if we can’t do many things by regulation without the intent. it a little better in other ways. talking at all with the Congress or, in- In my subcommittee last week we Do you know what else we should do, deed, to the people. I think we have to had a meeting on national parks. We in my opinion? We haven’t really de- really make sure that what the law in- have a very good national park bill fined what we want. We get all wrapped tends is carried out. that was passed in 1998. Now we are im- up in what is going on. We are going to Congress passed a bill in 1998, which plementing that bill. We are having do this, or that, or this, when we I authored, which defines the various discussions as to how we ensure the haven’t really clearly defined what we activities of Congress: Listing those ac- regulations that are developed in fact want the end result to be. tivities that are inherently govern- bring about the change intended in the It seems to me it would be very pro- mental, listing those that are not, and legislation and that regulations don’t ductive if this Congress—maybe when listing those that could better be done simply keep it as it was. we start to deal with campaign fi- by contract in the private sector. We The system we passed in 1996 has not nance—knew what it wanted in the passed that bill. We have had some worked as well as it should. Over 12,000 end. I think we could do that. If you progress. There has been a listing, gen- nonmajor rules and 186 major rules are not certain where you are going— erally. have been submitted to Congress— remember the old story of Alice in By the way, the Defense Department, major rules being ones that have more Wonderland. She fell through the hole in my opinion, does a better job of con- than $100 million in impact on the pri- and talked to all of the different peo- tracting than any other agency. That vate sector. Out of 12,000, only 7 resolu- ple, and didn’t get any advice. Finally, ought to be the role of an agency, to tions of disapproval have been intro- she saw the Cheshire cat up in the tree, strengthen their ability to manage duced pertaining to 5 bills. None has and she was right at the junction of the contracts, but to let those contracts go passed either House. So it isn’t work- road. She said: Cat, which road should out to the private sector and people ing as it should. I take? The cat said: Where do you who do that professionally and more ef- We are trying to make some changes want to go? She said: I don’t know. The ficiently all of the time. I think that is and say, rather than just going to the cat said: Then it doesn’t make any dif- something we really ought to be able Office of Management and Budget, it ference what road you take. to do. ought to go to GAO, which is the gen- That is kind of where we are some- We also need, of course, to find a way eral auditing organization. Then it times. If we don’t know what we want to terminate programs. should come to Congress so Congress

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:55 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.021 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4946 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 has an opportunity to take a look at it. tation bill. I urge Senators to intro- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, if I If indeed it doesn’t reflect the intent, duce and possibly present amendments may be recognized, I ask that it be Congress should have a chance to to the Senate so we can determine scheduled for sometime tomorrow at a change it. whether they should be included in our time to be agreed upon between the Those are some of the things that I managers’ package, which will be ac- Senator from Hawaii and myself. think would help implement the things cepted by unanimous consent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there we are doing. It would help to have a I suggest the absence of a quorum. objection to the Senator’s unanimous smaller and more efficient Govern- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The consent request? ment. It would help us, Mr. President, clerk will call the roll. The Chair hears none, and it is so or- as you pointed out, to set aside some of The assistant legislative clerk pro- dered. the dollars that ought to be used to pay ceeded to call the roll. Mrs. BOXER. I want to clarify with down the debt and go back to the tax- Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my friend from Alaska and my friend payers. I think we have a great oppor- unanimous consent that the order for from Hawaii that we will have an up- tunity to do that. I hope we focus on the quorum call be rescinded. or-down vote on this amendment and that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without not a second degree? We can have a Mr. President, I yield the floor. objection, it is so ordered. vote up or down. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mrs. BOXER. I thank the Chair. Mr. STEVENS. We have no problem ator from Alaska. AMENDMENT NO. 3308 with agreeing that the amendment not Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I sug- (Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds for the be subject to a second-degree amend- gest the absence of a quorum. preventative application of dangerous pes- ment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ticides in areas owned or managed by the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there clerk will call the roll. Department of Defense that may be used objection? The legislative clerk proceeded to by children) The Chair hears none, and it is so or- call the roll. Mrs. BOXER. I send an amendment dered. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask to the desk. I ask for its immediate The Senator is recognized. unanimous consent that the order for consideration. I ask for the yeas and Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend from the quorum call be rescinded. nays on the amendment. Alaska and my friend from Hawaii for The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROB- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The agreeing to my request. I hope we will ERTS). Without objection, it is so or- clerk will report the amendment. not have much opposition because I be- dered. The legislative clerk read as follows: lieve that this amendment is, in fact, f The Senator from California [Mrs. BOXER], consistent with the stated policy of the Department of Defense. I will explain DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE for herself and Mr. REID, proposes an amend- ment numbered 3308. what my amendment does. APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask My amendment would prohibit the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The unanimous consent that reading of the routine use of particularly harmful clerk will report the pending business. amendment be dispensed with. pesticides on Department of Defense The legislative clerk read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without property or grounds where children A bill (H.R. 4576) making appropriations objection, it is so ordered. may be present. for the Department of Defense for the fiscal The amendment is as follows: I was stunned to learn, about a year year ending September 30, 2001, and for other after I got to the Senate—so it must purposes. On page 109 of the substituted original text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- have been about 1984—that the way the Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I rise lowing: laws were written and the way they ap- to remind Senators that there is an SEC. 8ll. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR plied across the Government was that order that requires amendments to this PREVENTATIVE APPLICATION OF our environmental laws were set to bill be filed by 3 p.m. We have been no- PESTICIDES IN DEPARTMENT OF DE- protect essentially 155-pound men. tified there are about 41 amendments FENSE AREAS THAT MAY BE USED Now, that is fine, if you are in that BY CHILDREN. that may be offered. Senator INOUYE category, but what we find out is that (a) DEFINITION OF PESTICIDE.—In this sec- and I are prepared to deal with these. tion, the term ‘pesticide’ has the meaning people of a lesser weight, a different If Members have amendments and de- given the term in section 2 of the Federal In- gender, pregnant women, the elderly, sire to have a vote sometime tomor- secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 people who are ill, and little children, row, please take time this afternoon to U.S.C. 136). react very differently to that amount initiate that debate. There is no time (b) PROHIBITION USE OF FUNDS.—None of of pollution or pesticide, as the case limit on amendments yet, but we do in- the funds appropriated under this Act may may be. So I wrote a bill called the tend to reach a time limit agreement be used for the preventative application of a Children’s Environmental Protection on amendments later this afternoon. If pesticide containing a known or probable carcinogen or a category I or II acute nerve Act. I am very much hopeful that we Members have amendments and desire toxin, or a pesticide of the organophosphate, can get it passed as sort of an omnibus to have a considerable amount of time carbamate, or organochlorine class, in any bill that takes care of all of our laws in to present to the Senate, this is a great area owned or managed by the Department every Department to make sure that time to do that. of Defense that may be used by children, in- children, in particular, are protected. We will be working up a managers’ cluding a park, base housing, a recreation So far we have not had much luck package of amendments that we be- center, a playground, or a daycare facility. moving that bigger package, so what I lieve we can take to conference and Mrs. BOXER. I will do my best to de- have done is, on every bill that has work out. Senators may want to iden- scribe my amendment in about 10 min- come before this body, I have offered tify those amendments and present utes, if I might. an amendment that would lower the them. We would be pleased to consider The PRESIDING OFFICER. The dis- risk for our children. In this particular them now and determine if we will put tinguished Senator is recognized. case, we are saying to the Department them in the managers’ package so we Mrs. BOXER. I ask for the yeas and of Defense: You have been good about can move the bill forward. nays on my amendment. putting the policy forward; we want to It is our hope we will finish this bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a codify it and make sure that you do tomorrow afternoon. That is com- sufficient second? not use a pesticide containing a prob- plicated a little bit by the fact we have Mrs. BOXER. I say to the Senator able carcinogen or a known carcinogen, a full Appropriations Committee meet- from Alaska, I am asking for the yeas an acute nerve toxin or other toxins ing tomorrow afternoon to report out and nays on my amendment. that would in fact harm our children. the Transportation appropriations bill. Mr. STEVENS. I will agree to that. Why is it important to limit the use That may not take very long. It is our Mrs. BOXER. I thank the Senator. of these pesticides around children? intention to keep working on the De- The PRESIDING OFFICER. There Clearly, by definition, pesticides are fense bill, notwithstanding the fact we appears to be a sufficient second. meant to kill living things. Exposure will be in committee on the Transpor- The yeas and nays were ordered. to pesticides has been linked to cancer,

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:55 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.023 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4947 neurological disorders, and learning the home and outdoors. The other have an exception in this amendment. disabilities. For example, common in- group in the study was the same as the By the way, that exception is part of secticides that schools spray on base- first group: same age, same ethnicity, the DOD guidelines. boards and floors to kill cockroaches except the second group of children was We are only banning as a routine and ants include an active ingredient— from regions where pesticides were not method the known carcinogens, the chlorpyrifos—that is classified by the used—the same group of children, ex- probable carcinogens, the nerve toxins EPA as a nerve toxin. And I com- cept for pesticide exposure. The two from regular use. pliment Carol Browner over at the EPA groups of children were asked to draw This is a very disturbing study that because she just held a press con- a person to test their cognitive ability, was done by someone who is considered ference announcing that this particular their ability to learn and understand. a leader in this field of understanding ingredient will be banned. However, it These are the results, results which children and their brain development is important to note it is going to take show an unsettling picture. at the University of Arizona. We know at least 6 months for that ban, and we These are the pictures that were for a fact that kids are adversely im- do not want that kind of toxin being drawn by the kids who were exposed to pacted by these toxins. I would be very sprayed around children. That is why it pesticides. You can see you don’t even pleased to see the Senate act to put on is important to include it in this see a resemblance of a person. And the record and put into law the official amendment. clearly where there was very little ex- banning of these very harmful pes- We know that potential chronic ef- posure, you are getting a much more ticides. fects from exposure to these kinds of appropriate type of drawing. This isn’t I again thank my colleague, the Sen- harmful toxins, we know we see a de- something that we are making up. We ator from Hawaii, Mr. INOUYE, for his crease in neurological performance. are seeing this response. help on this. I ask unanimous consent Are these risks any different for chil- The kids who grew up without expo- that HARRY REID be added as a cospon- dren in relation to adults? The answer sure to pesticide use in significant pro- sor to this amendment. is yes. I would like to refer you to the portions did far better. They had better The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1993 National Academy of Sciences re- hand-eye coordination, and you could objection, it is so ordered. port, ‘‘Pesticides in the Diets of Infants see it so clearly; they had better mem- Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I par- and Children.’’ We know that children ory and their brain skills were so much ticularly thank Senator STEVENS for are at greater risk to experience the sharper. his graciousness in not only allowing harmful effects of pesticides exposure The study’s authors also observed me to go forward with this amendment than adults. In other words, children that children from the area with little today but agreeing to have a vote di- are not just little adults. They are pesticide use—and again that is clearly rectly on the amendment. changing; they are growing. I often say this group shown here—engaged in I yield the floor. that I am a little adult but I am not a more group play; they were more cre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The dis- child; I have grown to my maximum ative with their activities; they were tinguished Senator from Hawaii. potential. But the fact is, kids at a cer- less aggressive than the children from Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, may I tain age, before they reach maturity, the area with the high pesticide use. ask a question of the author of the are very susceptible to having adverse This is a study that is considered one measure? reactions to the chemicals that I would of the first in this particular area. Mrs. BOXER. Certainly. not have, nor Senator INOUYE, nor Sen- This was done by Professor Elizabeth Mr. INOUYE. Is the Senator satisfied ator STEVENS, nor our Presiding Offi- Guillette who is affiliated with the that her amendment does not violate cer, Senator ROBERTS; we are stronger, University of Arizona. This study provisions of rule XVI? although I would say they are much clearly shows what many of us have Mrs. BOXER. Yes, we have been told stronger than I am because they are suspected for a long time. It is a fact in it is drawn in such a fashion that it being protected because of a rule that evidence that our kids are damaged simply says no funds may be used for says if you are a 155-pound male, you when they are exposed to dangerous these pesticides and toxins on a regular will be OK. pesticides and toxins. basis. So it is important to bring this issue The point I want to make about the Mr. INOUYE. It is limited only to the to the Senate as often as I can, and I amendment is that while we prohibit Department of Defense. am very pleased with the response I the routine use of these dangerous pes- Mrs. BOXER. That is correct. I would have gotten from colleagues thus far ticides, we certainly do not prohibit love to do much more, I say to my because we have been able to change the Department of Defense from using friend, but we are following rule XVI. the rules as they apply to safe drinking common and less toxic pesticides. Mr. INOUYE. I thank the Senator. water; we recently had some luck on an Under the amendment, DOD could Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend. I education bill; and we have had some still use synthetic pyrethroid insecti- suggest the absence of a quorum. cides to control insects. These insecti- luck with the Superfund in committee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cides are among the most common used We make sure that when the Superfund clerk will call the roll. today. sites are cleaned up—these are the ter- The assistant legislative clerk pro- And, DOD could still use copper sul- rible dumps that include so many ceeded to call the roll. fate, a very common pesticide used harmful toxins—they are cleaned up to Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask today. protect children, not just the 155-pound unanimous consent that the order for DOD also could still use ‘‘biopes- adults. the quorum call be rescinded. We know that pound for pound of ticides’’—there are some 50 of these The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without body weight, children eat more food; type pesticides in use today. objection, it is so ordered. they drink more water; and they DOD could also use pheromone traps breathe more air than adults so they and baits—which are used heavily AMENDMENTS NOS. 3317 THROUGH 3320, EN BLOC are vulnerable. They are rapidly grow- today to control termites and car- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have ing; their developing systems are vul- penter ants. four amendments at the desk; three are nerable. Finally, DOD could still use insect technical in nature and one is sub- I want to show you this picture in growth regulators, which help control stantive. I ask unanimous consent they case you are wondering what all this insects. be presented at this time. means because I think it is extremely I was asked when putting this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without interesting and it is also extremely dis- amendment together: Suppose there is objection, the clerk will report. turbing. an absolute emergency and we have an The assistant legislative clerk read This picture is from a study, ‘‘Show- encephalitis epidemic break out on a as follows: ing the Effects of Pesticide Exposure military base. We make an exception The Senator from Alaska [Mr. STEVENS] on Young children.’’ One group of chil- for that in this amendment. We agree, proposes amendments numbered 3317 through dren in this study was from a region if we have to go to these harsher toxins 3320, en bloc. where pesticide use was high, both in to fight a health hazard. Of course. We The amendments are as follows:

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:55 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.027 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4948 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 AMENDMENT NO. 3317 to modify that amendment but wishes Senators ROTH and BIDEN. In their ab- (Purpose: To provide research and develop- a little bit more time. I ask unanimous sence, I am submitting this amend- ment funds for the Information Tech- consent that the amendment that has ment probably as an alternative to an nology project) been filed by Senator BYRD be subject amendment they have filed. I want it In the appropriate place in the bill, insert to his modification notwithstanding on the record just to avoid any prob- the following new section: the present order. lems in the future. I ask that it be ‘‘SEC. . In addition to funds made avail- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without filed. able in Title IV of this Act under the heading objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua- tion, Defense-Wide’’, $20,000,000 is hereby ap- Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank amendment will be filed. propriated for Information Technology Cen- the distinguished Senator. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am ter. Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence also filing an amendment for myself of a quorum. and Senator MCCAIN. AMENDMENT NO. 3318 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (Purpose: To make a technical correction to clerk will call the roll. amendment will be filed. Sec. 8083 of the bill) The assistant legislative clerk pro- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask On page 83, line 26 of the bill after the ceeded to call the roll. unanimous consent that another comma strike the following text: ‘‘1999 (Pub- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask amendment for Senator MCCAIN be lic Law 105–262)’’, and insert the following unanimous consent that the order for printed in the RECORD. text: ‘‘2000 (Public Law 106–79)’’. the quorum call be rescinded. There is one other. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without These may have been already filed. If AMENDMENT NO. 3319 objection, it is so ordered. so, I ask that they just be withdrawn (Purpose: To make a technical correction on AMENDMENT NO. 3328 as a redundancy. But we are not cer- Section 8014) (Purpose: To adjust the cash balances avail- tain they have been filed. On page 47, at line 21, strike the words able under the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctua- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ‘‘Native American ownership’’ and insert in tions, Defense’’ account) amendment will be filed. lieu thereof ‘‘ownership by an Indian tribe, Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b(e), or a Native Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, has Hawaiian organization, as defined in 15 an amendment to the desk and ask for time passed for the filing of amend- U.S.C. 637(a)(15)’’. its immediate consideration. ments? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- AMENDMENT NO. 3320 clerk will report. ator is correct. (Purpose: To make a technical correction on The assistant legislative clerk read Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I sug- Section 8073) as follows: gest the absence of a quorum. On page 79, insert the words ‘‘Increase Use/ The Senator from Alaska [Mr. STEVENS] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Reserve support to the Operational Com- proposes an amendment numbered 3328. clerk will call the roll. mander-in-Chiefs and with’’ after the words Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask The legislative clerk proceeded to ‘‘to be used in support of such personnel in unanimous consent that reading of the call the roll. connection with’’. amendment be dispensed with. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that the order for would have been pleased to have had objection, it is so ordered. the quorum call be rescinded. the amendments read, but they are The amendment is as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without technical. They have been cleared by On page 90, line 14, strike Section 8091 and objection, it is so ordered. my good friend from Hawaii. I ask insert the following new section: Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the amendments be SEC. 8091. Notwithstanding any other pro- unanimous consent that the vote on adopted en bloc. vision in this Act, the total amount appro- the Boxer amendment occur at 10:30 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without priated in this Act is hereby reduced by a.m. tomorrow with 2 minutes of de- objection, it is so ordered. $789,700,000 to reflect savings from favorable bate equally divided prior to the vote. foreign currency fluctuations, and stabiliza- The amendments (Nos. 3317 through tion of the balance available within the Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, can we 3320), en bloc, were agreed to. ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuation, Defense’’, withhold that just for a moment? Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move account. Mr. STEVENS. Yes. I suggest the ab- to reconsider the vote, and I move to Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, this sence of a quorum. lay that motion on the table. amendment changes one figure in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The motion to lay on the table was bill. It is cleared by Senator INOUYE. clerk will call the roll. agreed to. Mr. President, I urge the adoption of The legislative clerk proceeded to Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I now the amendment. call the roll. send to the desk a series of amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unan- ments. Normally, it would be shown question is on agreeing to the amend- imous consent that the order for the that I have offered them for these Sen- ment. quorum call be rescinded. ators. I ask unanimous consent they be The amendment (No. 3328) was agreed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without shown to have been submitted by the to. objection, it is so ordered. Senators whose names have been Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move The distinguished Senator from West shown as sponsors. to reconsider the vote. Virginia is recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that mo- Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank objection, it is so ordered. tion on the table. the Chair. Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence The motion to lay on the table was Mr. President, I have sought recogni- of a quorum. agreed to. tion at this time to address some re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I sug- marks to the Department of Defense clerk will call the roll. gest the absence of a quorum. appropriations bill. The assistant legislative clerk pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I commend the managers of the bill, ceeded to call the roll. clerk will call the roll. Chairman STEVENS and Senator Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask The assistant legislative clerk pro- INOUYE, for their work on this measure. unanimous consent that the order for ceeded to call the roll. These two Senators have a vast knowl- the quorum call be rescinded. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask edge, and it goes all across the areas of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that the order for the Defense Department. They have objection, it is so ordered. the quorum call be rescinded. been at this work a long time. Their Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without hearts are in it, and they are highly distinguished Senator from West Vir- objection, it is so ordered. dedicated to it. Their combined efforts ginia and I have just discussed an Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am are always evident in the annual DOD amendment he has filed. He is prepared filing an amendment for myself and appropriations bill. This year’s bill is

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 01:55 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.005 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4949 no exception—it is a well-balanced and as we think of the sacrifices that he But reach out your hand and tell him, ‘‘Well comprehensive measure. made. done.’’ In recent years, the committee has Senator INOUYE was first elected to And see how his gratitude swells. had to provide for ever-increasing de- the Senate in 1963 from our 50th State. It isn’t the flowers we strew on the grave, It’s the word to the living that tells. mands on our military—primarily in Mr. President, I am proud to say that peacekeeping activities around the I am one who voted for Statehood on Well done, our friend, our colleague, world. Our military personnel are scat- behalf of both Alaska and Hawaii. I be- our hero. tered around the world—they are lieve that I am the only Senator left Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, at this skilled and dedicated men and women, remaining here who voted for state- moment I find that mere words are in- ever vigilant in their duty—charged hood for both of these States. I am adequate to express my deep gratitude. with the responsibility of protecting proud of having done that. Aloha to the senior Senator from West the security of our country and its citi- He was first elected, as I say, to the Virginia. May I just simply say I thank zens. But they have in more recent Senate in 1963 from Hawaii, the 50th him very much. times also been charged with the re- State. I think I am correct in saying Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I share sponsibility of acting as peacekeepers that I am only one of three Members of the feelings of the Senator from Vir- in many troubled areas around the today’s Senate who were also here ginia concerning the statement of the globe. when he joined this body. distinguished Senator from West Vir- Under these circumstances, it is very When I first came to the Senate, ginia. Those are wonderful words to difficult to craft Defense appropria- there were 96 Members of the Senate. say about our colleague, and every one tions bills. It has been nearly impos- Upon my being sworn in, the two new of them was well deserved. sible to determine just how long and to Senators from the new State of Alaska I ask unanimous consent that the what extent our military personnel were sworn in with me, making a total Parliamentarian review the amend- might be needed in some of these of 98 Senators. Later in the year, Ha- ments filed on this bill prior to 3 peacekeeping operations, and what the waii, the new State, the 50th State, o’clock and inform the minority and estimated costs thereof might be. That sent two Senators, two new Senators to majority managers of the bill whether situation exists today, for example, in the Senate, making a total of 100 Sen- any of those amendments are subject Bosnia. It exists in southwest Asia, in ators to comprise this body. to rule XVI. Kosovo, and even in Haiti. I have had the pleasure of working The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without So I take my hat off to our managers with DANNY INOUYE on many occasions objection, it is so ordered. for their dedication, not only this year over the years. I have found him to be Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence but for many previous years, in work- a man of the utmost integrity, who has of a quorum. worked tirelessly in the Senate on be- ing through these challenges to provide The PRESIDING OFFICER. The half of his constituents and on behalf the funding necessary to carry out clerk will call the roll. these efforts. of the Nation. He was a Senator who was extremely The legislative clerk proceeded to The bill before us today clearly ad- call the roll. dresses the most critical needs of our supportive of me when I was the major- ity leader of this body. He was sup- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask military personnel and their families. unanimous consent that the order for The 3.7-percent pay raise recommended portive of me when I was minority leader. He was very supportive of me the quorum call be rescinded. by the Senate Armed Services Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BEN- mittee is fully funded in this bill. Suf- when I was chairman of the Appropria- tions Committee of the Senate. He is NETT). Without objection, it is so or- ficient resources are also included to dered. improve the health care benefits of our certainly a Senator on whom one can rely for truth, for integrity, for stead- The Senator from Alaska. military retirees. And more than $96.7 Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask billion is provided for the readiness of fastness, for forthrightness, and as one who is extremely and highly dedicated unanimous consent that second-degree our military forces. amendments be in order to the filed It is imperative that Congress pro- to his work. amendments, and that they be relevant vide funding for these important pro- Like many others in this body, I view to the first-degree amendments. grams to demonstrate to the men and Senator INOUYE as a national hero. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without women in uniform who are serving our know of his wartime heroics in France objection, it is so ordered. country throughout the world our and in Italy. I read about how he Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask strong and unwavering support for fought to protect the troops with unanimous consent that the managers them. whom he served without regard for his Furthermore, this bill does not ne- own life. He doesn’t talk much about of the bill may, with the consent of the glect our necessary defense moderniza- it, but we know about it. He was grave- sponsor, modify amendments so they tion requirements. It provides funding ly wounded in serving his country, yet could be included in the managers’ for all of the highest priority programs he continued to fight. I am immensely package. identified by our military leaders and proud of this outstanding American in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without requested by the administration. our midst. objection, it is so ordered. For many in Congress, in our hearts So I congratulate Senator STEVENS, HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION chairman of the appropriations sub- we have felt that DANNY INOUYE richly PROGRAM committee—he is also chairman, of deserves the special recognition he Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would course, of the full Appropriations Com- earned in those bloody battles some 55 like to engage the distinguished man- years ago. We are deeply moved and so mittee—and Senator INOUYE for their agers of the bill in a brief colloquy on dedication and hard work, and I know proud that he is now to receive the the issue of the health care manage- that my colleagues will support pas- highest military honor that can be be- ment demonstration program rec- sage of the bill. stowed upon any American citizen, the ommended by the Armed Services I also take this opportunity to recog- Congressional Medal of Honor. Committee in S. 2549, the National De- nize in a very special way our ranking It isn’t enough to say in our hearts fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year member of the Defense Appropriations That we like a man for his ways; 2001. It isn’t enough that we fill our minds Section 740 of S. 2549 would direct the Subcommittee, Senator DANIEL With psalms of silent praise; INOUYE, who will be honored next week, Nor is it enough that we honor a man Secretary of Defense to conduct a test at which time he will receive the Na- As our confidence upward mounts; of two models to improve health care tion’s highest military award for It’s going right up to the man himself delivery in the Defense Health Pro- valor—the Congressional Medal of And telling him so that counts. gram: one model would study alter- Honor. If a man does a work that you really admire, native delivery policies, processes, or- How proud it makes all of us feel Don’t leave a kind word unsaid. ganization and technologies; the sec- that we have someone like DANIEL In fear to do so might make him vain ond would study long term disease INOUYE here as a Senator in our midst And cause him to lose his head. management. This section would also

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:11 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.034 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 authorize $6 million within the total of ment to raising their children in a lov- pating in the program have been dili- $11.4 billion authorized for the Defense ing and caring household. Since their gent and creative in finding treatment Health Program in FY2001 to carry out marriage, they have always been there services for these women, a study done these demonstration programs. The for each other and for each of their for CDC found that, while treatment Armed Services Committee believes children through the best of times and was eventually found for almost all of that these two models have the poten- the most difficult of times. They are an the women screened, some women did tial to improve significantly the deliv- example of all that is good in America, not get treated at all, some refused ery of health care in the military med- and I wish them all the best in the treatment, and some experienced ical system. years to come. delay. I would like to ask the distinguished f Screening must be coupled with managers of the bill if the FY2001 De- treatment if it is to save lives. As we partment of Defense Appropriations BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER approach the 10th anniversary of the Bill currently before the Senate in- TREATMENT ACT enactment of the Breast and Cervical cludes the resources in the Defense Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, breast Cancer Mortality Act, it is time for Health Program to conduct the health cancer is second only to lung cancer as Congress to complete what it started care management demonstration pro- a cause of cancer-related deaths among by enacting legislation to ensure that gram directed by section 740 of S. 2549? American women. This year, an esti- women diagnosed with breast or cer- Mr. STEVENS. I support the health mated 182,800 new cases of breast can- vical cancer through the screening pro- care demonstration program directed cer will be diagnosed and 40,800 women gram will have coverage for their by section 740 of S. 2549, and I assure will die of this terrible disease. In addi- treatment. That is why I am pleased to my good friend from Michigan that the tion, an estimated 12,800 new cases of be a cosponsor of S. 662, the Breast and FY2001 Department of Defense appro- cervical cancer will be diagnosed this Cervical Cancer Treatment Act, which priations bill before the Senate in- year, and 4,600 American women will would give States the option of pro- cludes sufficient funding in the Defense die of this disease. Many of these viding Medicaid coverage for the dura- Health Program to carry out this im- deaths could be avoided by making tion of breast and cervical cancer portant effort. sure that cancer detection and treat- treatment to eligible women who were Mr. INOUYE. I agree with the chair- ment services are readily available to screened and diagnosed through the man of the Appropriations Committee, all women at risk. CDC program. This legislation is not a and I thank the Senator from Michigan Early detection is currently the best mandate for States. It simply lets for bringing this matter to our atten- way to combat breast and cervical can- States know that, if they do decide to tion. cer. If women age 50 and over obtain provide treatment services for these f regular screening for breast cancer, up women, the Federal Government will MORNING BUSINESS to 30 percent of breast cancer deaths be there to help with an enhanced Fed- Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask could be prevented. Moreover, virtually eral Medicaid match for these services. unanimous consent that the Senate all cervical cancer deaths could be pre- Mr. President, S. 662 has strong bi- now proceed to a period of morning vented through regular screening. partisan support with 66 Senate co- business, with Senators permitted to In recognition of the value of screen- sponsors. Moreover, last month the speak therein for up to 10 minutes ing and early detection, Congress House of Representatives overwhelm- each. passed the Breast and Cervical Cancer ingly passed similar legislation. I want The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mortality Prevention Act of 1990, to commend the Senate Finance Com- objection, it is so ordered. which established the Centers for Dis- mittee chairman and the Senate ma- f ease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) jority leader for making a commitment National Breast and Cervical Cancer to move this legislation this year, and HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVER- Early Detection Program. This impor- I urge them to schedule committee ac- SARY OF JOHN AND SHARON tant program has provided over two tion and Senate floor time soon so that ROESSER million screening tests to low-income S. 662 can be signed into law this sum- Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I rise today and underserved women in all 50 States mer. There would be no better way to to honor John and Sharon Roesser of since its inception, and over 6,000 cases celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Encino, California who celebrated their of breast cancer and over 500 cases of National Breast and Cervical Cancer 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, invasive cervical cancer have been di- Early Detection Program in August June 20, 2000. agnosed. In Maine, more than 8,300 than by enacting this important bill to After serving in the First Marine Di- women have been screened and 28 cases provide the treatment necessary to vision in the Pacific and near the of breast cancer and 12 cases of cervical save the lives of the women who are China/Manchuria border during and im- cancer have been detected through this screened and diagnosed with cancer mediately after World War II, John at- program. through this program. tended Loyola University in Los Ange- As one Maine woman observed: f les. John met Sharon, who was attend- This screening program was an answered ing Immaculate Heart College, at a prayer. I had been concerned about having to THE VERY BAD DEBT BOXSCORE dance in the fall of 1948. skip checkups lately, but there was no way Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, at the A year and a half later on a blis- to come up with the money anytime soon. I close of business Friday, June 9, 2000, tering hot day, June 10, 1950, John and will gladly tell all of my friends about this the Federal debt stood at Sharon were married in the original and will gladly return for follow-up. $5,645,113,216,631.00 (Five trillion, six Saint Mary’s Church in El Centro, Cali- The National Breast and Cervical hundred forty-five billion, one hundred fornia by the Most Reverend Charles S. Cancer Early Detection Program has thirteen million, two hundred sixteen Buddy who was the first Bishop of the provided cancer screening services to thousand, six hundred and thirty-one San Diego Diocese. Sharon’s maid of more than one million low-income dollars). honor was her sister Patricia, and American women who, like the woman One year ago, June 9, 1999, the Fed- John’s best man was Paul Connor. from Maine, otherwise might not have eral debt stood at $5,604,849,000,000 After their honeymoon at the Hotel been able to have these critically im- (Five trillion, six hundred four billion, Del Coronado, John and Sharon lived portant tests. Unfortunately, however, eight hundred forty-nine million). in Santa Monica and then settled in the program does not currently pay for Five years ago, June 9, 1995, the Fed- Encino, California where they raised treatment services for women with ab- eral debt stood at $4,899,367,000,000 their six children: Regina, John Jr., Al- normal screening results. Since the Na- (Four trillion, eight hundred ninety- lison, Paul, Mary Carol, and Tom. At tional Breast and Cervical Cancer nine billion, three hundred sixty-seven last count, John and Sharon have 16 Early Detection Program is targeted to million). grandchildren. low-income women, many do not have Twenty-five years ago, June 9, 1975, Today, I honor John and Sharon’s 50 health insurance and many more are the Federal debt stood at years of marriage and their commit- underinsured. While States partici- $526,170,000,000 (Five hundred twenty-

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:15 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.018 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4951 six billion, one hundred seventy mil- will to give more Americans the oppor- reached the age where he could legally lion) which reflects a debt increase of tunity to own their own home. box on the mainland circuit. As a pro- more than $5 trillion— f fessional, Bobo won the World Middle- $5,118,943,216,631.00 (Five trillion, one weight Championship by defeating hundred eighteen billion, nine hundred ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Randy Turpin of England in October forty-three million, two hundred six- 1953 before 18,869 spectators in a 15- teen thousand, six hundred and thirty- CONGRATULATIONS, OUTSTANDING round fight at New York’s Madison one dollars) during the past 25 years. STUDENTS FROM ENID HIGH Square Garden. Ring Magazine named f SCHOOL him fighter of the year in 1953. He held the title for two years; losing it in 1955 THE ‘‘HOUSE THE SENATE BUILT’’ ∑ Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I rise to Sugar Ray Robinson. RESOLUTION today to recognize the outstanding per- Olson’s career record was 117 fights, Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise formance of several students from Enid 99 wins, 49 by knockout, 16 losses and today, during National Homeownership High School in Enid, Oklahoma. The two draws. Four of those losses were to Week, to urge the Senate’s commit- following students participated in the Ray Robinson, who is considered by ment to affordable housing. I ask my We the People . . . The Citizen and the many boxing experts and fans to be the colleagues to support a Resolution ex- Constitution national finals competi- greatest middleweight ever and among pressing the Senate’s commitment to tion in Washington DC. The students boxing’s all-time greats. Bobo Olson the ‘‘House the Senate Built’’ project. who participated in the competition held the middleweight title longer than This proposed partnership between the are: Aaron Bonnett, Beau Brumfield, any other boxer in the 1950s and fought United States Senate and Habitats for Cheyenne Combs, Keneisha Green, as a middleweight and light-heavy- Humanity will lead to the construction Heather Hansen, Tim Healy, Erin Hick- weight. He never shied away from a of a simple home with and for a low-in- ey, Kenneth Ingle, M. Brandon Jones, challenge. Bobo was inducted into the come family in all fifty states and the Heather Kline, Thomas Lentz, Becky World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1958, and District of Columbia by the end of 2001. Lewis, Meredith Meara, Yvonne was also among the first class of ath- Our colleagues in the House of Rep- Midkiff, Katie Oden, Derek Podolny, letes, sportsmen and sportswomen in- resentatives have already made this a Brandi Pride, Diana Rogers, Ryan ducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of priority. Three years ago, members of Seals, Jamie Thibodeau, Carl Tompson, Fame in 1998. After retiring from box- the House unanimously passed a Reso- along with their teacher Cheryl Frank- ing in 1966, Bobo worked as rec- lution which expressed its commitment lin. reational director for the Operating to build an affordable home for a fam- The national finals competition Engineers Local Union in San Fran- ily in need in each of the 435 Congres- brings together 50 classes from cisco and in public relations for the sional districts. Since that time, in throughout the United States and pro- Teamsters. Now happily retired, he and partnership with Habitat for Human- vides the students the opportunity to his wife Judy reside in Honolulu. ity, homes have been built in nearly testify as constitutional experts before Mr. President, I join boxing enthu- every district. a panel of judges. The students from siasts and the people of Hawaii in con- Habitat for Humanity’s work is re- Enid displayed remarkable under- gratulating Carl ‘‘Bobo’’ Olson on his spected and admired. In its twenty- standing of the ideals and values of the induction into the International Box- three years, Habitat for Humanity has American Constitution and are to be ing Hall of Fame. He remains a soft- housed nearly 400,000 people in 79,300 commended for their efforts. Again, spoken champion, and his quiet inten- Habitat houses worldwide. Under the congratulations to these outstanding sity and commitment to excellence ∑ continued leadership of founder Millard Oklahoma students and their teacher. offer a lasting illustration of good Fuller, Habitat built 13,682 homes in f sportsmanship for all of us.∑ 1999. CARL ‘‘BOBO’’ OLSON INDUCTED Spend some time with Mr. Fuller or f INTO INTERNATIONAL BOXING at one Habitat’s worksites, and you HALL OF FAME MANSFIELD PACIFIC RETREAT will find that the passion for providing all sleepy children a decent place to ∑ Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise to ∑ Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise lay their heads is contagious. Millard honor Carl ‘‘Bobo’’ Olson, the leg- today to salute the successful comple- wisely states, ‘‘We have the know-how endary world boxing champion born tion of the Fourth Annual Mansfield in the world to house everyone. We and nurtured in Hawaii, who was in- Pacific Retreat. The focus of this re- have the resources in the world to ducted yesterday into the Inter- treat centered upon ‘‘Urban Air Qual- house everyone. All that’s missing is national Boxing Hall of Fame in ity Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region.’’ the will to do it.’’ Canastota, New York. This is certainly Pacific Rim air quality is very time- I suggest that the Senate has the will a well-deserved honor for ‘‘The Hawai- ly and important matter for discussion. to make affordable housing for all ian Swede,’’ a distinguished champion Environmental and public health re- Americans a reality. We can show our whose life and 16-year professional ca- search in the United States and Asia commitment by lending our own skills reer represent the grit, tenacity, skill has increasingly shown that people liv- and strength to the construction of one and love of sport that have made box- ing in urban areas are exposed to high Habitat for Humanity home in each ing popular worldwide. levels of pollutants. This exposure can State by the end of next year. Born in 1928, Bobo Olson grew up cause many impacts such as develop- I encourage you to work with your quickly on the tough streets of down- mental problems in children, asthma, local Habitat for Humanity affiliate— town Honolulu in the early 1940s, pneumonia, cancer, and even pre- there are over 2,000—to identify a com- sharpening his boxing skills at an early mature death in the elderly or sen- munity and family in need of a little age. Bobo and I grew up in the same sitive populations. The U.S. has re- extra assistance to make their dream community, the Pauoa and Punchbowl moved lead from its fuel supply for sev- of homeownership a reality. area in Honolulu—a neighborhood eral of these reasons. Soon, because of We all remember our first home—the where families of different races, many the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 pride we took in mowing the lawn for of Hawaiian or Portuguese heritage— which I shepherded through the Con- the first time, family barbecues, the lived side-by-side and shared our cul- gress, EPA will be issuing a com- excitement and nervous anticipation of tures and traditions. We all closely fol- prehensive urban air toxins reduction our first dinner party. I believe that lowed Bobo’s rise to champion and strategy. I am hopeful that this will be every American deserves the oppor- took pride in a local boy who had a model for other nations to consider. tunity to feel the pride of homeowner- reached the top in his sport and han- I applaud the Mansfield Retreats’ ship. dled his success with humility and participants to discuss these critical We have the know-how, the re- grace. issues in depth, and I look forward to sources, and, certainly, the need. Let He began fighting professionally at their recommendations about how to us now show America that we have the age 16, and won 19 fights before he resolve these issues.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:15 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.015 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 Along, that line, Mr. President, I Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center in ties, and titles of the Gila Project, and des- would like to insert for the RECORD the Missoula, Montana. Their vision, dedi- ignated lands within or adjacent to the Gila Final Retreat Declaration. cation and cooperation make the Re- Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation treats a success year after year. and Drainage District, and for other pur- MANSFIELD PACIFIC RETREAT—FINAL poses. DECLARATION I congratulate them and look forward f The Fourth Annual Mansfield Pacific Re- to the fifth annual Mansfield Pacific treat was held in Kumamoto, Japan from Retreat when it will be held in my EXECUTIVE AND OTHER May 29–June 1, hosted by the Maureen and home state of Montana next year.∑ COMMUNICATIONS Mike Mansfield Center of the University of f Montana and with special support from the The following communications were Kumamoto Prefectural Government. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE laid before the Senate, together with The theme of the Fourth Annual Retreat accompanying papers, reports, and doc- was ‘‘Common Issues—Shared Solutions: En- At 12:47 p.m., a message from the uments, which were referred as indi- vironmental Issues and Technology in the House of Representatives, delivered by cated: Asia-Pacific Region.’’ The Retreat partici- Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, EC–9197. A communication from the Assist- pants placed emphasis on urban air equality announced that the House has passed ant Attorney General, transmitting, a draft and discussed solutions to these common the following bill, in which it requests of proposed legislation entitled ‘‘The Social problems via new technologies and partner- the concurrence of the Senate: Security Number Protection Act of 2000’’; to ships. the Committee on Finance. The Retreat featured representation from H.R. 8. An act to amend the Internal Rev- Japan, South Korea, China and the United enue Code of 1986 to phase out the estate and f States. Delegates were drawn from the sec- gift taxes over a 10-year period. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES tors of government, academia, non-govern- The message also announced that mental organizations and private corpora- pursuant to section 12(b)(1) of the Cen- The following reports of committees tions. tennial of Flight Commemoration Act were submitted: In discussing the topic of urban air qual- (36 U.S.C. 143) and upon the rec- By Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on ity, the Retreat participants focused on the Foreign Relations, with an amendment and following observations. First, there was a ommendation of the minority leader, the chair has announced the Speaker’s with an amended preamble: clear consensus that environmental prob- H. Con. Res. 251: A concurrent resolution lems in the urban context extended across appointment of the following citizen on the part of the House to the First commending the Republic of Croatia for the borders and were truly transnational in their conduct of its parliamentary and presi- nature. Delegates acknowledged that solu- Flight Centennial Federal Advisory dential elections. tions to these problems needed to focus on Board: Ms. Mary Mathews of Ohio. By Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on greater collaboration among affected govern- The message further announced that Foreign Relations, without amendment and ments and societies across the Asia-Pacific pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 629(b) and upon with a preamble: region for the benefit of our children and H. Con. Res. 304: A concurrent resolution planet. At the same time, there was recogni- the recommendation of the minority leader, the Chair has announced the expressing the condemnation of the contin- tion of the important and timely contribu- ued egregious violations of human rights in tions that participants outside the govern- Speaker’s reappointment of the fol- lowing member on the part of the the Republic of Belarus, the lack of progress ment could provide. toward the establishment of democracy and Representatives from among the private House to the Federal Judicial Center the rule of law in Belarus, calling on Presi- sector acknowledged their involvement in Foundation for a 5-year term: Mr. Ben- dent Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime to en- urban environmental issues and offered in- jamin Zelenko of Maryland. gage in negotiations with the representa- sight on the availability of new and appro- tives of the opposition and to restore the priate technologies. In addition, the partici- f constitutional rights of the Belarusian peo- pants confirmed that they would maintain ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED ple, and calling on the Russian Federation to the trust and relationships established respect the sovereignty of Belarus. through the Retreat in order to address The message also announced that the By Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on shared problems in local, regional, and inter- Speaker has signed the following en- Foreign Relations, without amendment: national contexts. rolled bills: S. 2460: A bill to authorize the payment of Retreat members paid tribute to the ef- H.R. 1953. An act to authorize leases for rewards to individuals furnishing informa- forts of Senator and Ambassador Mike Mans- terms not to exceed 99 years on land held in tion relating to persons subject to indict- field who has devoted nearly six decades of trust for the Torres Martinez Desert ment for serious violations of international his life to fostering greater understanding Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of humanitarian law in Rwanda, and for other among nations in Asia. The participants ex- Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian purposes. pressed their appreciation to representatives Rancheria. S. 2677: A bill to restrict assistance until from Montana and Minamata who shared H.R. 2484. An act to provide that land certain conditions are satisfied and to sup- their experiences in how communities have which is owned by the Lower Sioux Indian port democratic and economic transition in responded to local environmental crises. The Community in the State of Minnesota but Zimbabwe. accounts related to the Clark Fork River which is not held in trust by the United S. 2682: A bill to authorize the Broad- cleanup in Montana and Minamata City’s States for the Community may be leased or casting Board of Governors to make avail- transformation into a model environmental transferred by the Community without fur- able to the Institute for Media Development city. ther approval by the United States. certain materials of the Voice of America. The Retreat participants offered tribute to H.R. 3639. An act to designate the Federal By Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on the late Governor George Fukushima whose building located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, Foreign Relations, without amendment and dynamic vision made the Mansfield Pacific in the District of Columbia, currently head- with a preamble: Retreat a reality in Kumamoto. At the same quarters for the Department of State, as the S. Con. Res. 117: A concurrent resolution time, delegates thanked Governor Shiotani ‘‘Harry S Truman Federal Building’’. commending the Republic of Slovenia for its for her support of the Retreat. The tireless partnership with the United States and efforts of the Kumamoto Prefectural and The enrolled bill was signed subse- NATO, and expressing the sense of Congress Mansfield Center staffs in organizing and quently by the President pro tempore that Slovenia’s accession to NATO would en- supporting the Retreat were appreciated. (Mr. THURMOND). hance NATO’s security, and for other pur- In conclusion, the Retreat delegates noted f poses. that the Fifth Retreat will be held in Glacier S. Con. Res. 118: A concurrent resolution National Park, Montana in September 2001. ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED ON commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Mr. President, I believe that this dec- JUNE 9, 2000 execution of Polish captives by Soviet au- laration is evidence of a commendable The Secretary of the Senate reported thorities in April and May 1940. venture of which I have had the honor that on June 9, 2000, he had presented f of participating in the past three suc- to the President of the United States INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND cessful events. Over the years, it has the following enrolled bills: been a pleasure to work with Madame JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. 291. An act to convey certain real prop- Li Xiaolin and the China People’s Asso- erty within the Carlsbad Project in New The following bills and joint resolu- ciation for Friendship with Foreign Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District. tions were introduced, read the first Countries, and Dr. Phillip West and S. 356. An act to authorize the Secretary of and second times by unanimous con- Ambassador Mark Johnson from the the Interior to convey certain works, facili- sent, and referred as indicated:

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:11 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.016 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4953 By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. death. While we are pleased that these we preserve this beautiful area not just MACK): islands attract new residents and visi- for current residents and visitors—but S. 2711. A bill to authorize the Adminis- tors from all over the world, improve- also for our children and grand- trator of the Environmental Protection ments in wastewater treatment and children. With this legislation, we can Agency to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other appropriate management practices have not kept put the federal government on the side agencies for the purpose of improving water pace with population and tourism of this worthy goal, and support the in- quality throughout the marine ecosystem of growth. vestment that has been made by the the Florida Keys; to the Committee on Envi- Why is this significant? Ongoing re- residents and protectors of the Florida ronment and Public Works. search has determined that nutrients Keys. By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and from wastewater have significantly Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Mr. LIEBERMAN): contributed to the decline of water sent that the text of the bill be printed S. 2712. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title quality in the Florida Keys. It will in the RECORD. 31, United States Code, to authorize the con- There being no objection, the bill was solidation of certain financial and perform- take a strong partnership of federal, ance management reports required of Fed- state, and local governments working ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as eral agencies, and for other purposes; to the in conjunction with environmental ad- follows: Committee on Governmental Affairs. vocates and other interests to build the S. 2711 f better sewage treatment systems need- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ed to improve canal and nearshore resentatives of the United States of America in SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND water quality. Congress assembled, SENATE RESOLUTIONS Fortunately for the Florida Keys, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. The following concurrent resolutions such a partnership is already in place This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Florida Keys and Senate resolutions were read, and and at work. In 1990, Congress estab- Water Quality Improvements Act of 2000’’. lished the Florida Keys National Ma- SEC. 2. FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY IM- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: PROVEMENTS. By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and rine Sanctuary to protect the marine Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Con- Mr. TORRICELLI) : habitat while continuing to allow for trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by S. Res. 321. A resolution to congratulate its appropriate use. The sanctuary pro- adding at the end the following: the New Jersey Devils for their outstanding gram has brought together representa- ‘‘SEC. 121. FLORIDA KEYS. discipline, determination, and ingenuity, in tives of necessary interests to develop ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may winning the 2000 National Hockey League’s a plan for challenges like water qual- make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Stanley Cup Championship; considered and ity. Authority, appropriate agencies of munici- agreed to. Central to this effort is the Monroe palities of Monroe County, Florida, and f County government, which has devel- other appropriate public agencies of the oped a Wastewater Master Plan to State of Florida or Monroe County for the STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED planning and construction of treatment BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS identify long-term solutions to the works to improve water quality in the Flor- water quality problem. The plan esti- By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and ida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. mates that infrastructure projects im- ‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS.—To be eligi- Mr. MACK:) plemented to improve water quality ble for a grant for a project under subsection S. 2711. A bill to authorize the Ad- will incur total capital costs of $346 (a), an agency described in subsection (a) ministrator of the Environment Pro- million—a major undertaking that will shall demonstrate that— tection Agency to make grants to the require funding at every level. ‘‘(1) the agency has completed adequate Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and Mr. President, I have long said that planning and design activities for the other appropriate agencies for the pur- project; any federal assistance for Keys waste- ‘‘(2) the agency has completed a financial pose of improving water quality water improvements would first re- throughout the marine ecosystem of plan identifying sources of non-Federal fund- quire a strong show of local support. ing for the project; the Florida Keys; to the Committee on Monroe County has done its fair share. ‘‘(3) the project complies with— Environment and Public Works. Through a combination of revenue ‘‘(A) applicable growth management ordi- THE FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY bonds, user fees and an infrastructure nances of Monroe County, Florida; IMPROVEMENT ACT sales tax, the County has made a com- ‘‘(B) applicable agreements between Mon- ∑ Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, the mitment of over $150 million over 10 roe County, Florida, and the State of Florida to manage growth in Monroe County, Flor- Florida Keys are a unique natural re- years. source area that we must value and ida; and Mr. President, it is time for this Con- ‘‘(C) applicable water quality standards; protect. This 158 mile-long string of is- gress to hold up its end of the bargain. and lands at the southern tip of Florida at- Today, Senator MACK and I are intro- ‘‘(4) the project is consistent with the mas- tracts two and a half million visitors ducing the Florida Keys Water Quality ter wastewater and stormwater plans for each year to fish, swim, snorkel, dive, Improvements Act of 2000. Similar leg- Monroe County, Florida. and otherwise enjoy the beautiful sur- islation passed the House on May 4, ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION.—In selecting projects roundings. 2000 with almost unanimous support. to receive grants under subsection (a), the One of the most striking characteris- The Florida Keys Water Quality Im- Administrator shall consider whether a tics of the Florida Keys is their pris- project will have substantial water quality provements Act authorizes the Envi- benefits relative to other projects under con- tine marine environment. The Keys ronmental Protection Agency to make sideration. support one of the largest sea grass grants for construction of wastewater ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this communities in this hemisphere and treatment works. These grants are section, the Administrator shall consult more than 6000 species of plants fish, only awarded to projects that already with— and invertebrates. The diversity of this have a significant investment. Success- ‘‘(1) the Steering Committee established reef ecosystem is considered the under- ful applicant projects will be those that under section 8(d)(2)(A) of the Florida Keys water equivalent of the tropical have completed the planning and de- National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1433 note; 106 Stat. 5054); rainforests. sign phase, demonstrated substantial ‘‘(2) the South Florida Ecosystem Restora- But that ecosystem—and the econ- water quality benefits and proven com- tion Task Force established by section 528(f) omy it supports—is at grave risk. The pliance with the Marine Sanctuary and of the Water Resources Development Act of degradation of water quality in the other master plans for the area. And as 1996 (110 Stat. 3771); Florida Keys threatens the health of is appropriate in a partnership, these ‘‘(3) the Commission on the Everglades es- the living coral reef, sea grasses, fish- grants will fund a portion of project tablished by Executive Order of the Governor eries, and other marine life. This de- costs, with an least 25 percent of the of the State of Florida; and cline threatens to transform the Keys cost paid by local and state entities. ‘‘(4) other appropriate State and local gov- ernment agencies. from one of Florida’s most treasured Mr. President, the prospect of treat- ‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of resources to one of its most poisoned. ing wastewater for an increasingly the cost of a project carried out using Mr. President, the great irony is that crowed 158-mile-long string of islands amounts from grants made under subsection we are loving the Florida Keys to is not a simple one. But it is vital that (a) shall be not more than 75 percent.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:15 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.027 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 ‘‘(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— travels easily through porous lime- maintaining an essential national re- ‘‘(1) PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS stone rock into the near-shore waters. source. I hope there will be a broad, bi- PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—In the case Polluted stormwater also flows from partisan support for this bill. of any equipment or product that may be au- developed land into the same near- f thorized to be purchased with financial as- shore waters. sistance provided under this section, it is the ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS sense of Congress that agencies receiving the Our bill is a natural extension of the financial assistance should, in expending the Federal commitment to the Florida S. 656 assistance, purchase only equipment and Keys made under the Florida Keys Na- At the request of Mr. REED, the name products that are produced in the United tional Marine Sanctuary Protection of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. DUR- States. Act approved by Congress in 1990. This BIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 656, ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSIST- legislation established a Federal role a bill to provide for the adjustment of ANCE.—In providing financial assistance in the research and protection of the status of certain nationals of Liberia under this section, the Administrator shall Keys marine ecosystem. The Act di- to that of lawful permanent residence. provide to each recipient of the assistance a S. 1020 notice describing the statement of Congress rected the Environmental Protection under paragraph (1). Agency and the State of Florida to es- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the ‘‘(3) REPORTING OF EXPENDITURES.—Not tablish a Water Quality Steering Com- name of the Senator from Delaware later than 180 days after an agency that re- mittee which was charged with devel- (Mr. BIDEN) was added as a cosponsor of ceives funds under this section makes any oping a comprehensive water quality S. 1020, a bill to amend chapter 1 of expenditure on an item that is produced in a protection program. In fulfilling this title 9, United States Code, to provide country other than the United States, the directive, the steering committee for greater fairness in the arbitration agency shall report the expenditure to Con- worked closely with dedicated citizens, process relating to motor vehicle fran- gress. chise contracts. ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— scientists, and technical experts. In the There are authorized to be appropriated to final analysis, it found that inadequate S. 1333 carry out this section, to remain available wastewater and stormwater systems At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the until expended— are the single largest source of pollu- names of the Senator from North Da- ‘‘(1) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; tion in the Keys. kota (Mr. DORGAN) and the Senator ‘‘(2) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and This bill authorizes Federal assist- from Nebraska (Mr. KERREY) were ‘‘(3) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 ance to help local officials afford the added as cosponsors of S. 1333, a bill to ∑ through 2005.’’. necessary improvements to protect the expand homeownership in the United Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I rise with Florida Keys National Marine Sanc- States. my friend and colleague Senator tuary. It establishes a grant program S. 1495 GRAHAM to introduce the Florida Keys under the Environmental Protection At the request of Mr. DEWINE, the Water Quality Improvements Act. This Agency for the construction of treat- name of the Senator from California bill is identical to legislation that ment works projects aimed at improv- (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor passed the House on May 4, 2000 by a ing the water quality of the Florida of S. 1495, a bill to establish, wherever vote of 411–7, and would provide Fed- Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The feasible, guidelines, recommendations, eral resources to help improve and administrator of EPA, after consulta- and regulations that promote the regu- maintain one of our Nation’s real tion with State and local officials, latory acceptance of new and revised treasures, the Florida Keys National would be authorized to fund treatment toxicological tests that protect human Marine Sanctuary. works projects that comply or are con- and animal health and the environ- The Florida Keys are a spectacular sistent with local growth ordinances, ment while reducing, refining, or re- natural resource of international sig- plans and agreements, as well as cur- placing animal tests and ensuring nificance. Within the Florida Keys lies rent water quality standards. Projects human safety and product effective- the only living coral reef bed in the funded under this program would be ness. United States and the third largest liv- cost-shared, with local sponsors pro- S. 1800 ing coral reef in the world. The reef is viding a minimum of 25 percent of the At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the home to plants and animals unique to project costs. name of the Senator from Nebraska this area and that comprise a rare and This bill authorizes $213 million in (Mr. KERREY) was added as a cosponsor sensitive ecosystem at the southern Federal funding for the deployment of of S. 1800, a bill to amend the Food end of the Everglades ecosystem. While water quality technology throughout Stamp Act of 1977 to improve onsite in- the spectacular coral reef is the Keys’ the Keys. To make the necessary spections of State food stamp pro- most popular feature, they are also wastewater improvements, the esti- grams, to provide grants to develop known for native seagrass beds, lush mated cost to improve near-shore community partnerships and innova- tropical hardwood hammocks, man- water quality in the Florida Keys is be- tive outreach strategies for food stamp grove forests, rocky pinelands, the en- tween $184 million and $418 million. To and related programs, and for other dangered key deer, and a wide array of make the necessary storm water man- purposes. aquatic life. agement improvements, the estimated S. 1850 The Florida Keys marine ecosystem cost is between $370 million and $680 At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the is dependent upon clean, clear water million. The Federal government is not name of the Senator from Nebraska with low nutrient levels for its sur- going to bear the entire cost, even (Mr. KERREY) was added as a cosponsor vival. Water quality experts have found though this is a national resource. The of S. 1850, a bill to amend section 222 of that the inadequate wastewater treat- State of Florida is obligated to come the Communications Act of 1934 to ment and storm water management up with 25 percent cost share. modify the requirements relating to systems are major contributors of pol- Moneys authorized by this bill will be the use and disclosure of customer pro- lution in the nearby waters off the utilized to replace the dated, ineffi- prietary network information, and for Florida Keys. This increased pollution cient system of sludge ponds and septic other purposes. has had devastating effects on the ma- tanks currently being used in the Keys S. 1900 rine environment, and is threatening with modern waste and storm water At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, the reefs on the Florida Keys National treatment works. By ensuring that the the name of the Senator from South Marine Sanctuary. Unless decisive ac- nutrients associated with such wastes Dakota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a tion is taken to stop the flow of pollu- are not discharged or released into the cosponsor of S. 1900, a bill to amend the tion, scientists warn the ecosystem surrounding waters, we can prevent Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow will continue its decline towards total further damage to the marine environ- a credit to holders of qualified bonds collapse. ment and achieve dramatic improve- issued by Amtrak, and for other pur- The source of the problem is clear. ment to the water quality in the Na- poses. The Keys have almost no water quality tional Marine Sanctuary. S. 2100 infrastructure. Lacking adequate tech- Mr. President, I urge my colleagues At the request of Mr. EDWARDS, the nology, untreated wastewater now to support this reasonable approach to name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr.

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:15 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.023 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4955 DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. ator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) were added Conference Championship and advance to the 2100, a bill to provide for fire sprinkler as cosponsors of S. 2585, a bill to amend Stanley cup Finals; systems in public and private college titles IV and XX of the Social Security Whereas Scott Stevens, winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player and university housing and dor- Act to restore funding for the Social of the Stanley Cup playoffs, is one of the mitories, including fraternity and so- Services Block Grant, to restore the fiercest competitors in the game today and rority housing and dormitories. ability of the States to transfer up to is a true team leader who served as captain S. 2274 10 percent of TANF funds to carry out of the Devils’ 1995 and 2000 Stanley Cup At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the activities under such block grant, and Championship teams; Whereas Scott Gomez, a gifted, young name of the Senator from South Caro- to require an annual report on such ac- tivities by the Secretary of Health and playmaker was named the league’s Rookie of lina (Mr. HOLLINGS) was added as a co- the Year and is the first Hispanic player to sponsor of S. 2274, a bill to amend title Human Services. compete in the NHL; XIX of the Social Security Act to pro- S. 2617 Whereas goalie Martin Brodeur’s lifetime vide families and disabled children At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the goals against average of 2.19 is the best in with the opportunity to purchase cov- names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. NHL history and his 162 wins over a four-sea- son span since 1996–97 are the most in league erage under the medicaid program for AKAKA) and the Senator from Con- history; such children. necticut (Mr. DODD) were added as co- Whereas head coach Larry Robinson served S. 2296 sponsors of S. 2617, a bill to lift the as an assistant on the 1995 championship At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other team and took over as head coach late this names of the Senator from New Jersey purposes. season; Whereas the New Jersey Devils take great (Mr. LAUTENBERG) and the Senator S. 2621 pride in playing in new Jersey, and spend a from Vermont (Mr. JEFFORDS) were At the request of Mr. FEINGOLD, the great deal of time giving back to the com- added as cosponsors of S. 2296, a bill to name of the Senator from Massachu- munity; provide grants for special environ- setts (Mr. KERRY) was added as a co- Whereas Lou Lamoriello, President/Gen- mental assistance for the regulation of sponsor of S. 2621, a bill to continue the eral Manager of the New Jersey Devils since communities and habitat (SEARCH) to current prohibition of military co- 1987, his staff, and his players displayed out- small communities. operation with the armed forces of the standing dedication, teamwork unselfish- Republic of Indonesia until the Presi- ness, and sportsmanship throughout the S. 2311 course of the season in achieving hockey’s At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the dent determines and certifies to the highest honor; name of the Senator from Michigan Congress that certain conditions are Whereas longtime team owner John (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of being met. McMullen was born and raised in New Jersey S. 2311, a bill to revise and extend the S. 2709 and is responsible for bringing the Devils to the Garden State; Ryan White CARE Act programs under At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the Whereas the support of all the Devils fans title XXVI of the Public Health Service name of the Senator from South Da- and the people of New Jersey helped make Act, to improve access to health care kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- winning the Stanley Cup possible; and the quality of health care under sponsor of S. 2709, to establish a Beef Whereas each one of the Devils players will such programs, and to provide for the Industry Compensation Trust Fund be remembered on the premier sports trophy, development of increased capacity to with the duties imposed on products of the Stanley Cup, including: Jason Arnott, provide health care and related support countries that fail to comply with cer- Brad Bombardir, Martin Brodeur, Steve services to individuals and families tain WTO dispute resolution decisions. Brule, Sergei Brylin, Ken Daneyko, Patrik Elias, Scott Gomex, Bobby Holik, Steve with HIV disease, and for other pur- S. CON. RES. 109 Kelly, Claude Lemieux, John Madden, Vladi- poses. At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the mir Malakhov, Randy McKay, Alexander S. 2327 name of the Senator from Mississippi Mogilny, Sergei Nemchinov, Scott At the request of Mr. HOLLINGS, the (Mr. LOTT) was added as a cosponsor of Niedermayer, Krzysztof Oliwa, Jay Pandolfo, names of the Senator from Louisiana S. Con. Res. 109, a concurrent resolu- Deron Quint, Brian Rafalski, Scott Stevens, Ken Sutton, Petr Sykora, Chris Terreri, and (Ms. LANDRIEU) and the Senator from tion expressing the sense of Congress Colin White; now, therefore be it Alaska (Mr. MURKOWSKI) were added as regarding the ongoing persecution of 13 Resolved, That the United States Senate cosponsors of S. 2327, a bill to establish members of Iran’s Jewish community. congratulates the New Jersey Devils on win- a Commission on Ocean Policy, and for f ning Lord Stanley’s Cup for the 2000 National other purposes. Hockey League Championship. S. 2330 SENATE RESOLUTION 321—TO CON- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I GRATULATE THE NEW JERSEY rise to congratulate the New Jersey At the request of Mr. ROTH, the names of the Senator from Michigan DEVILS FOR THEIR OUT- Devils for winning the National Hock- STANDING DISCIPLINE, DETER- ey League’s 2000 Stanley Cup Cham- (Mr. ABRAHAM), the Senator from Or- MINATION, AND INGENUITY, IN pionship. On Saturday night, the Dev- egon (Mr. SMITH), the Senator from Il- WINNING THE 2000 NATIONAL ils defeated the Dallas Stars 2 to 1 in linois (Mr. FITZGERALD), and the Sen- HOCKEY LEAGUE’S STANLEY double overtime to win the finals in six ator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) were added as cosponsors of S. 2330, a bill to amend CUP CHAMPIONSHIP games. This is the second time in five the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re- Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and years that the Devils have hoisted Lord peal the excise tax on telephone and Mr. TORRICELLI) submitted the fol- Stanley’s trophy above their heads. The Devils are what New Jersey pride other communication services. lowing resolution; which was consid- ered and agreed to: is all about. Their heart, stamina, and S. 2402 drive have endeared them to millions S. RES. 321 At the request of Mr. CLELAND, the of fans and have made them a perma- name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Whereas the New Jersey Devils at 45–29–8, nent part of New Jersey’s culture. HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of posted the second best regular season record in the NHL’s Eastern Conference and were Team members, who hail from all over S. 2402, a bill to amend title 38, United the globe, also reflect the tremendous States Code, to enhance and improve awarded the fourth seed in the playoffs; Whereas the Devils displayed a potent of- diversity of New Jersey’s population. educational assistance under the Mont- fense and stifling defense throughout the One player—Scott Gomez—is the first gomery GI Bill in order to enhance re- regular season and playoffs before beating Hispanic player to compete in the NHL cruitment and retention of members of the defending champion Dallas Stars to win and the league’s rookie of the year. the Armed Forces, and for other pur- their second Stanley Cup in 5 years; The Devils have turned their cultural poses. Whereas the Devils epitomize New Jersey differences into a source of strength pride with their heart, stamina, and drive S. 2585 and thus have become a part of New Jersey and have proved what is possible when At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the culture; team members work together to names of the Senator from Arkansas Whereas the New Jersey Devils did what no achieve a sport’s highest honor. (Mr. HUTCHINSON), the Senator from other team had done before, coming back Mr. President, apart from their con- Nebraska (Mr. KERREY), and the Sen- from a three games to one deficit to win a tributions to hockey, the New Jersey

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:15 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.024 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 Devils are also outstanding citizens. BINGAMAN AMENDMENTS NOS. ment of strong American Indian Nations Defenseman Ken Daneyko, for example, 3283–3284 from once divergent bands. (4) To support the construction of the is a leader both on and off the ice. Ken (Ordered to lie on the table.) is one of the original Devil players and Bosque Redondo Memorial commemorating Mr. BINGAMAN submitted two the detention of the Navajo and Mescalero was an alternate captain. He has amendments intended to be proposed Apache people at Bosque Redondo from 1863 played 1,071 games in a Devils uniform by him to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as to 1868. and has participated in all 109 Devils follows: SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS. playoff games. Ken is also a commu- AMENDMENT NO. 3283 In this title: nity leader who owns an Italian res- (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert means the building and grounds known as taurant in Caldwell and is an active the following: member of New Jersey’s chapter of the the Bosque Redondo Memorial. TITLE IX—BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL national Children’s Miracle Network. (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ Indeed, all the team members are SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. means the Secretary of Defense. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bosque Re- proud to play for New Jersey and spend SEC. 904. BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL dondo Memorial Act’’. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— Upon the request of much of their free time giving back to SEC. 902. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. the State of New Mexico, the Secretary is the community. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- authorized to establish a Bosque Redondo The success of any organization lowing findings: Memorial within the boundaries of Fort starts at the top. And there is no ques- (1) In 1863, the United States detained Sumner State Monument in New Mexico. No tion that the success the New Jersey nearly 9,000 Navajo and forced their migra- memorial shall be established without the Devils have enjoyed would not have tion across nearly 350 miles of land to consent of the Navajo Nation and the Mesca- been possible without the leadership of Bosque Redondo, a journey known as the lero Tribe. (b) COMPONENTS OF THE MEMORIAL.—The two great New Jersey citizens: team ‘‘Long Walk’’. (2) Mescalero Apache people were also in- memorial shall include— chairman John J. McMullen and co- carcerated at Bosque Redondo. (1) exhibit space, a lobby area that rep- owner John C. Whitehead. John (3) The Navajo and Mescalero Apache peo- resents design elements from traditional McMullen is one of the NHL’s most in- ple labored to plant crops, dig irrigation Mescalero and Navajo dwellings, administra- novative, committed owners. A grad- ditches and build housing, but drought, tive areas that include a resource room, li- uate of Montclair High School and the cutworms, hail, and alkaline Pecos River brary, workrooms and offices, restrooms, Naval Academy, John has been honored water created severe living conditions for parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, and other many times for his civic contributions. nearly 9,000 captives. visitor facilities; (2) a venue for public education programs; He and John Whitehead, a former U.S. (4) Suffering and hardships endured by the Navajo and Mescalero Apache people forged and Deputy Secretary of State, brought the a new understanding of their strengths as (3) a location to commemorate the Long team to New Jersey as a service to Americans. Walk of the Navajo people and the healing their home state. (5) The Treaty of 1868 was signed by the that has taken place since that event Mr. President, the players, coaches United States and the Navajo tribes, recog- SEC. 905. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL. and staff with the New Jersey Devils nizing the Navajo Nation as it exists today. (a) GRANT.— showed outstanding dedication, team- (6) The State of New Mexico has appro- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award work and sportsmanship in achieving priated a total of $123,000 for a planning a grant to the State of New Mexico to pro- hockey’s highest honor. They are not study and for the design of the Bosque Re- vide up to 50 percent of the total cost of con- dondo Memorial. struction of the Memorial. only the best team in the NHL, they (7) Individuals and businesses in DeBaca (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal are one of the finest organizations in County donated $6,000 toward the production share of construction costs for the Memorial professional sports. of a brochure relating to the Bosque Redondo shall include funds previously expended by f Memorial. the State for the planning and design of the (8) The Village of Fort Sumner donated 70 Memorial, and funds previously expended by AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED acres of land to the State of New Mexico con- non-Federal entities for the production of a tiguous to the existing 50 acres comprising brochure relating to the Memorial. Fort Sumner State Monument, contingent (b) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to re- on the funding of the Bosque Redondo Memo- ceive a grant under this section, the State DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE rial. shall— APPROPRIATIONS ACT 2000 (9) Full architectural plans and the exhibit (1) submit to the Secretary a proposal design for the Bosque Redondo Memorial that— have been completed. (A) provides assurances that the Memorial TORRICELLI AMENDMENT NO. 3282 (10) The Bosque Redondo Memorial project will comply with all applicable laws, includ- has the encouragement of the President of ing building codes and regulations; and (Ordered to lie on the table.) the Navajo Nation and the President of the (B) includes such other information and as- Mr. TORRICELLI submitted an Mescalero Apache Tribe, who have each ap- surances as the Secretary may require; and amendment intended to be proposed by pointed tribal members to serve as project (2) enter into a Memorandum of Under- him to the bill (H.R. 4576) making ap- advisors. standing with the Secretary that shall propriations for the Department of De- (11) The Navajo Nation, the Mescalero include— fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- Tribe, and the National Park Service are col- (A) a timetable for the completion of con- laborating to develop a symposium on the struction and the opening of the Memorial; tember 30, 2001, and for other purposes; Bosque Redondo Long Walk and a cur- (B) assurances that construction contracts as follows: riculum for inclusion in the New Mexico will be competitively awarded; On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert school curricula. (C) assurances that the State or Village of the following: (12) An interpretive center would provide Fort Sumner will make sufficient land avail- SEC. 8126. (a) REQUIREMENT.—Notwith- important educational and enrichment op- able for the Memorial; standing any other provision of law, the Sec- portunities for all Americans. (D) the specifications of the Memorial retary of the Air Force shall, using funds (13) Federal financial assistance is needed which shall comply with all applicable Fed- specified in subsection (b), pay the New Jer- for the construction of a Bosque Redondo eral, State, and local building codes and sey Forest Fire Service the sum of $92,974.86 Memorial. laws; to reimburse the New Jersey Forest Fire (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title (E) arrangements for the operation and Service for costs incurred in containing and are as follows: maintenance of the Memorial upon comple- extinguishing a fire in the Bass River State (1) To commemorate the people who were tion of construction; Forest and Wharton State Forest, New Jer- interned at Bosque Redondo. (F) a description of Memorial collections sey, in May 1999, which fire was caused by an (2) To pay tribute to the native popu- and educational programming; errant bomb from an Air National Guard lations’ ability to rebound from suffering, (G) a plan for the design of exhibits includ- unit during a training exercise at Warren and establish the strong, living communities ing the collections to be exhibited, security, Grove Testing Range, New Jersey. that have long been a major influence in the preservation, protection, environmental con- (b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Funds for the pay- State of New Mexico and in the United trols, and presentations in accordance with ment required by subsection (a) shall be de- States. professional standards; rived from amounts appropriated by title II (3) To provide Americans of all ages a place (H) an agreement with the Navajo Nation of this Act under the heading ‘‘OPERATION to learn about the Bosque Redondo experi- and the Mescalero Tribe relative to the de- AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD’’. ence and how it resulted in the establish- sign and location of the Memorial; and

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:30 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.026 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4957 (I) a financing plan developed by the State mitted an amendment intended to be (2) VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECT.—The term that outlines the long-term management of proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 4576, ‘‘veterans memorial object’’ means any ob- the Memorial, including— supra; as follows: ject, including a physical structure or por- (i) the acceptance and use of funds derived tion thereof, that— from public and private sources to minimize On page 109 of the substitute, between lines (A) is located in a cemetery of the national the use of appropriated or borrowed funds; 11 and 12, insert the following: Cemetary System, war memorial, or mili- (ii) the payment of the operating costs of SEC. 8126. None of the funds appropriated tary installation in the United States; the Memorial through the assessment of fees by this Act may used for the D5 submarine- (B) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorial- or other income generated by the Memorial; launched ballistic missile program. izes, the death in combat or combat-related (iii) a strategy for achieving financial self- duties of members of the United States sufficiency with respect to the Memorial by WYDEN (AND SMITH OF OREGON) Armed Forces; and (C) was brought to the United States from not later than 5 years after the date of the AMENDMENT NO. 3287 enactment of this Act; and abroad as a memorial of combat abroad. (iv) a description of the business activities (Ordered to lie on the table.) that would be permitted at the Memorial and Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. KYL AMENDMENT NO. 3291 appropriate vendor standards that would SMITH of Oregon) submitted an amend- (Ordered to lie on the table.) apply. ment intended to be proposed by them Mr. KYL submitted an amendment SEC. 906. FUNDING. to the bill. H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: intended to be proposed by him to the (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro- On page 66, line 4, insert after the period bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: priated under title II under the heading ‘‘OP- the following: ‘‘The amount available under On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert ERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’, $2,000,000 the preceding sentence shall also be avail- the following: shall be available for purposes of carrying able for the conveyance, without consider- SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT.—The out this title. ation, of the Emergency One Cyclone II Cus- amount appropriated under title IV under (b) CARRYOVER.—Any funds made available tom Pumper truck subject to Army Loan the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST under this section that are unexpended at DAAMO1–98–L–0001 to the Umatilla Indian AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ is hereby the end of fiscal year 2001 shall remain avail- Tribe, the current lessee.’’. increased by $6,000,000, with the amount of able for use by the Secretary through Sep- the increase available for the Ballistic Mis- tember 30, 2002, for the purposes for which sile Defense Organization for International those funds were made available. SHELBY AMENDMENTS NOS. 3288– Cooperative Programs for the Arrow Missile 3289 Defense System (PE603875C) in order to en- AMENDMENT NO. 3284 (Ordered to lie on the table.) hance the interoperability of the system be- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert Mr. SHELBY submitted two amend- tween the United States and Israel. the following: (b) OFFSET.—The amount appropriated ments intended to be proposed by him under title II under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON- SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT.—The to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: amount appropriated under title III under MENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DE- the heading ‘‘MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR AMENDMENT NO. 3288 FENSE SITES’’ is hereby reduced by $6,000,000. FORCE’’ is hereby increased by $5,000,000, At the appropriate place in the bill, insert with the amount of such increase available the following: REID AMENDMENT NO. 3292 for In-Service Missile Modifications for the SEC. . Of the funds available under the (Ordered to lie on the table.) purpose of the conversion of Maverick mis- heading ‘‘Weapons and Tracked Combat Ve- Mr. REID submitted an amendment siles in the AGM–65B and AGM–65G configu- hicles, Army’’ in Title III of this Act, up to rations to Maverick missiles in the the $10,000,000 may be made available for Carrier intended to be proposed by him to the AGM–65H and AGM–65K configurations. Modifications. bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AVAILABILITY OF At the appropriate place, insert the fol- AMOUNT.—The amount available under sub- AMENDMENT NO. 3289 lowing new section: ll section (a) for the purpose specified in that At the appropriate place in the bill, insert SEC. . ADJUSTMENT OF COMPOSITE THEO- RETICAL PERFORMANCE. subsection is in addition to any other the following: Section 1211(d) of the National Defense Au- amounts available under this Act for that SEC. . Of the funds available under the thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 purpose. heading ‘‘Research Development Test and U.S.C. App. 2404 note) is amended— Evaluation, Army’’ in the Title IV of this (1) in the second sentence, by striking FRIST (AND THOMPSON) Act, under ‘‘End Item Industrial Prepared- ‘‘180’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and ness’’ up to $5,000,000 may be made available AMENDMENT NO. 3285 (2) by adding at the end, the following new for the Printed Wiring Board Manufacturing sentence: ‘‘The 30-day reporting requirement (Ordered to lie on the table.) Technology Center. Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. shall apply to any changes to the composite THOMPSON) submitted an amendment theoretical performance level for purposes of intended to be proposed by them to the THOMAS AMENDMENT NO. 3290 subsection (a) proposed by the President on or after January 1, 2000.’’. bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: (Ordered to lie on the table.) Mr. THOMAS submitted an amend- On page 109 of the substituted original LANDRIEU (AND BREAUX) ment intended to be proposed by him text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- AMENDMENT NO. 3293 lowing: to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: SEC. 8126. (a) The total amount appro- At the appropriate place in the bill, add (Ordered to lie on the table.) priated by title III under the heading ‘‘PRO- the following new section and renumber the Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. CUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ is hereby in- remaining sections accordingly: BREAUX) submitted an amendment creased by $18,900,000, of which $12,900,000 SEC. . PROHIBITION ON THE RETURN OF VET- intneded to be prosposed by them to shall be available for the procurement of ERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS TO FOR- the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: probes for aerial refueling of 22 MH–60L air- EIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert craft for the United States Special Oper- AUTHORIZATION IN LAW. the following: ations Command, and of which $6,000,000 (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding section SEC. 8126. (a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—(1) shall be available for the procurement and 2572 of title 10, United States Code, or any The amount appropriated under title II integration of internal auxiliary fuel tanks other provision of law, no funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTE- with a 200-gallon capacity, more or less, for under this Act may be used to transfer a vet- NANCE, NAVY’’ is hereby increased by 50 MH–60 aircraft for the United States Spe- erans memorial object to a foriegn country $7,000,000. cial Operations Command. or entity controlled by a foreign govern- (2) The amount appropriated under title IV (b) The total amount appropriated by title ment, or otherwise transfer or convey such under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOP- ll llllllllll , under the heading ‘‘ ’’ object to any person or entity for purposes of MENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’ is here- is hereby reduced by $llllll, which the ultimate transfer or conveyance of such by increased by $14,000,000. amount is to be derived from the amount object to a foreign country or entity con- (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—(1) Of the available for llllllllllll. trolled by a foreign government, unless spe- amounts appropriated under title II under cifically authorized by law. the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, FEINGOLD (AND OTHERS) (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: NAVY’’, and under title IV under the heading AMENDMENT NO. 3286 (1) ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN GOV- ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVAL- ERNMENT.—The term ‘‘entity controlled by a UATION, NAVY’’, as increased by subsection (Ordered to lie on the table.) foreign government’’ has the meaning given (a), $21,000,000 shall be available for the Navy Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. that term in section 2536(c)(1) of title 10, Program Executive Office for Information HARKIN, and Mr. WELLSTONE) sub- United States Code. Technology for purposes of the Information

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:11 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.028 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4958 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 Technology Center and for the Human Re- and technology programs correspond to the weapons between and among the Department source Enterprise Strategy implemented level of funding for large-scale demonstra- of Defense, other Federal agencies, institu- under section 8147 of the Department of De- tion programs in order to ensure the growth tions of higher education, and the private fense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law of directed energy science and technology sector; 105–262; 112 Stat. 2341; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). programs and to ensure the successful devel- ‘‘(4) initiate and oversee the coordination (2) Amounts made available under para- opment of other weapons systems utilizing of the high-energy laser and high power graph (1) for the purposes specified in that directed energy systems. microwave programs and offices of the mili- paragraph are in addition to any other (5) The industrial base for several critical tary departments; and amounts made available under this Act for directed energy technologies is in fragile ‘‘(5) carry out such other activities relat- such purposes. condition and lacks appropriate incentives ing to directed energy technologies, systems, to make the large-scale investments that are and weapons as the Deputy Under Secretary DOMENICI AMENDMENTS NOS. 3294– necessary to address current and anticipated of Defense for Science and Technology con- 3297 Department of Defense requirements for siders appropriate. such technologies. ‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF (Ordered to lie on the table.) (6) It is in the national interest that the DEFENSE.—(1) The Director of the Office Mr. DOMENICI submitted four Department of Defense utilize and expand shall assign to appropriate personnel of the amendments intended to be proposed upon directed energy research currently Office the performance of liaison functions by him to the bill H.R. 4576, supra; as being conducted by the Department of En- with the other Defense Agencies and with follows: ergy, other Federal agencies, the private sec- the military departments. ‘‘(2) The head of each military department AMENDMENT NO. 3294 tor, and academia. (7) It is increasingly difficult for the Fed- and Defense Agency having an interest in On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert eral Government to recruit and retain per- the activities of the Office shall assign per- the following: sonnel with skills critical to directed energy sonnel of such department or Defense Agen- SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated technology development. cy to assist the Office in carrying out its du- under title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, (8) The implementation of the rec- ties. In providing such assistance, such per- DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR ommendations contained in the High Energy sonnel shall be known collectively as ‘Tech- FORCE’’, $5,000,000 shall be available for Ad- Laser Master Plan of the Department of De- nology Area Working Groups’. vanced Technology (PE603605F) for the ‘‘(f) JOINT TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF DIREC- LaserSpark countermeasures program. fense is in the national interest. (9) Implementation of the management TORS.—(1) There is established in the Depart- ment of Defense a board to be known as the AMENDMENT NO. 3295 structure outlined in the Master Plan will facilitate the development of revolutionary ‘Joint Technology Board of Directors’ (in On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert capabilities in directed energy weapons by this section referred to as the ‘Board’). the following: achieving a coordinated and focused invest- ‘‘(2) The Board shall be composed of 9 SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT AVAIL- ment strategy under a new management members as follows: ABLE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAM ELEMENT.—The ‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for amount appropriated under title IV under structure featuring a joint technology office with senior-level oversight provided by a Acquisition and Technology, who shall serve the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, technology council and a board of directors. as chairperson of the Board. TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ for OORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT UNDER ‘‘(B) The Director of Defense Research and Logistics Research and Development Tech- (b) C HIGH ENERGY LASER MASTER PLAN.—(1) Sub- Engineering, who shall serve as vice-chair- nology Demonstration (PE603712S) is hereby chapter II of Chapter 8 of title 10, United person of the Board. increased by $2,000,000. ‘‘(C) The senior acquisition executive of (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the total States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: the Department of the Army. amount available under this Act for the pro- ‘‘(D) The senior acquisition executive of gram element referred to in subsection (a), ‘‘§ 204. Joint Technology Office the Department of the Navy. as increased by that subsection, $5,000,000 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is in the ‘‘(E) The senior acquisition executive of shall be available for a Silicon-Based Department of Defense a Joint Technology the Department of the Air Force. Nanostructures Program. Office (in this section referred to as the ‘Of- ‘‘(F) The senior acquisition executive of fice’). The Office shall be considered an inde- the Marine Corps. AMENDMENT NO. 3296 pendent office within the Office of the Sec- ‘‘(G) The Director of the Defense Advanced On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert retary of Defense. Research Projects Agency. the following: ‘‘(2) The Office shall be co-located with the ‘‘(H) The Director of the Ballistic Missile SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT AVAIL- National Directed Energy Center at Kirtland Defense Organization. ABLE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAM ELEMENT.—The Air Force Base, New Mexico. ‘‘(I) The Director of the Defense Threat Re- amount appropriated under title IV under ‘‘(3) The Office shall be under the author- duction Agency. the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ity, direction, and control of the Deputy ‘‘(3) The duties of the Board shall be— TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE’’ for Ini- Under Secretary of Defense for Science and ‘‘(A) to review and comment on rec- tial Operational Test and Evaluation Technology. ommendations made and issues raised by the (PE605712F) is hereby increased by $13,000,000. ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—(1) The head of the Office Council under this section; and (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—The total shall be a civilian employee of the Depart- ‘‘(B) to review and oversee the activities of amount available under this Act for the Air ment of Defense in the Senior Executive the Office under this section. Force Operational Test and Evaluation Com- Service who is designated by the Secretary ‘‘(g) JOINT TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.—(1) There mand is hereby increased by $13,000,000, with of Defense for that purpose. The head of the is established in the Department of Defense the amount of such increase to be derived Office shall be known as the ‘Director of the a council to be known as the ‘Joint Tech- from the increase made by subsection (a) in Joint Technology Office’. nology Council’ (in this section referred to as the amount available for the program ele- ‘‘(2) The Director shall report directly to the ‘Council’). ment referred to in that subsection. the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for ‘‘(2) The Council shall be composed of 8 Science and Technology. members as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3297 ‘‘(c) OTHER STAFF.—The Secretary of De- ‘‘(A) The Deputy Under Secretary of De- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert fense shall provide the Office such civilian fense for Science and Technology, who shall the following: and military personnel and other resources be chairperson of the Council. SEC. 8126. FINDINGS.—Congress makes the as are necessary to permit the Office to ‘‘(B) The senior science and technology ex- following findings: carry out its duties under this section. ecutive of the Department of the Army. (1) Directed energy systems are available ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office shall ‘‘(C) The senior science and technology ex- to address many current challenges with re- be to— ecutive of the Department of the Navy. spect to military weapons, including offen- ‘‘(1) develop and oversee the management ‘‘(D) The senior science and technology ex- sive weapons and defensive weapons. of a Department of Defense-wide program of ecutive of the Department of the Air Force. (2) Directed energy weapons offer the po- science and technology relating to directed ‘‘(E) The senior science and technology ex- tential to maintain an asymmetrical techno- energy technologies, systems, and weapons; ecutive of the Marine Corps. logical edge over adversaries of the United ‘‘(2) serve as a point of coordination for ini- ‘‘(F) The senior science and technology ex- States for the foreseeable future. tiatives for science and technology relating ecutive of the Defense Advanced Research (3) It is in the national interest that fund- to directed energy technologies, systems, Projects Agency. ing for directed energy science and tech- and weapons from throughout the Depart- ‘‘(G) The senior science and technology ex- nology programs be increased in order to ment of Defense; ecutive of the Ballistic Missile Defense Orga- support priority acquisition programs and to ‘‘(3) develop and promote a program (to be nization. develop new technologies for future applica- known as the ‘National Directed Energy ‘‘(H) The senior science and technology ex- tions. Technology Alliance’) to foster the exchange ecutive of the Defense Threat Reduction (4) It is in the national interest that the of information and cooperative activities on Agency. level of funding for directed energy science directed energy technologies, systems, and ‘‘(3) The duties of the Council shall be—

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 02:15 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.031 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4959 ‘‘(A) to review and recommend priorities sector, including the national laboratories of Innovative Stand-Off Door Breaching Muni- among programs, projects, and activities the Department of Energy, for the purpose of tion. proposed and evaluated by the Office under enhancing the programs, projects, and ac- this section; tivities of the Department of Defense relat- ROBB AMENDMENTS NOS. 3300–3301 ‘‘(B) to make recommendations to the ing to directed energy technologies, systems, Board regarding funding for such programs, and weapons. The Secretary shall carry out (Ordered to lie on the table.) projects, and activities; and the evaluation in consultation with the Mr. ROBB submitted two amend- ‘‘(C) to otherwise review and oversee the Joint Technology Board of Directors estab- ments intended to be proposed by him activities of the Office under this section.’’. lished by section 204 of title 10, United to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: (2) The table of sections at the beginning of States Code (as added by subsection (b) of AMENDMENT NO. 3300 subchapter II of chapter 8 of such title is this section). On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert amended by adding at the end the following (2) The Secretary shall enter into any co- the following: new section: operative program or activity determined SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated ‘‘204. Joint Technology Office.’’. under the evaluation under paragraph (1) to under title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY’’, $3,000,000 shall be (3) The Secretary of Defense shall locate be feasible and advisable for the purpose set available for high-performance, non-toxic, the Joint Technology Office under section forth in that paragraph. inturnescent fire protective coatings aboard 204 of title 10, United States Code (as added (3) Of the amount available under sub- Navy vessels. The coating shall meet the by this subsection), at a location at Kirtland section (h), $50,000,000 shall be available for cooperative programs and activities entered specifications for Type II fire protectives as Air Force Base, New Mexico, not later than stated in Mil—Spec DoD–C–24596. January 1, 2001. into under paragraph (2). (g) PARTICIPATION OF JOINT TECHNOLOGY (c) TECHNOLOGY AREA WORKING GROUPS COUNCIL IN ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of De- AMENDMENT NO. 3301 UNDER HIGH ENERGY LASER MASTER PLAN.— fense shall, to the maximum extent prac- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the following: the implementation of the portion of the ticable, carry out activities under sub- sections (c), (d), (e), and (f), through the SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated High Energy Laser Master Plan relating to under title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION technology area working groups. Joint Technology Council established pursu- ant to section 204 of title 10, United States AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE’’, $2,000,000 (d) ENHANCEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BASE.—(1) Code. shall be available for advanced three-dimen- The Secretary of Defense shall develop and sional visualization software with the cur- undertake initiatives, including investment (h) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.—(1) The amount appropriated under title IV under rently-deployed, personal computer-based initiatives, for purposes of enhancing the in- Portable Flight Planning Software (PFPS). dustrial base for directed energy tech- the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ is nologies and systems. DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 3302 (2) Initiatives under paragraph (1) shall be hereby increased by $150,000,000, with the designed to— amount of such increase available for science (Ordered to lie on the table.) (A) stimulate the development by institu- and technology activities relating to di- Mr. DORGAN. submitted an amend- tions of higher education and the private rected energy technologies, systems, and ment intended to be proposed by him sector of promising directed energy tech- weapons under this section in accordance to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: nologies and systems; and with the provisions of this section. (2) The Director of the Joint Technology At the appropriate place, add the fol- (B) stimulate the development of a work- lowing: force skilled in such technologies and sys- Office established pursuant to section 204 of title 10, United States Code, shall allocate SEC. . REPORT ON AN ELECTRONIC WARFARE tems. VERSION OF THE B–52. amounts available under paragraph (1) (3) Of the amount available under sub- (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall among appropriate program elements of the section (h), $20,000,000 shall be available for submit to the congressional defense commit- Department of Defense, and among coopera- the initiation of development of the Ad- tees by May 1, 2001, a report on the potential vanced Tactical Laser (ATL). The Joint Non- tive programs and activities under this sec- role of an electronic warfare (EW) version of Lethal Weapons Directorate shall assist the tion, in accordance with such procedures as the B–52 bomber in meeting anticipated fu- operational manager of the Advanced Tac- the Director shall establish. ture shortfalls in airborne EW assets. tical Laser program in establishing speci- (3) In establishing procedures for purposes (b) CONTENT.—The report shall include the fications for non-lethal operations of the Ad- of the allocation of funds under paragraph following: vanced Tactical Laser. (2), the Director shall provide for the com- (1) the advantages and disadvantages of (e) ENHANCEMENT OF TEST AND EVALUATION petitive selection of programs, projects, and using the B–52 airframe’s size, payload and CAPABILITIES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense activities to be the recipients of such funds. endurance for standoff jamming; shall evaluate and implement proposals for (i) DIRECTED ENERGY DEFINED.—In this sec- (2) the impact on the weapons carrying ca- modernizing the High Energy Laser Test Fa- tion, the term ‘‘directed energy’’, with re- pability of the B–52; cility at White Sands Missile Range, New spect to technologies, systems, or weapons, (3) the arms control implications of using Mexico, in order to enhance the test and means technologies, systems, or weapons certain B–52s as EW platforms; and (4) the estimated schedule for, and non-re- evaluation capabilities of the Department of that provide for the directed transmission of curring and modification cost of, deploying Defense with respect to directed energy energies across the energy and frequency interim and long term EW versions of the B– weapons. spectrum, including high energy lasers and 52. (2) Of the amount available for fiscal year high power microwaves. 2001 under subsection (h), and of the amounts available to the Department of Defense for HELMS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3298– DORGAN (AND INOUYE) fiscal year 2002, not more than $2,000,000 shall 3299 AMENDMENT NO. 3303 be available in each such fiscal year for pur- (Ordered to lie on the table.) (Ordered to lie on the table.) poses of the deployment and test at the High Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Energy Laser Test Facility at White Sands Mr. HELMS submitted two amend- INOUYE) submitted an amendment in- Missile Range of free electron laser tech- ments intended to be proposed by him tended to be proposed by them to the nologies under development at Los Alamos to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: National Laboratory, New Mexico. bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3298 (3) Of the made available for fiscal year On page 52, line 4, beginning at ‘‘Provided, 2001 under subsection (h), and of the amounts At the appropriate place in the bill, add That’’ strike all that follows through line 9 available to the Department of Defense for the following new section: and insert the following: ‘‘; Provided further, fiscal year 2002, $2,250,000 shall be available Of the funds made available in Title IV of That a subcontractor at any tier shall be in each such fiscal year for purposes of the this Act under the heading, ‘‘Research, De- considered a contractor for purposes of being development, integration, and test at the velopment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, up allowed additional compensation under sec- Thomas Jefferson Laboratory of a high aver- to $3,000,000 may be made available for the tion 504 of the Indian Financing Act of age current injector to support increased Display Performance and Environmental 1974.’’. laser power objectives that benefit both the Laboratory Project of the Army Research JLab free electron laser and the Los Alamos Laboratory. ASHCROFT (AND OTHERS) National Laboratory free electron laser at AMENDMENT NO. 3304 AMENDMENT NO. 3299 White Sands Missile Range. (Ordered to lie on the table.) (f) COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI- At the appropriate place in the bill, add Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself and Mr. TIES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall the following new section: evaluate the feasibility and advisability of Of the funds made available in Title IV of BOND, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. BREAUX, and entering into cooperative programs or ac- this Act under the heading, ‘‘Research, De- Ms. LANDRIEU). submitted an amend- tivities with other Federal agencies, institu- velopment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, up ment intended to be proposed by them tions of higher education, and the private to $4,500,000 may be made available for the to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows:

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:06 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.032 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 On page 109 of the substitute, between lines Alpha company, 229th Assault Helicopter Act is hereby reduced by $3,000,000,000, with 11 and 12, insert the following: Battalion, 101st Cavalry Division (Air- the total amount of such reduction to be SEC. 8126. Of the total amount appropriated mobile). used exclusively for reducing the amount of by this Act for the Air Force for research, (2) James K. Okubo, for conspicuous acts of the Federal budget debt. development, test and evaluation, $43,000,000 gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his is available for the extended range conven- life and beyond the call of duty on October 28 AMENDMENT NO. 3311 tional air-launched cruise missile program of and 29, and November 14, 1944, at Foret Strike Section 8114. the Air Force. Domaniale de Champ, near Biffontaine, France, during World War II, while serving as an Army medic in the grade of Technician LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 3312 ABRAHAM (AND MOYNIHAN) Fifth Grade in the medical detachment, 442d AMENDMENT NO. 3305 (Ordered to lie on the table.) Regimental Combat Team. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amend- (3) Andrew J. Smith, for conspicuous acts (Ordered to lie on the table.) ment intended to be proposed by him Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty on November to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: MOYNIHAN) submitted an amendment 30, 1864, in the Battle of Honey Hill, South On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert intended to be proposed by them to the Carolina, during the Civil War, while serving the following: bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: as a corporal in the 55th Massachusetts Vol- SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated At the appropriate place, insert the fol- untary Infantry Regiment. under title III under the heading ‘‘OTHER lowing: (c) POSTHUMOUS AWARD.—The Medal of PROCUREMENT, ARMY’’, $5,000,000 shall be SEC. . Of the funds appropriated in title Honor may be awarded under this section available for the development of the Abrams IV under the heading RESEARCH, DEVEL- posthumously, as provided in section 3752 of Full-Crew Interactive Skills Trainer. OPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, title 10, United States Code. ARMY; up to $15,000,000 may be made avail- (d) PRIOR AWARD.—The Medal of Honor SCHUMER (AND MOYNIHAN) able to continue research and development may be awarded under this section for serv- on Silicon carbide research (PE 63005A). ice for which a Silver Star, or other award, AMENDMENT NO. 3313 has been awarded.’’ (Ordered to lie on the table.) DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 3306 Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. BOXER (AND REID) AMENDMENT MOYNIHAN) submitted an amendment (Ordered to lie on the table.) NO. 3308 intended to be proposed by them to the Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amend- bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: ment intended to be proposed by him Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: REID) proposed an amendment to the On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: the following: At the appropriate place insert the fol- SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated On page 109 of the substituted original lowing: under title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- (a) MODIFICATION OF CONVEYEE.—Sub- AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’ for Industrial Mo- lowing: section (a) of section 2863 of the Military bilization Capacity, $57,378,000 plus an addi- ll Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal SEC. 8 . PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR tional $20,000,000 may be made available to PREVENTATIVE APPLICATION OF Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105–85; 111 address unutilized plant capacity in order to Stat. 2010) is amended by striking ‘‘Greater PESTICIDES IN DEPARTMENT OF DE- FENSE AREAS THAT MAY BE USED offset the effects of low utilization of plant Box Elder Area Economic Development Cor- BY CHILDREN. capacity on overhead charges at the Arse- poration, Box Elder, South Dakota (in this (a) DEFINITION OF PESTICIDE.—In this sec- nals. section referred to as the ‘Corporation’)’’ and tion, the term ‘pesticide’ has the meaning inserting ‘‘West River Foundation for Eco- given the term in section 2 of the Federal In- nomic and Community Development, KENNEDY AMENDMENTS NOS. 3314– secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 3316 Sturgis, South Dakota (in this section re- U.S.C. 136). ferred to as the ‘Foundation’)’’. (b) PROHIBITION USE OF FUNDS.—None of (Ordered to lie on the table.) (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—That sec- the funds appropriated under this Act may Mr. KENNEDY submitted three tion is further amended by striking ‘‘Cor- be used for the preventative application of a amendments intended to be proposed poration’’ each place it appears in sub- pesticide containing a known or probable sections (c) and (e) and inserting ‘‘Founda- by him to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as carcinogen or a category I or II acute nerve follows: tion’’. toxin, or a pesticide of the organophosphate, carbamate, or organochlorine class, in any AMENDMENT NO. 3314 CRAPO AMENDMENT NO. 3307 area owned or managed by the Department On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert of Defense that may be used by children, in- the following: (Ordered to lie on the table.) cluding a park, base housing, a recreation SEC. 8126. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment center, a playground, or a daycare facility. the amount appropriated under title IV intended to be proposed by him to the under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOP- bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: BOXER AMENDMENTS NOS. 3309– MENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE- At the appropriate place in the bill, add 3311 WIDE’’, up to $10,000,000 may be available for the following: the Environmental Security Technical Cer- (Ordered to lie on the table.) tification Program (PE603851D) to develop SEC. . AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO CERTAIN SPECIFIED PER- Mrs. BOXER submitted three amend- and test technologies to detect unexploded SONS. ments intended to be proposed by her ordinance at sites where the detection and (a) INAPPLICABILITY OF TIME LIMITATIONS.— to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: possible remediation of unexploded ordi- nance from live-fire activities is underway. Notwithstanding the time limitations in sec- AMENDMENT NO. 3309 tion 3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Perform- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- any other time limitation, the President ance measures shall be established for the lowing: may award the Medal of Honor under section technologies described in subsection (a) for 3741 of such title to the persons specified in SEC. . PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL purposes of facilitating the implementation subsection (b) for the acts specified in that RECORDS. and utilization of such technologies by the subsection, the award of the Medal of Honor None of the funds provided in this Act Department of Defense. to such persons having been determined by shall be used to transfer, release, disclose, or the Secretary of the Army to be warranted otherwise make available to any individual AMENDMENT NO. 3315 in accordance with section 1130 of such title. or entity outside the Department of Defense On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert (b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE an individual’s medical records without the the following: MEDAL OF HONOR.—The persons referred to in consent of the individual. SEC. 8126. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of subsection (a) are the following: the amount appropriated under title IV (1) Ed W. Freeman, for conspicuous acts of AMENDMENT NO. 3310 under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOP- gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his At the appropriate place, insert the fol- MENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE- life and beyond the call of duty on November lowing: WIDE’’, up to $10,000,000 may be available for 14, 1965, as flight leader and second-in-com- SEC. . REDUCTION IN TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE AP- the Strategic Environmental Research and mand of a helicopter lift unit at landing zone PROPRIATED. Development Program (PE6034716D) for the X-Ray in the Battle of the la Drang Valley, Notwithstanding any other provision of development and test of technologies to de- Republic of Vietnam, during the Vietnam this Act, the total amount appropriated for tect, analyze, and map the presence of, and War, while serving in the grade of Captain in fiscal year 2001 under the provisions of this to transport, pollutants and contaminants at

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.036 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4961 sites undergoing the detection and possible Mr. ROBERTS submitted two amend- DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 3327 remediation of constituents attributable to ments intended to be proposed by him (Ordered to lie on the table.) live-fire activities in a variety of to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: hydrogeological scenarios. Mr. DORGAN submitted an amend- AMENDMENT NO. 3322 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Perform- ment intended to be proposed by him ance measures shall be established for the On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: the following: technologies described in subsection (a) for At the appropriate place, add the fol- purposes of facilitating the implementation SEC. 8126. (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— The Secretary of the Army may convey, lowing: and utilization of such technologies by the SEC. . REPORT ON AN ELECTRONIC WARFARE Department of Defense. without consideration, to the State of Kan- sas, all right, title, and interest of the VERSION OF THE B–52. United States in and to a parcel of real prop- (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall AMENDMENT NO. 3316 erty, including any improvements thereon, submit to the congressional defense commit- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert consisting of approximately 70 acres at Fort tees by May 1, 2001, a report on the potential the following: Riley Military Reservation, Fort Riley, Kan- role of an electronic warfare (EW) version of SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated sas. The preferred site is adjacent to the the B–52 bomber in meeting anticipated fu- under title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, Fort Riley Military Reservation boundary, ture shortfalls in airborne EW assets. DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, along the north side of Huebner Road across (b) CONTENT.—The report shall include the NAVY’’, up to $5,000,000 may be available for from the First Territorial Capitol of Kansas following: Surface Ship & Submarine HM&E Advanced Historical Site Museum. (1) the advantages and disadvantages of Technology (PE603508N) for continuing de- (b) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The con- using the B–52 airframe’s size, payload and velopment by the Navy of the AC syn- veyance required by subsection (a) shall be endurance for standoff jamming; chronous high-temperature superconductor subject to the following conditions: (2) the impact on the weapons carrying ca- electric motor. (1) That the State of Kansas use the prop- pability of the B–52; erty conveyed solely for purposes of estab- (3) the arms control implications of using lishing and maintaining a State-operated certain B–52s as EW platforms; and STEVENS (AND INOUYE) (4) the estimated schedule for, and non-re- AMENDMENT NO. 3317 veterans cemetery. (2) That all costs associated with the con- curring and modification cost of, deploying Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. veyance, including the cost of relocating interim and long term EW versions of the B– INOUYE) proposed an amendment to the water and electric utilities should the Sec- 52. bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: retary determine that such relocations are In the appropriate place in the bill, insert necessary, be borne by the State of Kansas. STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 3328 ESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact the following new section: (c) D acreage and legal description of the real Mr. STEVENS proposed an amend- SEC. . In addition to funds made available property to be conveyed under subsection (a) ment to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as in Title IV of this Act under the heading follows: ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua- shall be determined by a survey satisfactory tion, Defense-Wide’’, $20,000,000 is hereby ap- to the Secretary and the Director of the On page 90, line 14, strike Section 8091 and propriated for Information Technology Cen- Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs. insert the following new section: (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— ter. SEC. 8091. Notwithstanding any other pro- The Secretary may require such additional vision in this Act, the total amount appro- terms and conditions in connection with the priated in this Act is hereby reduced by STEVENS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3318– conveyance required by subsection (a) as the $789,700,000 to reflect savings from favorable 3320 Secretary considers appropriate to protect foreign currency fluctuations, and stabiliza- the interests of the United States. tion of the balance available within the Mr. STEVENS proposed three amend- ‘‘FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, DE- ments to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as AMENDMENT NO. 3323 FENSE’’, account. follows: In the appropriate place in the bill, insert AMENDMENT NO. 3318 the following new section: GREGG (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT On page 83, line 26 of bill after the comma ‘‘SEC. . Of the funds made available in NO. 3329 strike the following text: ‘‘1999 (Public Law Title IV of this Act under the heading ‘‘RE- 105–262)’’, and insert the following text: ‘‘2000 SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUA- (Ordered to lie on the Table.) (Public Law 106–79)’’. TION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to $3,500,000 may be Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. made available for Chem-Bio Advanced Ma- KERRY) submitted an amendment in- terials Research. AMENDMENT NO. 3319 tended to be proposed by them to the On page 47, at line 21, strike the words bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: SNOWE AMENDMENTS NOS. 3324– ‘‘Native American ownership’’ and insert in In the appropriate place in the bill, insert lieu thereof ‘‘ownership by an Indian tribe, 3325 the following new section: as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b(e), or a Native (Ordered to lie on the table.) ‘‘SEC. . Of the funds made available in Hawaiian organization, as defined in 15 Ms. SNOWE submitted two amend- Title IV of this Act under the heading ‘‘RE- U.S.C. 647(a)(15)’’. ments intended to be proposed by her SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUA- to the bill, H.R. 4576. supra; as follows: TION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to $7,000,000 may be AMENDMENT NO. 3320 made available for the Solid State Dye Laser AMENDMENT NO. 3324 On page 79, insert the words ‘‘Increase Use/ project. Reserve support to the Operational Com- At the appropriate place in the bill insert: SEC. 8126. Of the total amount appropriated mander-in-Chiefs and with’’ after the words by title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION FEINSTEIN AMENDMENTS NOS. ‘‘to be used in support of such personnel in AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY’’, up to $3,000,000 3330–3332 connection with’’. may be available only for a Navy benefits (Ordered to lie on the table.) center. Mr. FEINSTEIN submitted three STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 3321 amendments intended to be proposed AMENDMENT NO. 3325 (Ordered to lie on the table.) by her to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as Mr. STEVENS submitted an amend- On page 25 of the substituted original text, line 9, insert ‘‘two’’ after ‘‘and’’. follows: ment intended to be proposed by him AMENDMENT NO. 3330 to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: LANDRIEU AMENDMENT NO. 3326 On page 109 of the substituted original At the appropriate place, insert the fol- text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- lowing: (Ordered to lie on the table.) lowing: SEC. . Of the funds provided in Title II Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amend- SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated by under the heading ‘‘Operation and Mainte- ment intended to be proposed by her to title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND nance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 may be avail- the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ for payments able to continue the Public Service Initia- At the appropriate place, in the bill, insert under section 8003 of the Elementary and tive. the following: Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. SEC. . Of the funds available in Title IV 7703), a total of $1,000,000 shall be available ROBERTS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3322– under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOP- for distribution between the Center Unified 3323 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’, up to School District, California, and the Whisman $8,000,000 may be made available for the School District, California, on the basis of (Ordered to lie on the table.) Navy Information Technology Center. the needs of those districts resulting from

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:58 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.041 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 disruptions caused by base closures and re- (c) OFFSET.—The amount appropriated Mr. ALLARD submitted an amend- alignments. under title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION ment intended to be proposed by him AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ for the to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3331 Defense Finance and Accounting Service is hereby reduced by $16,800,000, with the On page 109 of the substitute, between lines At the appropriate place, insert: 11 and 12, insert the following: Of the amount available under Title II amount of the reduction applied to the De- SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated by under the heading ‘‘OPERATIONS AND MAINTE- fense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) for title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DE- NANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, $1,000,000 shall be fielding and operations. VELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR available for Middle East Regional Security AMENDMENT NO. 3335 FORCE’’, up to $12,000,000 is available for the Issues. On page 109 of the substitute, be- XSS–10 micro-missile technology program. AMENDMENT NO. 3332 tween lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- COVERDELL AMENDMENT NO. 3339 On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert lowing: the following: SEC. 8126. (a) In addition to the amount ap- (Ordered to lie on the table.) propriated by title II under the heading ‘‘OP- SEC. 8126. Of the amount available under Mr. COVERDELL submitted an amend- ERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DE- ment intended to be proposed by him to the there is hereby appropriated for the purposes VELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’, bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: and period for which funds are appropriated $5,000,000 shall be available for the continu- under that heading $30,000,000: Provided, On page 109 of the substitute, between lines ation of the Compatible Processor Upgrade That, of such amount, $10,000,000 is available 11 and 12, insert the following: Program (CPUP). for the Institute for Defense Computer Secu- SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated by rity and Information Protection of the De- title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DE- BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 3333 partment of Defense, and $20,000,000 is avail- VELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE- WIDE’’, a total of $3,000,000 is transferred to (Ordered to lie on the table.) able for the Information Security Scholar- ship Program of the Department of Defense. the Marine Corps Advanced Development Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment (b)(1) The amount appropriated by title III Demonstration (PE 0603640m), of which intended to be proposed by him to the under the heading ‘‘WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, $1,500,000 shall be derived from the amount bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: NAVY’’ for surface land attack missile–en- appropriated under that heading for Chem- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert hanced response (SLAM–ER) is hereby re- ical/Biological Defense (Advanced Develop- the following: duced by $24,400,000. ment—PE 062384BP) and $1,500,000 shall be SEC. 8126. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR (2) The amount appropriated by title IV derived from the amount appropriated under ANALYSIS.—Of the amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOP- that heading for Chemical/Biological Defense under title III under the heading ‘‘OTHER MENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’ for com- (Applied Research—PE 063384BP). PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE’’, $3,000,000 shall be mon command and decision function systems (0603582N) is hereby reduced by $1,500,000. available for the following activities: DEWINE (AND OTHERS) (3) The amount appropriated by title IV (1) An analysis of the costs associated with under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOP- AMENDMENT NO. 3340 and the activities necessary in order to rees- MENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE’’ for tablish the production line for the U–2 air- (Ordered to lie on the table.) hyperspectral system development (high al- craft. Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mrs. titude) (0603203F) is hereby reduced by HUTCHISON, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BREAUX, (2) An analysis of the feasibility of restart- $4,000,000. ing production of U–2 aircraft in fiscal year (c) Of the amounts appropriated by chapter Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. MACK, Mr. GRAHAM, 2002 at a rate of 2 aircraft per year. 3 of title II of Public Law 106–31 under the and Mr. COVERDELL) submitted an (b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2001, heading ‘‘WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY’’ for amendment intended to be proposed by the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the tomahawk missiles, $24,400,000 shall be avail- them to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as congressional defense committees a report able for surface land attack missile–en- follows: on the analyses undertaken using funds hanced response (SLAM–ER). available under subsection (a). The report On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert shall be submitted in unclassified form. the following: NICKLES AMENDMENTS NOS. 3336– SEC. 8126. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes 3337 the following findings: WARNER AMENDMENTS NOS. 3334– (1) Failure to operate and standardize the 3335 (Ordered to lie on the table.) Mr. NICKLES submitted two amend- current Tethered Aerostat Radar System (Ordered to lie on the table.) ments intended to be proposed by him (TARS) sites along the Southwest border of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico Mr. WARNER submitted two amend- to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: ments intended to be proposed by him will result in a degradation of the AMENDMENT NO. 3336 counterdrug capability of the United States. to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: At the appropriate place in the bill, insert (2) Most of the illicit drugs consumed in AMENDMENT NO. 3334 the following new section: the United States enter the United States At the appropriate place, insert the Of the funds provided in Title IV of this through the Southwest border, the Gulf of following: Act under the heading ‘‘Research, Develop- Mexico, and Florida. ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’ up to SEC. ll. (a) ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR WEAP- (3) The Tethered Aerostat Radar System is $12,000,000 may be made available to com- ONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT a critical component of the counterdrug mis- mence a live-fire, side-by-side operational TEAMS.—The amount appropriated under sion of the United States relating to the de- test of the air-to-air Starstreak and air-to- title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND tection and apprehension of drug traffickers. air Stinger missiles from the AH64D MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’ is hereby increased by (4) Preservation of the current Tethered $3,700,000, with the amount of the increase Longbow helicopter, as previously specified Aerostat Radar System network compels in section 8138 of Public Law 106–79. Pro- available for the activities of five additional drug traffickers to transport illicit narcotics vided, That the budget of the President for Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support into the United States by more risky and fiscal year 2002 submitted to the Congress Teams (WMD–CST). hazardous routes. pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TARS.—Of States Code, shall include in the Army budg- WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUP- the amount appropriated under title VI et request the funding necessary to conclude PORT TEAM PROGRAM.—(1) The amount appro- under the heading ‘‘DRUG INTERDICTION AND this live-fire, side-by-side operational test of priated under title III under the heading COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE’’, the air-to-air Starstreak and air-to-air ‘‘OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY’’ is hereby in- $23,000,000 shall be available to Drug Enforce- Stinger missiles as specified in Section 8138 creased by $11,300,000, with the amount of the ment Policy Support (DEP&S) for purposes of Public Law 106–79. increase available for Special Purpose Vehi- of maintaining operations of the 11 current Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) cles. AMENDMENT NO. 3337 (2) The amount appropriated under title III sites and completing the standardization of At the appropriate place in the bill, insert under the heading ‘‘PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE- such sites located along the Southwest bor- the following new section: der of the United States and in the States WIDE’’ is hereby increased by $1,800,000, with Of the funds appropriated in the Act under bordering the Gulf of Mexico. the amount of the increase available for the the heading ‘‘Operations and Maintenance, Chemical Biological Defense Program, for Defense Wide’’ up to $5,000,000 may be made Contamination Avoidance. available to the American Red Cross for GRAMS (AND OTHERS) (3) Amounts made available by reason of Armed Forces Emergency Services. AMENDMENT NO. 3341 paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be available for the procurement of additional equipment for (Ordered to lie on the table.) the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Sup- ALLARD AMENDMENT NO. 3338 Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. port Team (WMD–CST) program. (Ordered to lie on the table.) MCCAIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ALLARD,

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.045 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4963 and Mr. ASHCROFT) submitted an section 18505 and inserting the following new (2) following release from active duty under amendment intended to be proposed by items: a call or order to active duty for more than them to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as ‘‘18505. Reserves traveling to annual training 30 days issued under a mobilization author- follows: duty or inactive-duty training: ity (as determined by the Secretary of De- authority for space-required fense), but only during the period that begins At the appropriate place, insert the fol- travel. on the date of the release and is equal to at lowing: ‘‘18506. Space-available travel: Selected Re- least twice the length of the period served on Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their serve members and reserve re- active duty under such call or order to active Dependents tirees under age 60; depend- duty.’’. SEC. . SENSE OF CONGRESS. ents.’’. (b) DEPENDENTS.—Paragraph (5) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), It is the sense of Congress that it is in the (d) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Regula- national interest for the President to provide tions under section 18506 of title 10, United is amended by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and insert- ing ‘‘(3), and (4)’’. the funds for the reserve components of the States Code, as added by subsection (b), shall (c) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Regula- Armed Forces (including the National Guard be prescribed not later than 180 days after tions to implement the amendments made and Reserves) that are sufficient to ensure the date of the enactment of this Act. by this section shall be prescribed not later that the reserve components meet the re- SEC. . BILLETING SERVICES FOR RESERVE than 180 days after the date of the enactment quirements specified for the reserve compo- MEMBERS TRAVELING FOR INAC- of this Act. nents in the National Military Strategy, in- TIVE DUTY TRAINING. cluding training requirements. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 1217 of title BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 3342 SEC. . TRAVEL BY RESERVES ON MILITARY AIR- 10, United States Code, is amended by insert- CRAFT. ing after section 12603 the following new sec- (Ordered to lie on the table.) (a) SPACE-REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR TRAVEL TO tion: Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an DUTY STATIONS INCONUS AND OCONUS.—(1) ‘‘§ 12604. Billeting in Department of Defense amendment intended to be proposed by Subsection (a) of section 18505 of title 10, facilities: Reserves attending inactive-duty him to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as fol- United States Code, is amended to read as training lows: follows: ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY FOR BILLETING ON SAME On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert ‘‘(a) A member of a reserve component BASIS AS ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS TRAVELING the following: traveling to a place of annual training duty UNDER ORDERS.—The Secretary of Defense SEC. 8126. Of the amounts appropriated or inactive-duty training (including a place shall prescribe regulations authorizing a Re- under title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION other than the member’s unit training as- serve traveling to inactive-duty training at a AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, $2,000,000 sembly if the member is performing annual location more than 50 miles from that Re- may be made available for the Bosque Re- training duty or inactive-duty training in serve’s residence to be eligible for billeting dondo Memorial as authorized under the pro- another location) may travel in a space-re- in Department of Defense facilities on the visions of the bill S.964 of the 106th Congress, quired status on aircraft of the armed forces same basis and to the same extent as a mem- as adopted by the Senate. between the member’s home and the place of ber of the armed forces on active duty who is such duty or training.’’. traveling under orders away from the mem- INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 3343 (2) The heading of such section is amended ber’s permanent duty station. to read as follows: ‘‘(b) PROOF OF REASON FOR TRAVEL.—The (Ordered to lie on the table.) ‘‘§ 18505. Reserves traveling to annual train- Secretary shall include in the regulations Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- ing duty or inactive-duty training: author- the means for confirming a Reserve’s eligi- ment intended to be proposed by him ity for space-required travel’’. bility for billeting under subsection (a).’’. to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: (2) The table of sections at the beginning of (b) SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR MEMBERS On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert such chapter is amended by inserting after OF SELECTED RESERVE, GRAY AREA RETIREES, the following: the item relating to section 12603 the fol- AND DEPENDENTS.—Chapter 1805 of such title SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT.—Of the lowing new item: is amended by adding at the end the fol- amount appropriated under title IV under lowing new section: ‘‘12604. Billeting in Department of Defense the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, facilities: Reserves attending TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, ‘‘§ 18506. Space-available travel: Selected Re- inactive-duty training. $300,000 shall be available for Generic Logis- serve members and dependents (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 12604 of title tics Research and Development Technology ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR SPACE-AVAILABLE 10, United States Code, as added by sub- Demonstrations (PE603712S) for air logistics TRAVEL.—The Secretary of Defense shall pre- section (a), shall apply with respect to peri- technology. scribe regulations to allow persons described ods of inactive-duty training beginning more (b) OFFSET.—Of the amount appropriated in subsection (b) to receive transportation on than 180 days after the date of the enactment under title IV under the heading referred to aircraft of the Department of Defense on a of this Act. in subsection (a), the amount available for space-available basis under the same terms Computing Systems and Communications SEC. . INCREASE IN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RE- and conditions (including terms and condi- SERVE RETIREMENT POINTS THAT Technology (PE602301E) is hereby decreased tions applicable to travel outside the United MAY BE CREDITED IN ANY YEAR. by $300,000. States) as apply to members of the armed Section 12733(3) of title 10, United States forces entitled to retired pay. Code, is amended by striking ‘‘but not more INHOFE AMENDMENTS NOS. 3344– ‘‘(b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.—Subsection (a) ap- than’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘but 3345 plies to the following persons: not more than— ‘‘(1) A person who is a member of the Se- ‘‘(A) 60 days in any one year of service be- (Ordered to lie on the table.) lected Reserve in good standing (as deter- fore the year of service that includes Sep- Mr. INHOFE submitted two amend- mined by the Secretary concerned) or who is tember 23, 1996; ments intended to be proposed by him a participating member of the Individual ‘‘(B) 75 days in the year of service that in- to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra as follows: Ready Reserve of the Navy or Coast Guard in cludes September 23, 1996, and in any subse- AMENDMENT NO. 3344 good standing (as determined by the Sec- quent year of service before the year of serv- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert retary concerned). ice that includes the date of the enactment the following: ‘‘(c) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent of a person of the National Defense Authorization Act SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT.—Of the described in subsection (b) shall be provided for Fiscal Year 2001; and amount appropriated under title IV under transportation under this section on the ‘‘(C) 90 days in the year of service that in- the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, same basis as dependents of members of the cludes the date of the enactment of the Na- TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, armed forces entitled to retired pay. tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal $5,000,000 shall be available for Explosives ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON REQUIRED IDENTIFICA- Year 2001 and in any subsequent year of serv- Demilitarization Technology (PE603104D) for TION.—Neither the ‘Authentication of Re- ice.’’. research into ammunition risk analysis ca- serve Status for Travel Eligibility’ form (DD SEC. . AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF LEGAL pabilities. Form 1853), nor or any other form, other SERVICES TO RESERVE COMPONENT (b) OFFSET.—Of the amount appropriated than the presentation of military identifica- MEMBERS FOLLOWING RELEASE under title IV under the heading referred to tion and duty orders upon request, or other FROM ACTIVE DUTY. in subsection (a), the amount available for methods of identification required of active (a) LEGAL SERVICES.—Section 1044(a) of Computing Systems and Communications duty personnel, shall be required of reserve title 10, United States Code, is amended— Technology (PE602301E) is hereby decreased component personnel using space-available (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para- by $5,000,000. transportation within or outside the conti- graph (5); and nental United States under this section.’’. (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- AMENDMENT NO. 3345 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of lowing new paragraph (4): On page 109 of the substituted original sections at the beginning of such chapter is ‘‘(4) Members of reserve components of the text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- amended by striking the item relating to armed forces not covered by paragraph (1) or lowing:

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SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated by able until expended: Provided, That the en- expended; and for an additional amount for title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND tire amount is designated by the Congress as community facilities grants pursuant to sec- MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’, up to $3,800,000 may be an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and available for defraying the costs of main- tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(1)) taining the industrial mobilization capacity Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as for emergency needs $15,000,000, to remain at the McAlester Army Ammunition Activ- amended: Provided further, That the entire available until expended: Provided, That the ity, Oklahoma. amount shall be available only to the extent entire amount is designated by the Congress an official budget request that includes des- as an emergency requirement pursuant to ALLARD (AND OTHERS) ignation of the entire amount of the request section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget AMENDMENT NO. 3346 as an emergency requirement as defined in and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit as amended: Provided further, That the entire (Ordered to lie on the table.) Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans- amount shall be available only to the extent Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. mitted by the President to the Congress. an official budget request that includes des- VOINOVICH, and Mr. GRAMS) submitted EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM ignation of the entire amount of the request an amendment intended to be proposed Unobligated balances previously provided as an emergency requirement as defined in by them to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as under this heading may be used to repair and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit follows: reconstruct essential farm structures and Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans- mitted by the President to the Congress. At the appropriate place, insert the fol- equipment that have been damaged or de- lowing: stroyed, after a finding by the Secretary of RURAL HOUSING SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Agriculture that: (1) the damage or destruc- RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM tion is the result of a natural disaster de- ACCOUNT BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT clared by the Secretary or the President for For the additional cost of direct loans, as GIFTS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR REDUCTION losses due to Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or authorized by title V of the Housing Act of OF THE PUBLIC DEBT Irene; and (2) insurance against the damage 1949, $15,872,000 from the Rural Housing In- For deposit of an additional amount into or destruction was not available to the surance Fund for section 515 rental housing, the account established under section 3113(d) grantee or the grantee lacked the financial to remain available until expended, to ad- of title 31, United States Code, to reduce the resources to obtain the insurance: Provided, dress emergency needs resulting from Hurri- public debt, $12,200,000,000. That the entire amount is designated by the cane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene: Provided, That Congress as an emergency requirement pur- such costs, including the cost of modifying MACK (AND GRAHAM) suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 AMENDMENT NO. 3347 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro- of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That vided further, that these funds are available (Ordered to lie on the table.) the entire amount shall be available only to Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. to subsidize gross obligations for the prin- the extent an official budget request that in- cipal amount of direct loans estimated to be GRAHAM) submitted an amendment in- cludes designation of the entire amount of $40,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount tended to be proposed by them to the the request as an emergency requirement as is designated by the Congress as an emer- bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer- gency requirement pursuant to section 251 At the appropriate place in the bill, insert gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend- (b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- the following: ed, is transmitted by the President to the gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend- SEC. . Of the funds appropriated in title Congress. ed. IV under the heading ‘Counter-Drug Activi- COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND For additional gross obligations for the ties, Defense’, $5,000,000 shall be made avail- The Secretary of Agriculture shall reduce principal amount of direct loans as author- able for a ground processing station to sup- the amount of any principal due on a loan ized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to port a tropical remote sensing radar. made by the Department to a marketing as- be available from funds in the rural housing sociation for the 1999 crop of an agricultural Insurance fund to meet the needs resulting LANDRIEU AMENDMENT NO. 3348 commodity by up to 75 percent if the mar- from natural disasters, as follows: $296,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, (Ordered to lie on the table.) keting association suffered losses to the ag- riculture commodity in a county with re- as determined by the Secretary and Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amend- $13,000,000 for section 504 housing repair ment intended to be proposed by her to spect to which a natural disaster was de- clared by the Secretary or the President for loans. the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: losses due to Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or For the additional cost of direct loans, in- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert Irene. cluding the cost of modifying loans, as de- the following: If the Secretary assigns a grade quality for fined in section 502 of the Congressional SEC. 8126. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT AVAIL- the 1999 crop of an agricultural commodity Budget Act of 1974, to meet the needs result- ABLE FOR PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE.— marketed by an association described in the ing from natural disasters, to remain avail- The amount appropriated under title III preceding paragraph that is below the base able until expended as follows: section 502 under the heading ‘‘PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE- quality of the agricultural commodity, and loans, $25,000,000 and section 504 loans, WIDE’’ is hereby increased by $3,000,000. the reduction in grade quality is the result $4,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the of damage sustained from Hurricane Dennis, is designated by the Congress as an emer- amount appropriated under the heading re- Floyd, or Irene, the Secretary shall com- gency requirement pursuant to section 251 ferred to in subsection (a), as increased by pensate that association for losses incurred (b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- that subsection, $3,000,000 shall be available by the association as a result of the reduc- gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend- for the procurement and installation of inte- tion in grade quality. ed: Provided further, That the entire amount grated bridge systems for naval systems spe- Up to $81,000,000 of the resources of the shall be available only to the extent an offi- cial warfare rigid inflatable boats and high- Commodity Credit Corporation may be used cial budget request that includes designation speed assault craft for special operations for the cost of this provision: Provided, That of the entire amount of the request as an forces. the entire amount is designated by the Con- emergency requirement as defined in the (c) OFFSET.—The amount appropriated gress as an emergency requirement pursuant Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit under title III under the heading ‘‘OTHER to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budg- Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans- PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE’’ is hereby de- et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of mitted by the President to the Congress. creased by $3,000,000. 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM entire amount shall be available only to the For an additional amount for ‘‘Rental As- EDWARDS AMENDMENT NO. 3349 extent an official budget request that in- sistance Program’’ for rental assistance (Ordered to lie on the table.) cludes designation of the entire amount of agreements entered into or renewed pursu- Mr. EDWARDS submitted an amend- the request as an emergency requirement as ant to section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of ment intended to be proposed by him defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer- 1949, for emergency needs resulting from gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend- to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene, $13,600,000, ed, is transmitted by the President to the to remain available until expended: Provided, At the appropriate place, insert the fol- Congress. That the entire amount is designated by the lowing: RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY Congress as an emergency requirement pur- CHAPTER 1 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act FARM SERVICE AGENCY For an additional cost of water and waste of 1985, as amended. SALARIES AND EXPENSES grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2), to MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries meet the needs resulting from natural dis- For grants and contracts pursuant to sec- and Expenses’’, $77,560,000, to remain avail- aster, $28,000,000 to remain available until tion 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.050 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4965 U.S.C. 1490c), to meet the needs resulting ries and Expenses’’ for indirect administra- of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- from natural disasters, $6,000,000, to remain tive expenses: Provided further, That the en- icit Control Act of 1985, as amended. available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Pro- tire amount is designated by the Congress as CHAPTER 5 vided, That the entire amount is designated an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN by the Congress as an emergency require- tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and DEVELOPMENT ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit amended: Provided further, That the entire COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided fur- amount shall be available only to the extent HOME INVESTIGATION PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM ther, That the entire amount shall be avail- an official budget request that includes des- For an additional amount for the HOME able only to the extent an official require- ignation of the entire amount of the request investigation partnerships program as au- ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and as an emergency requirement as defined in thorized under title II of the Cranston-Gon- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit zalez National Affordable Housing Act (Pub- amended, is transmitted by the President to Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans- lic Law 101–625), as amended, $36,000,000: Pro- the Congress. mitted by the President to the Congress. vided, That of that said amount, $11,000,000 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS CHAPTER 3 shall be provided to the New Jersey Depart- For grants and contracts for very low-in- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL ment of Community Affairs and $25,000,000 shall be provided to the North Carolina come housing repair, as authorized by 42 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S.C. 1474, to meet the needs resulting from Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL natural disasters, $8,000,000, to remain avail- providing temporary assistance in obtaining able until expended: Provided, That the en- GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS rental housing, and for construction of af- tire amount is designated by the Congress as For an additional amount to conduct a fordable replacement housing: Provided fur- an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- study and report to the Congress on the fea- ther, That assistance provided under this tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and sibility of a project to provide flood damage paragraph shall be for very low-income fami- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as reduction for the town of Princeville, North lies displaced by flooding caused by Hurri- amended: Provided further, That the entire Carolina, $1,500,000, to remain available until cane Floyd and surrounding events: Provided, amount shall be available only to the extent expended: Provided, That the entire amount That the entire amount is designated by the an official budget request that includes des- is designated by the Congress as an emer- Congress as an emergency requirement pur- ignation of the entire amount of the request gency requirement pursuant to section suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced as an emergency requirement as defined in 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans- amended. the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official budget request that in- mitted by the President to the Congress. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL cludes designation of the entire amount of CHAPTER 2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation the request as an emergency requirement as DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and maintenance, general’’ for emergency defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION expenses due to hurricanes and other natural gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend- disasters, $27,925,000, to remain available ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ed, is transmitted by the President to the until expended: Provided, That the total Congress. PROGRAMS amount appropriated, the amount for eligi- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic ble navigation projects which may be derived Development Assistance Programs’’. from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund SEC. 3801. (a) Subject to subsection (d) and $25,800,000, to remain available until ex- pursuant to Public Law 99–662 shall be de- notwithstanding any other provision of law, pended, for planning, public works grants rived from that Fund: Provided, That the en- from any amounts made available for assist- and revolving loan funds for communities af- tire amount is designated by the Congress as ance under section 8 of the United States fected by Hurricane Floyd and other recent an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that re- hurricanes and disasters: Provided, That the tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and main unobligated, the Secretary of Housing entire amount is designated by the Congress Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as and Urban Development shall, for each re- as an emergency requirement pursuant to amended. quest described in subsection (b), make a 1- year grant to the entity making the request section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget CHAPTER 4 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, in the amount under subsection (c). as amended. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (b) A request described in this subsection is UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE a request for a grant under subtitle C of the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Home- ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). For an additional amount of ‘‘Construc- OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES For permanent housing for homeless persons tion’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, with disabilities or subtitle F of such title expended, to repair or replace building, Research and Facilities’’, $19,400,000, to re- (42 U.S.C. 11403 et seq.) that— equipment, roads, and water control struc- main available until expended, to provide (1) was submitted in accordance with the tures damaged by natural disasters: Provided, disaster assistance pursuant to section 312(a) eligibility requirements established by the That the entire amount is designated by the of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva- Secretary and pursuant to the notice of Congress as an emergency requirement pur- tion Management Act, and for repairs to the funding availability for fiscal year 1999 cov- suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Beaufort Laboratory, resulting from Hurri- ering such programs, but was not approved; Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act cane Floyd and other recent hurricanes and (2) was made by an entity that received of 1985, as amended. disasters: Provided, That the entire amount such a grant pursuant to the notice of fund- is designated by the Congress as an emer- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ing availability for a previous fiscal year; gency requirement pursuant to section CONSTRUCTION and 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and For an additional amount for ‘‘Construc- (3) requested renewal of funding made Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as tion’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until under such previous grant for use for eligible amended. expended, to repair or replace visitor facili- activities because funding under such pre- RELATED AGENCY ties, equipment, roads and trails, and cul- vious grant expires during calendar year 2000. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION tural sites and artifacts at national park units damaged by natural disasters: Provided, (c) The amount under this subsection is DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT That the entire amount is designated by the the amount necessary, as determined by the For an additional amount for the cost of Congress as an emergency requirement pur- Secretary, to renew funding for the eligible direct loans, $33,300,000, to remain available suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced activities under the grant request for a pe- until expended to subsidized additional gross Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act riod of only 1 year, taking into consideration obligations for the principal amount of di- of 1985, as amended. the amount of funding requested for the first rect loans: Provided, That such costs, includ- year of funding under the grant request. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be (d) The entire amount for grants under this as defined in section 502 of the Congressional SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH section is designated by the Congress as an Budget Act of 1974; and for the direct admin- For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, In- emergency requirement pursuant to section istrative expenses to carry out the disaster vestigations, and Research’’, $1,800,000 to re- 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and loan program, and additional $27,600,000, to main available until expended, to repair or Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as remain available until expended, which may replace stream monitoring equipment and amended. The entire amount for grants be transferred to and merged with appropria- associated facilities damaged by natural dis- under this section shall be available only to tions for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided aster: Provided, That the entire amount is the extent that an official budget request for further, That no funds shall be transferred to designated by the Congress as an emergency a specific dollar amount, that includes des- and merged with appropriations for ‘‘Sala- requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) ignation of the entire amount of the request

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.054 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 as an emergency requirement and defined in and sentenced to imprisonment for a term discuss the exposures with their health care the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit exceeding one year; providers and other appropriate officials Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans- (2) is an unlawful user of or addicted to a without violating secrecy oaths or policies. mitted by the President to the Congress. controlled substance (as that term is defined INDEPENDENT AGENCIES in section 102 of the Controlled Substances AMENDMENT NO. 3355 Act); FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY On page 109 of the substituted original (3) is currently mentally incompetent; or text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- DISASTER RELIEF (4) has been discharged from the Armed lowing: For an increase in the authority to use un- Forces under dishonorable conditions. SEC. 8126. (a) None of the funds appro- obligated balances specified under this head- priated by this Act may be obligated or ex- ing in appendix E, title I, chapter 2, of Public pended for the purchase or modification of Law 106–113. In addition to other amounts ROTH (AND BIDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 3352 high mobility trailers for the Army before made available, up to an additional the Secretary of the Army has determined $77,400,000 may be used by the Director of the (Ordered to lie on the table.) that the trailers have been thoroughly tested Federal Emergency Management Agency for Mr. ROTH (for himself and Mr. as a system with the High Mobility Multi- the purposes included in said chapter: Pro- BIDEN) submitted an amendment in- purpose Wheeled Vehicles that tow the trail- vided, That the entire amount is designated ers, satisfy the applicable specifications, are by the Congress as an emergency require- tended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: safe and usable, do not damage the vehicles ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the that tow the trailers, and perform the in- Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert tended functions satisfactorily. Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided the following: (b) None of the funds appropriated by this further, That the entire amount shall be SEC. 8126. Of the amount appropriated Act may be obligated or expended for the available only to the extent an official budg- under title IV under the heading ‘‘RESERACH, modification of Army High Mobility Multi- et request that includes designation of the DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR purpose Wheeled Vehicles to tow trailers be- entire amount of the request as an emer- FORCE’’, $92,530,000 may be available for C–5 fore the Secretary of the Army has deter- gency requirement as defined in the Bal- aircraft modernization, including for the C–5 mined that, with respect to the towing of anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reliability Enhancement and Reengining trailers, the vehicles have been thoroughly Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by Program. tested as a system, satisfy the applicable the President to the Congress. specifications, are safe and usable, are not WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 3353 damaged by the towing of the trailers, and SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 3350 perform the intended functions satisfac- (Ordered to lie on the table.) (Ordered to lie on the table.) torily. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amend- Mr. WARNER submitted an amend- ment intended to be proposed by him ment intended to be proposed by him HARKIN (AND BOXER) to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3356 At the appropriate place in the bill, insert At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: the following new section: (Ordered to lie on the table.) SEC. . Under Procurement Air Force, SEC. . Section 8093(d) of the Department Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. amend Section 2466 of Title 10, U.S. Code as of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public BOXER) submitted an amendment in- per the attached document. Law 106–79; 113 Stat. 1253) shall not apply to tended to be proposed by them to the SEC. . LIMITATIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF contracts awarded prior to the enactment of bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE OF Public Law 106–79. On page 109 of the substituted original MATERIEL. text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- Section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, HARKIN AMENDMENTS NOS. 3354– lowing: is amended— 3355 SEC. 8126. None of the funds appropriated (1) in subsection (a)— by this Act may be obligated or expended for (A) by striking ‘‘by non-Federal Govern- (Ordered to lie on the table.) purchasing or leasing luxury executive jet ment personnel’’ and inserting in lieu there- Mr. HARKIN submitted two amend- aircraft. of ‘‘in other than Government-owned, Gov- ments intended to be proposed by him ernment-operated facilities’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘by employees of the De- to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: ROBERTS (AND LOTT) partment of Defense,’’ and inserting in lieu AMENDMENT NO. 3354 AMENDMENT NO. 3357 thereof ‘‘in Government-owned, Government- On page 109 of the substituted original (Ordered to lie on the table.) operated facilities,’’; and text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting lowing: in lieu thereof the following new sub- LOTT) submitted an amendment in- SEC. 8126. (a) Of the amount appropriated tended to be proposed by them to the section(d): by title II under the heading ‘‘OPERATION bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: ‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation in sub- AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, funds, in section (a) shall not apply with respect to— a sufficient amount for the purpose, shall be On page 110 of the substituted original ‘‘(1) the Sacramento Army Depot, Sac- used for the Department of Defense consider- text, or at the appropriate place, insert the ramento, California, ation and implementation of changes in De- following: ‘‘(2) workloads for special access and intel- partment of Defense secrecy oaths and poli- SEC. . Of the total amount appropriated ligence programs, and cies, within appropriate national security by title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, ‘‘(3) any workload contracted by a public constraints, to ensure that such policies do DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, entity to a private entity that was awarded not prevent or discourage current and former DEFENSE WIDE’’, $4,000,000 is available for to a public entity pursuant to a public-pri- workers at nuclear weapons facilities who Military Personnel Research and $500,000 is vate competition.’’. may have been exposed to radioactive and available for the AFCC engineering and in- other hazardous substances from discussing stallation program. SMITH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE those exposures with their health care pro- AMENDMENT NO. 3351 viders and with other appropriate officials, BENNETT AMENDMENT NO. 3358 (Ordered to lie on the table.) including for the consideration and imple- (Ordered to lie on the table.) Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire sub- mentation of changes to the policy of the De- partment of Defense neither to confirm nor Mr. BENNETT submitted an amend- mitted an amendment intended to be deny the presence of nuclear weapons as it is ment intended to be proposed by him proposed by him to the bill, H.R. 4576, applied to former United States nuclear to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: supra; as follows: weapons facilities that no longer contain nu- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert clear weapons or materials. the following: the following: (b) Of the amount appropriated by title II SEC. 8126. (a) LAYOVER PERIOD FOR NEW SEC. 8126. No funds appropriated or other- under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTE- PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—Section 1211 of the wise made available by this Act may be obli- NANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, funds, in sufficient National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- gated or expended to issue a security clear- amount for the purpose, shall be used to pro- cal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note) is ance to any employee of the Department of vide for the notification of people who are or amended— Defense or contractor of the Department of were bound by Department of Defense se- (1) in the second sentence of subsection (d), Defense, or any member of the Armed crecy oaths or policies, and who may have by striking ‘‘180’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; and Forces, if such individual— been exposed to radioactive or hazardous (2) by adding at the end the following: (1) has been convicted in any court of the substances at nuclear weapons facilities, of ‘‘(g) CALCULATION OF 60-DAY PERIOD.—The United States, or of any State, of a crime any likely health risks and of how they can 60-day period referred to in subsection (d)

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.056 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4967 shall be calculated by excluding the days on (B) are chosen for testing on the basis of district of the local educational agency that which either House of Congress is not in ses- what countermeasure capabilities a long- pays for the free public education of the stu- sion because of an adjournment of the Con- range missile could have and is likely to dent; or gress sine die.’’. have, taking into consideration the tech- (B) 3 times the State average per pupil ex- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments nology that the country deploying the mis- penditure for a child who is provided edu- made by subsection (a) shall apply to any sile would have or could likely acquire; and cational and related services under a pro- new composite theoretical performance level (2) to determine the extent to which the gram offered by the local educational agen- established for purposes of section 1211(a) of exoatmospheric kill vehicle and the National cy, or within the boundaries of the school the National Defense Authorization Act for Missile Defense system can reliably discrimi- district served by the local educational agen- Fiscal Year 1998 that is submitted by the nate between warheads and such counter- cy. President pursuant to section 1211(d) of that measures. (3) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the amount Act on or after the date of the enactment of made available under this subsection is in- this Act. BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 3363 sufficient to pay the full amount all local educational agencies are eligible to receive MCCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 3359 (Ordered to lie on the table.) under this subsection the Secretary of Edu- Mrs. BOXER Submitted an amend- cation shall ratably reduce the amount of (Ordered to lie on the table.) ment intended to be proposed by her to the payment made available under this sub- Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: section to all local educational agencies by ment intended to be proposed by him an equal percentage. At the appropriate place, insert the fol- to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: (b) REPORT.—Each local educational agen- lowing: On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert cy desiring a payment under this section SEC. .PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL shall report to the Secretary of Defense the the following: RECORDS. SEC. 8126. (a) IN GENERAL.—No provision of number of severely disabled children for None of the funds provided in this Act the Buy American Act, or similar provision, which a payment may be made under this shall be used to transfer, release, disclose, or shall be construed to prohibit, restrict, or section. otherwise make available to any individual otherwise limit the procurement by the De- or entity outside the Department of Defense partment of Defense, using funds available for any non-national security or non-law en- WELLSTONE AMENDMENTS NOS. under this Act or any other Act, of any item, forcement purposes an individual’s medical 3365–3369 component, material, or service if such pro- records without the consent of the indi- hibition, restriction, or limitation would op- (Ordered to lie on the table.) vidual. erate to invalidate a provision of a recip- Mr. WELLSTONE submitted five rocal trade agreement for the procurement amendments intended to be proposed of defense items between the United States REED AMENDMENT NO. 3364 by him to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as and any other signatory to such agreement. (Ordered to lie on the table.) follows: (b) BUY AMERICA ACT DEFINED.—In this sec- Mr. REED submitted an amendment AMENDMENT NO. 3365 tion, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8036(c) of intended to be proposed by him to the On page 109 of the substituted original this Act. bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert lowing: the following: SEC. 8126. (a) The total amount appro- STEVENS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3360– priated by title III for procurement is hereby 3361 SEC. 8126. PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH SE- VERE DISABILITIES. reduced by $1,000,000,000. (b) There is hereby appropriated for the (Ordered to lie on the table.) (a) PAYMENTS.— Department of Education for the fiscal year Mr. STEVENS submitted two amend- (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro- ending on September 30, 2001, $1,000,000,000 to ments intended to be proposed by him priated under title II under the heading ‘‘OP- enable the Secretary of Education to award ERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: grants under part B of the Individuals with $20,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary AMENDMENT NO. 3360 Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et of Defense to enable the Secretary of Defense In the appropriate place in the bill, insert seq.). to make a payment, to each local edu- the following new section: cational agency eligible to receive a pay- SEC. . Of the funds made available in Title AMENDMENT NO. 3366 ment for a child described in subparagraph IV of this Act under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, (A)(ii), (B), (D(i) or (D)(ii) of section 8003(a)(1) On page 109 of the substituted original DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR of the Elementary and Secondary Education text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- FORCE’’, up to $92,530,000 may be made avail- lowing: able for C–5 Airlift Squadrons. Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)) that serves 2 or more such children with severe disabil- SEC. 8126. The total amount appropriated ities, for costs incurred in providing a free by title III for procurement is hereby re- AMENDMENT NO. 3361 public education to each such child. The duced by $1,000,000,000. At the appropriate place in the bill, insert amount of the payment for each such child (b) There is hereby appropriated for the the following new section: shall be— Department of Education for the fiscal year SEC. . Of the funds provided within Title I (A) the payment made on behalf of the ending on September 30, 2001, $1,000,000,000 to of this Act, such funds as may be necessary child with a severe disability that is in ex- enable the Secretary of Education to award shall be available for a special subsistence cess of the average per pupil expenditure in grants under part A of title I of the Elemen- allowance for members eligible to receive the State in which the local educational tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 food stamp assistance, as authorized by law. agency is located; less U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). (B) the sum of the funds received by the DURBIN (AND WELLSTONE) local educational agency— AMENDMENT NO. 3367 AMENDMENT NO. 3362 (i) from the State in which the child re- On page 109 of the substituted original (Ordered to lie on the table.) sides to defray the educational and related text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. services for such child; lowing: (ii) under the Individuals with Disabilities SEC. 8126. (a) Congress makes the following WELLSTONE) submitted an amendment Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to de- findings: intended to be proposed by them on the fray the educational and related services for (1) The President will soon decide whether bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: such child; and to begin deploying a national missile defense On page 109 of the substituted original (iii) from any other source to defray the (NMD) system. text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- costs of providing educational and related (2) The national missile defense system is lowing: services to the child which are received due intended to defend the United States from SEC. 8126. Of the funds appropriated by to the presence of a severe disabling condi- limited attacks by tens of intercontinental- title IV for the national missile defense pro- tion of such child. range ballistic missiles armed with nuclear, gram, $20 million shall be available for the (2) LIMITATION.—No payment shall be made chemical, or biological weapons. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization— on behalf of a child with a severe disability (3) The current national missile defense (1) to include in the ground and flight test- whose individual cost of educational and re- testing program does not adequately test the ing of the National Missile Defense system lated services does not exceed— effectiveness of the system against realistic that is conducted before the system becomes (A) 5 times the national or State average threats. operational any countermeasures (including per pupil expenditure (whichever is lower) (b) It is the sense of Congress that, for the decoys) that— for a child who is provided educational and testing program for the national missile de- (A) are likely, or at least realistically pos- related services under a program that is lo- fense system, the Secretary of Defense sible, to be used against the system; and cated outside the boundaries of the school should ensure that—

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.052 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 (1) the baseline threat is realistically de- them to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as SEC. 8126. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes fined by having the Systems Threat Assess- follows: the following findings: ment Requirement (STAR) document re- (1) There exists a significant shortfall in On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert viewed by a panel of persons who are recog- the Nation’s current strategic airlift require- the following: nized as experts in fields that are relevant to ment, even though strategic airlift remains SEC. 8126. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the matters to be reviewed, at least some of critical to the national security strategy of the following findings: whom are independent of the Department of the United States. (1) The mission of the C–5 aircraft is to Defense; (2) This shortfall results from the slow transport heavy loads over long distances. In (2) the system is to be tested against the phase-out of C–141 aircraft and their replace- particular, the C–5 aircraft regularly runs most effective countermeasures that a state ment with C–17 aircraft and from lower than missions to and from Europe and the Pacific with an emerging intercontinental ballistic optimal reliability rates for the C–5 aircraft. and the United States. For this reason, com- missile capability could reasonably be ex- (3) One of the primary causes of these reli- pliance with the rules of International Civil pected to build; ability rates for C–5 aircraft, and especially Aviation Organization regarding high-den- (3) enough tests of the system are to be for operational unit aircraft, is the shortage sity flight areas is important for the entire conducted against countermeasures to pro- of spare repair parts. Over the past 5 years, C–5 aircraft fleet. vide an informed basis for a determination of this shortage has been particularly evident (2) The C–5 aircraft Avionics Modernization the effectiveness of the system with high in the C–5 fleet. Program (AMP) is necessary for all aircraft confidence; and (4) NMCS (Not Mission Capable for Supply) that will need to comply with the new Global (4) provision has been made for an objec- rates for C–5 aircraft have increased signifi- Air Traffic Management (GATM) standards tive assessment of the design and results of cantly in the period between 1997 and 1999. At established by the International Civil Avia- the testing program by a review committee Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, an average tion Organization. composed of persons who are recognized as of 7 through 9 C–5 aircraft were not available (3) Compliance with GATM allows aircraft experts in fields that are relevant to the during that period because of a lack of parts. to use more operationally efficient airspace matters to be assessed, at least some of (5) Average rates of cannibalization of C–5 and lowers operational costs. whom are independent of the Department of aircraft per 100 sorties of such aircraft have (4) AMP also includes the installation of Defense. also increased during that period and are important safety features such as Traffic well above the Air Mobility Command stand- Alert and Collision Avoidance System and an AMENDMENT NO. 3368 ard. In any given month, this means devot- enhanced all weather navigational system, ing additional manhours to cannibalizations On page 109 of the substituted original the Terrain Awareness and Warning System. of C–5 aircraft. At Dover Air Force Base, an text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- (5) Both the A and B models of the C–5 air- average of 800 to 1,000 additional manhours lowing: craft are expected to be flown by the Air SEC. 8126. (a) The total amount appro- were required for cannibalizations of C–5 air- Force, including the Regular Air Force and priated by title II under the heading ‘‘OPER- craft during that period. Cannibalizations the Reserves. None of the aircrews for such ATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’ is are often required for aircraft that transit aircraft should be subjected to increased hereby increased by $2,500,000. The additional through a base such as Dover Air Force Base, risks stemming from the lack of these safety amount shall be available for civil-military as well as those that are based there. features. programs specifically for the Department of (6) High cannibalization rates indicate a (6) Efficient use of aircrew members and Defense STARBASE Program carried out significant problem in delivering spare parts crew interfly will be prevented because of under section 2193b of title 10, United States in a timely manner and systemic problems the dissimilarities that would exist between Code. within the repair and maintenance process, the avionics and navigation systems of the A (b) The total amount appropriated by title and also demoralize overworked mainte- and B models of the C–5 aircraft. This is par- III is hereby reduced by $2,500,000. nance crews. ticularly problematic when additional air- (7) The C–5 aircraft remains an absolutely crew members are needed to meet Major AMENDMENT NO. 3369 critical asset in air mobility and airlifting Theater War requirements. heavy equipment and personnel to both mili- On page 109 of the substituted original (7) The Committee on Armed Services of tary contingencies and humanitarian relief text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- the Senate specifically requested that the efforts around the world. lowing: Secretary of the Air Force proceed to test SEC. 8126. None of the funds appropriated (8) Despite increased funding for spare and AMP upgrades on both A and B models of the by this Act may be obligated or expended for repair parts and other efforts by the Air C–5 aircraft in Senate Report No. 106–292, the testing a national missile defense system be- Force to mitigate the parts shortage prob- Report to Accompany S.2549, the National fore the Secretary of Defense has ensured, lem, Congress continues to receive reports of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year for the testing program for the national mis- significant cannibalizations to airworthy C– 2001. sile defense system, that— 5 aircraft and parts backlogs. (8) The on-going installation of new High (1) the baseline threat is realistically de- (b) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, Pressure Turbines (HPT) is essential for the fined by having the Systems Threat Assess- 2001, and September 30, 2001, the Secretary of entire C–5 aircraft fleet because the current ment Requirement (STAR) document re- the Air Force shall submit to the congres- logistics system no longer supports the old viewed by a panel of persons who are recog- sional defense committees a report on the turbine assemblies for the fleet. nized as experts in fields that are relevant to overall status of the spare and repair parts (9) Without HPT replacement, C–5 aircraft the matters to be reviewed, at least some of program of the Air Force for the C–5 aircraft. will have increased support costs of approxi- whom are independent of the Department of The report shall include the following— mately $700 per flight hour. Defense; (1) a statement the funds currently allo- (10) By attempting to maintain 2 separate (2) the system is to be tested against the cated to parts for the C–5 aircraft and the engine configurations and 2 separate avi- most effective countermeasures that a state adequacy of such funds to meet current and onics and navigation systems within the rel- with an emerging intercontinental ballistic future parts and maintenance requirements atively small C–5 aircraft fleet (126 air- missile capability could reasonably be ex- for that aircraft; planes), additional spares and support equip- pected to build; (2) a description of current efforts to ad- ment will be necessary with increased unit (3) enough tests of the system are to be dress shortfalls in parts for such aircraft, in- costs. conducted against countermeasures to pro- cluding an assessment of potential short- (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the vide an informed basis for a determination of term and long-term effects of such efforts; amount appropriated under title III under the effectiveness of the system with high (3) an assessment of the effects of such the heading ‘‘AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR confidence; and shortfalls on readiness and reliability rat- FORCE’’ and available for procurement for (4) provision has been made for an objec- ings for C–5 aircraft; the C–5 aircraft, in the amount of $95,401,000, tive assessment of the design and results of (4) a description of cannibalization rates the entire amount shall be available for pro- the testing program by a review committee for C–5 aircraft and the manhours devoted to curement for both the A and B models of the composed of persons who are recognized as cannibalizations of such aircraft; and C–5 aircraft. experts in fields that are relevant to the (5) an assessment of the effects of parts matters to be assessed, at least some of shortfalls and cannibalizations with respect whom are independent of the Department of BIDEN (AND ROTH) AMENDMENT to C–5 aircraft on readiness and retention. Defense. NO. 3371 (Ordered to lie on the table.) BIDEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. BAUCUS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3372– NO. 3370 ROTH) submitted an amendment in- 3373 (Ordered to lie on the table.) tended to be proposed by them to the (Ordered to lie on the table.) Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. ROTH, bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows: Mr. BAUCUS submitted two amend- and Mr. COVERDELL) submitted an On page 109, between lines 11 and 12, insert ments intended to be proposed by him amendment intended to be proposed by the following: to the bill, H.R. 4576, supra; as follows:

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.063 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4969 AMENDMENT NO. 3372 20510. For further information, please GASOLINE PRICES On page 109 of the substituted original call Mike Menge (202) 224–6170. Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, this text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER afternoon, according to the news ac- lowing: counts released earlier today, the Envi- SEC. 8126. Of the total amount appropriated Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, by title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, I would like to announce for the infor- ronmental Protection Agency is call- DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’ mation of the Senate and the public ing on major oil refiners to meet in for the Navy technical information presen- that a legislative hearing has been Washington, DC, to explain the price tation system, $5,200,000 shall be available scheduled before the Subcommittee on hike phenomenon, as it is called. This for Synesis 7 in Montana for preparation and Water and Power. is not a phenomenon. It is a pain in the training for the digitization of FA–18 aircraft The hearing will take place on wallet what is happening with respect technical manuals. Wednesday, June 21, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. in to the price of gasoline. I want to talk a little about that, and AMENDMENT NO. 3373 room SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Of- fice Building in Washington, D.C. talk a little about the problems that On page 109 of the substituted original may be causing it. text, between lines 11 and 12, insert the fol- The purpose of this hearing is to re- It is not lost on the American people lowing: ceive testimony on the following bills: that when they drive to the gas pumps SEC. 8126. Of the total amount appropriated S. 1848, To amend the Reclamation these days they are discovering, once by title IV under the heading ‘‘RESEARCH, Wastewater and Groundwater Study DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY’’ again, another price spike in the cost and Facilities Act to authorize the Sec- of gasoline. for the Navy technical information presen- retary of the Interior to participate in tation system, $5,200,000 shall be available In North Dakota, for example, the for Synesis 7 in Montana for preparation and the design, planning, and construction North Dakota Petroleum Marketers training for the digitization of FA–18 aircraft of the Denver Water Reuse project; S. Association provided me with current technical manuals. 1761, the Lower Rio Grande Valley gasoline prices in North Dakota: f Water Resources Conservation and Im- Minot, $1.79 a gallon today; Fargo, $1.64 provement Act of 1999; S. 2301, To NOTICES OF HEARINGS a gallon; Devil’s Lake, $1.69; Bismarck, amend the Reclamation Wastewater $1.68 a gallon. Interestingly enough, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH, and Groundwater Study and Facilities the current price in Bismarck of $1.68 DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND REGULATION Act to authorize the Secretary of the is nearly a 30-cent-per-gallon increase Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I would Interior to participate in the design, in just the last couple of weeks since like to announce for the information of planning, and construction of the the previous price spike. Earlier this the Senate and the public that an over- Lakehaven water reclamation project year, the price of petroleum spiked up sight hearing has been scheduled before for the reclamation and reuse of water; and came back down. Now it has spiked the Subcommittee on Energy Research, S. 2400, To direct the Secretary of the up again, a nearly 30-cent-per-gallon Development, Production, and Regula- Interior to convey certain water dis- increase in a very short period. tion. tribution facilities to the Northern The EPA is asking for a meeting with The hearing will take place on Tues- Colorado Water Conservancy District; the major oil refiners to evaluate what day, June 27, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. in room S. 2499, To extend the deadline for com- is happening with respect to the price SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Office mencement of construction of a hydro- of gasoline. Some indicate an EPA rule Building in Washington, D.C. electric project in the State of Penn- that describes the base fuel that must The purpose of this hearing is to re- sylvania; and S. 2594, To authorize the be used in certain cities in the country ceive testimony on the April 2000 GAO Secretary of the Interior to contract with respect to oxygenated fuel or eth- Report entitled ‘‘Nuclear Waste Clean- with Mancos Water Conservancy Dis- anol as a circumstance where certain up—DOE’s Paducah Plan Faces Uncer- trict to use the Mancos Project facili- base fuels are kind of a narrow com- tainties and Excludes Costly Cleanup ties for impounding, storage, diverting, modity and are not readily available Activities.’’ and carriage of nonproject water for and so it is pricing gasoline very high. Because of the limited time available the purpose of irrigation, domestic, That may be one case. I don’t know the for the hearing, witnesses may testify municipal, industrial, and any other answer to that. I assume the EPA and by invitation only. However, those beneficial purposes. the refiners will have that discussion. wishing to submit written testimony Because of the limited time available It is quite clear there are other things for the hearing record should send two for the hearing, witnesses may testify at work. copies of their testimony to the Sub- by invitation only. However, those No. 1, this country gets a substantial committee on Energy Research, Devel- wishing to submit written testimony amount of its energy from the OPEC opment, Production and Regulation, for the hearing record should send two countries. In a global economy, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- copies of their testimony to the Sub- OPEC countries are producing an ever- sources, United States Senate, 364 committee on Water and Power, Com- increasing amount of the energy the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wash- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- United States needs. Does this put us ington, D.C. 20510–6150. sources, United States Senate, 364 at the mercy of the supply coming For further information, please call Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wash- from the OPEC countries? Of course it Trici Heninger, Staff Assistant, or Col- ington, D.C. 20510–6150. does. When the OPEC countries cut leen Deegan, Counsel, at (202) 224–8115. For further information, please call supply, as they did, and then increase SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS AND PUBLIC LAND Trici Heninger, Staff Assistant, or Col- it marginally, but not increase it to MANAGEMENT leen Deegan, Counsel, at (202) 224–8115. the level where they had previously Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would been producing, that is going to have like to announce for the public that f some dislocation in this country. The the hearing scheduled before the Sub- result is an increase in gasoline prices. committee on Forests and Public Land ORDER OF BUSINESS It is probably also the case, from Management of the Committee on En- hearings I have been involved with, ergy and Natural Resources will begin Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, as I that the refiners in this country were at 9:30 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. as pre- understand it, the Senate is in a period refining heating fuel for much longer viously announced. of morning business. than they normally would have and The purpose of this hearing is to con- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. COL- probably didn’t switch over to gasoline duct oversight on the proposed expan- LINS). That is correct, with Senators to quite quickly enough. Therefore, we sion of the Craters of the Moon Na- speak for up to 10 minutes each. are going to continue to see these price tional Monument. Mr. DORGAN. I ask unanimous con- spikes. The news reports talk about Those who wish to submit written sent to speak for as much time as I volatility. Well, volatility is a euphe- statements should write to the Com- consume. mism for the price spikes that are mittee on Energy and Natural Re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without jumping up and around with respect to sources, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. objection, it is so ordered. the price of gasoline when we don’t

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 04:06 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN6.067 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 have sufficient supply of crude stock couple of pieces of information were in- the shipment of food and medicine to coming into this country which refin- teresting. OPEC officials contend that any country in the world. It doesn’t ers need to produce and turn into gaso- prices are only marginally above the make any sense. line. stated ban and ‘‘the price rise is more I come at this from more than one What we have are three possibilities. due to a tight gasoline market in the standpoint. One, I represent a farm The most obvious is, we are seeing an United States where new environ- State. Yes, it bothers me that 11 per- ever-increasing dependence on the mental regulations are reducing vol- cent of the international wheat market OPEC countries. They cut back supply, ume.’’ That is according to OPEC. is off limits to our family farmers. We then increased it some, but not nearly OPEC is saying: It’s not us. have folks that stand up here in the enough. The result is increased prices The fact is, OPEC cut supply, in- Senate and say: Well, we support the for petroleum products in this country. creased it some but not nearly back to Freedom to Farm bill for family farm- It ought to be a wake-up call for all where they had originally been pro- ers. What about the freedom to sell of us. We are too dependent on foreign ducing. bill? Why shouldn’t farmers be free to source energy. We ought to make cer- The Saudi Arabia oil minister also sell into the marketplace where people tain we have a national energy policy pegged the recent price movement on are hungry and need food? What on that includes incentives for producers tight oil products markets; that is, oil Earth would persuade this country to here at home, includes additional in- products markets, not a shortage of have sanctions with respect to the centives for renewable energy. There crude oil itself. One source indicated shipment of food and medicine any- isn’t any reason we ought not be doing that the increase in prices on certain where in the world? If my proposition much better with respect to renewable world oil markets, notably in the U.S., is these sanctions are fundamentally energy in this country. The other pos- has no relation to the volume of inter- wrong with respect to food and medi- sibility, aside from the OPEC industry, national crude output. That is an in- cine sanctions, then let’s change it. as I mentioned, is the potential of EPA teresting theory. That would stand all We have tried to change it. Last recommendations or requirements that logic on its head. Prices in the United year, we had a bill on the floor of the have created dislocation in certain States with respect to crude oil have Senate. Seventy Senators voted to get markets in terms of the base supply no relationship to international crude rid of sanctions on food and medicine that can be used with respect to eth- oil production. I think that is not like- shipments everywhere in the world. anol. Seventy Senators said: Let’s get rid of I don’t know what the outcome of ly to be something that would be be- lieved by anyone who is thinking. them. We got the bill to conference and this meeting will be, but I will be very it got hijacked because some people interested to see what the EPA has The point is this: This is a significant and important issue to many areas of want to continue sanctions, especially done, whether that has caused some on the country of Cuba. dislocation and some price spikes as our country. We need to understand the consequences of it, what is causing This year in the Senate Appropria- well. tions Committee on the Agriculture Third, it is not unlikely and cer- it, and what we can do about it. I hope all of us working together can rely on bill, I included an amendment that tainly wouldn’t be without precedent says: Get rid of all sanctions on food to have had the petroleum industry not only the Energy Department, the EPA, but the Congress itself to evalu- and medicine; get rid of them all with play some of their own games with re- respect to Cuba and Iraq and North spect to supply, the movement of sup- ate all three of the suggestions I have just made. Korea. Get rid of all sanctions on food ply and the pricing of supply. Some and medicine. That passed. It is in the f would say: Gosh, how could you think Appropriations Committee. It will that? Well, history would bear out how SANCTIONS ON FOOD AND come to the floor on the Agriculture I might be able to think that would be MEDICINE appropriations bill. Already we have the case. We ought to look at all of some people in the Congress who are these issues and evaluate exactly what Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I rise to talk about the issue of sanc- saying we are going to dump that. That is causing this price spike and what is not going to become law. We are not impact it is having and what we can do tions on food and medicine shipments to other countries in the world. I know going to get rid of sanctions on the about it. shipment of food and medicine from I come from a State that is 10 times I have talked about this on the floor this country to Cuba. the size of Massachusetts. North Da- many times. At the risk of being repet- As I have said before, I intend to kota is a big old State. It takes a lot of itive, which I think is important in this body, I say again, it is immoral for push this issue very hard this year. driving to get around my State; 640,000 It does not make sense to continue people live in a land mass that is equiv- this country to have a policy of impos- ing sanctions on the shipment of food sanctions on the shipment of food and alent to 10 times the State of Massa- medicine to anywhere in the world. I chusetts. Our predominant industry is and medicine to any other country in the world. want to read a couple of editorials that farming. In order to seed a crop in the I think describe it as well. This is from spring, it takes a lot of fuel. In order to We have decided to impose economic sanctions on countries whose behavior the Seattle Post Intelligencer of May get the crop off the fields in the fall, it 28. This is an op-ed piece: takes a lot of fuel. Those family farm- we don’t like. We have decided that Economic sanctions against nations are ers, with the kind of depressed grain economic sanctions is the way to pun- ish certain countries. We don’t like long overdue for a critical appraisal. They prices we have seen in this country, make an appealing weapon. They are a way don’t need further increases in input what Saddam Hussein in Iraq has been to hurt people without shooting at them. costs placed upon them by these in- doing. He is an international outlaw, Done in the extreme, they inflict sickness creases in gas prices. according to our country’s view. There- and death. Sanctions have been used for We have to get some answers from fore, we want to punish him. So we im- many years—more than 40 years against the EPA, the petroleum refiners, the pose economic sanctions. Cuba and 10 years against Iraq. Lesser sanc- major oil companies, and from those We don’t like Fidel Castro in Cuba, tions have been set against Libya, Iran and who are supposed to be involved in the according to our public policy. So we Burma. Threats of sanctions are annually want to impose an embargo that, by made, but not acted upon, against China. In development of an energy plan for this any case, economic sanctions have never re- country to answer what kind of de- the way, has been existing for 40 years. moved a tyrant and they will never remove, pendence do we have on the OPEC We have sanctions against Iran, for example, Saddam Hussein. In all likeli- countries and what could the con- against North Korea. When we impose hood, he will be in power until he dies. What sequences be in the longer term, if these sanctions, it is also included in sanctions have done is to further impoverish those countries decided to have a much those sanctions that we will not allow the Iraqi people. tighter supply of petroleum going to shipments of food and medicine to Here is an excerpt from the Wash- Western nations, including the United these same countries. ington Times, an op-ed written by States. As I said, I think it is fundamentally Steve Chapman: I was reading a briefing memo this immoral for our country to decide Things have changed a lot since 1990. The morning about this issue. I thought a what they will withhold and prohibit Soviet Union no longer exists. The Federal

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.040 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4971 budget deficit has vanished. But two things sending medicine and food, or being winning the 2000 National Hockey League’s remain the same. Iraq is under international able to sell medicine and food to Cuba, Stanley Cup Championship. economics sanctions, and the sanctions are a Iraq, North Korea, and Iran going to Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I failure. make this a less stable world? I don’t ask unanimous consent that the reso- I don’t have any great truck for Iraq think so. lution and preamble be agreed to en or Saddam Hussein. I think he is an Let me end where I started. This is bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid international outlaw. He operates well an immoral policy. Yes, I come at it upon the table, and that any state- beyond the norms of international be- from a selfish perspective. I represent ments relating to the resolution be havior. But it is also true that eco- farmers who ask a question that can- printed in the RECORD. nomic sanctions that include food and not be answered: Why, if we raise food The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without medicine represent an attempt to take in such abundant quantity, are we told objection, it is so ordered. aim at a dictator and hit hungry peo- that those who need it so badly can’t The resolution (S. Res. 321) was ple, sick people, and poor people. It have it because this country wants to agreed to. happens all the time when we impose punish their rulers and leaders? I can’t The preamble was agreed to. food and medicine as part of economic answer farmers when they ask that The resolution, with its preamble, sanctions. question. It doesn’t make sense. It is a reads as follows: This is from the Charleston Gazette, policy that is bankrupt. We ought to S. RES. 321 June 1, 2000: change it. We have 70 votes in the Sen- Whereas the New Jersey Devils at 45–29–8, Let’s see if we’ve got this straight. Free ate to change it, and they won’t allow posted the second best regular season record trade with China will help export American a vote in the House of Representatives. in the NHL’s Eastern Conference and were awarded the fourth seed in the playoffs; values, paving the path for the end of com- If they did, they would have 70 percent munism in that nation. That is according to Whereas the Devils displayed a potent of- Republican House Whip Tom DeLay from voting in favor to change it. fense and stifling defense throughout the Texas. However, free trade with Cuba can’t So we are going to see in the coming regular season and playoffs before beating be allowed because that would be rewarding weeks whether, once again, for a sec- the defending champion Dallas Stars to win a Communist regime. That is also according ond year in a row, we have just a hand- their second Stanley Cup in 5 years; to DeLay, who simultaneously pushed for ful of people trying to hijack this effort Whereas the Devils eptomize New Jersey normalizing trade relations with China, to eliminate food and medicine from pride with their heart, stamina, and drive and thus have become a part of New Jersey while trying to stop a bill that would allow sanctions we impose on other countries the sale of food and medicine to Cuba. culture; around the world. When the roll is Whereas the New Jersey Devils did what no A piece in the Seattle Post Intel- called, I think 70 Senators will vote, as other team had done before, coming back ligencer, penned by my colleague on they did previously, to say food and from a three games to one deficit to win a the House side, Congressman medicine sanctions anywhere in the Conference Championship and advance to the NETHERCUTT, who, incidentally, offered world are not good public policy. They Stanley cup Finals; the same amendment in the House Ap- are not the best of America. Let’s Whereas Scott Stevens, winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player propriations Committee that I offered eliminate them. Let’s abolish that in the Senate. He was successful, and of the Stanley Cup playoffs, is one of the mentality. You can punish foreign fiercest competitors in the game today and they are going to try to dump that pro- leaders whose behavior we don’t like is a true team leader who served as captain vision in the House of Representatives without hurting poor and hungry peo- of the Devils’ 1995 and 2000 Stanley Cup before we get to conference. He says: ple. The only conceivable reason this Championship teams; This week, Trent Lott, Majority Leader, gets held up—and it got held up last Whereas Scott Gomez, a gifted, young defended the position. He said, ‘‘It is very year—is a few people decided that be- playmaker was named the league’s Rookie of easy to see the distinction between China cause Fidel Castro sticks his finger in the Year and is the first Hispanic player to compete in the NHL; and Cuba. If you can’t see it, maybe you are America’s eye from time to time, they just blind to it.’’ Whereas goalie Martin Brodeur’s lifetime want to continue this 40-year-old em- goals against average of 2.19 is the best in Well, I am not blind and I can’t see bargo. And they darn well want to in- NHL history and his 162 wins over a four-sea- it. I have been to Cuba. I was in Cuba sist on keeping food and medicine as son span since 1996–97 are the most in league last year. All I see in Cuba are people part of the sanction because if they history; living in conditions of poverty. I see a don’t, they will be considered weak on Whereas head coach Larry Robinson served country 90 miles to the north that has Cuba. Well, being considered weak be- as an assistant on the 1995 championship team and took over as head coach late this decided as a matter of public policy, cause they pursue a public policy that because we don’t like Fidel Castro, season; is wrongheaded is not, in my judgment, Whereas the New Jersey Devils take great that we cannot move food and medicine a model of consistency. pride in playing in new Jersey, and spend a to Cuba. Why? Because we have an em- Let us, in this session of the Con- great deal of time giving back to the com- bargo that includes the shipment of gress, decide that at least on this mar- munity; food and medicine. That is not fair to ginal step forward, we will decide we Whereas Lou Lamoriello, President/Gen- our farmers or to the poor people in will never again use food and medicine eral Manager of the New Jersey Devils since Cuba. 1987, his staff, and his players displayed out- as part of economic sanctions, both in standing dedication, teamwork unselfish- I visited a hospital in Cuba one day. our interest and in the interest of poor, I was in the intensive care ward. I was ness, and sportsmanship throughout the hungry, and sick people all around the course of the season in achieving hockey’s there for a few days. In the hospital world. highest honor; there was a little boy lying in a coma. Madam President, I yield the floor. Whereas longtime team owner John He was about 12 years old. There was f McMullen was born and raised in New Jersey no equipment. This was an intensive and is responsible for bringing the Devils to care ward with no equipment at all. CONGRATULATING THE NEW JER- the Garden State; There wasn’t a beeping sound because SEY DEVILS FOR WINNING THE Whereas the support of all the Devils fans there was nothing to beep. There were NHL STANLEY CUP CHAMPION- and the people of New Jersey helped make SHIP winning the Stanley Cup possible; no cords hooked up because they didn’t Whereas each one of the Devils players will have equipment. He was lying in this Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I be remembered on the premier sports trophy, room with his mother holding his hand, ask unanimous consent that the Sen- the Stanley Cup, including: Jason Arnott, lying in a coma. I asked the doctor: ate now proceed to the consideration of Brad Bombardir, Martin Brodeur, Steve You have no basic equipment here? He S. Res. 321, introduced earlier today by Brule, Sergei Brylin, Ken Daneyko, Patrik Elias, Scott Gomex, Bobby Holik, Steve said: No, we don’t have any equipment. Senators LAUTENBERG and TORRICELLI. Kelly, Claude Lemieux, John Madden, Vladi- The doctor said: We are out of 250 dif- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ferent kinds of medicines. mir Malakhov, Randy McKay, Alexander clerk will state the resolution by title. Mogilny, Sergei Nemchinov, Scott I asked the question again when I The legislative clerk read as follows: Niedermayer, Krzysztof Oliwa, Jay Pandolfo, came back to this country: Why is it A resolution (S. Res. 321) to congratulate Deron Quint, Brian Rafalski, Scott Stevens, that we have prohibitions against the New Jersey Devils for their outstanding Ken Sutton, Petr Sykora, Chris Terreri, and being able to send medicine to Cuba? Is discipline, determination, and ingenuity, in Colin White; now, therefore be it

VerDate 01-JUN-2000 03:04 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JN6.043 pfrm01 PsN: S12PT1 S4972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2000 Resolved, That the United States Senate Senator THOMAS, or his designee, for 15 row and be in a period of morning busi- congratulates the New Jersey Devils on win- minutes. ness until 10:30. Following morning ning Lord Stanley’s Cup for the 2000 National The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without business, the Senate will resume con- Hockey League Championship. objection, it is so ordered. sideration of H.R. 4576, the Department f Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, of Defense appropriations bill. Under APPOINTMENT further, I ask unanimous consent that the order, a Reid and Boxer amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the Senate stand in recess from the ment will be called up, with votes ex- Chair, on behalf of the Democratic hours of 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. for the pected to occur following the 2:20 vote. Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106–181, weekly policy conferences to meet. In addition, consent has been granted appoints Ted R. Lawson of West Vir- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without for a rollcall to occur at 2:20. There- ginia to serve as a member of the Na- objection, it is so ordered. fore, the first vote will be at approxi- tional Commission to Ensure Consumer Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I mately 2:20 tomorrow. Information and Choice in the Airline ask unanimous consent that the vote As a reminder, all first-degree Industry. in relation to the BOXER amendment amendments were filed today. f occur at 2:20, with 4 minutes equally Senators should be aware that action divided for closing remarks. on this legislation is expected to be ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 13, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without completed by tomorrow night. There- 2000 objection, it is so ordered. fore, those Senators who have filed Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I amendments should work with the ask unanimous consent that when the ask unanimous consent that at 10:40 managers of the bill on a time to offer Senate completes its business today, it a.m. Senator REID of Nevada be recog- those amendments as soon as possible. stand in adjournment until 9:30 a.m. on nized to call up amendment No. 3292 re- f Tuesday, June 13. I further ask that on garding computers and, following that Tuesday, immediately following the debate, Senator BOXER be recognized to prayer, the Journal of proceedings be call up a filed amendment regarding ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. approved to date, the morning hour be medical privacy. TOMORROW deemed to have expired, the time for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, if the two leaders be reserved for their objection, it is so ordered. there is no further business to come be- use later in the day, and the Senate f fore the Senate, I now ask unanimous then begin a period of morning busi- consent that the Senate stand in ad- ness until 10:30 a.m., with Senators PROGRAM journment under the previous order. speaking up to 10 minutes each, with Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, for There being no objection, the Senate, the following exceptions: Senator DUR- the information of all Senators, the at 4:11 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, BIN, or his designee, for 30 minutes, and Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. tomor- June 13, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.

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BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER nies,’’ said Annick de Bruin, research man- REECE DUCA RECOGNIZED FOR ager at CenterWatch, a Boston-based re- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY search group that tracks the development of new pharmaceuticals and the clinical trials OF ILLINOIS conducted to test these products. HON. LOIS CAPPS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA Monday, June 12, 2000 ‘‘But in the short term, these mega-merg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ers cause disruptions in internal operations, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, recently, and project cancellations with contract re- Monday, June 12, 2000 I asked the Congressional Research Service search organizations and with investigative Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to provide information on the number and cost sites’’ that are chosen to test new medicines recognize a distinguished constituent, Mr. of mergers and acquisitions involving pharma- on patients, she said. Reece Duca, for being the recipient of the ceutical companies over the last 5 years. The CenterWatch analyzed 22 mergers com- Lifetime Achievement Award of the Alumni As- total: $375 billion. In the last 6 months alone, pleted between 1988 and 1999 and found that, sociation of the University of California, Santa Monsanto announced it would pay $23.3 bil- three years after deals were completed, the Barbara. Mr. Duca graduated from UCSB in lion to buy Pharmacia and Upjohn, Glaxo median number of development projects— 1966, and has been a resident of Santa Bar- Wellcome has pledged $76 billion to buy from pre-clinical through late-stage test- bara for many years. He founded and built the SmithKline Beecham, and Pfizer said it would ing—dropped to 56 potential medicines from Learning Company into an internationally rec- spend $90.27 billion to buy Warner-Lambert. 85. ognized leader in the development and mar- I have been concerned about the effect of Among the mergers examined were last keting of educational software for schools and these mega-mergers on competition and year’s combination of Astra and Zeneca; the homes across the nation. The Learning Com- prices. And I have been skeptical about claims Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz union, which formed pany was recognized by Forbes Magazine in that the increasing trend of drug companies Novartis in 1996; the Pharmacia and Upjohn 1992 as one the ``best small companies in the buying other drug companies boosts research merger the year before, and the Glaxo Hold- world.'' activities. A recent report by CenterWatch, a ings and Wellcome deal the same year. Reece Duca continues to pursue his pas- research entity focused on the pharmaceutical The key areas looked at by the firm in- sion for educational excellence through his in- industry, confirms those fears. cluded drug-development spending; the num- volvement with UCSB and Stanford University, According to its analysis of 22 mergers ber of original new drug applications filed and his continuing role as an investor and ad- completed between 1988 and 1999, the num- with regulators; the number of new develop- visor to start-up companies in the field of edu- ber of drugs under development actually ment projects generated, and therapeutic cation and educational technology. One of his dropped by 34 percent during the first 3 years areas focused on by the newly merged com- new companies is GlobalEnglish.com, an after the mergers. The median number of panies. Internet-based educational technology com- projects in developmentÐfrom preclinical to In discussing the issue, CenterWatch noted pany that delivers English instruction to 115 late-stage testingÐfell from 85 to 56 potential that companies tout the benefits of mergers, countries around the world. drugs. And, after a slight rise, the number of such as cost cutting, that can make it easier I have known Reece as an active member clinical trials also fell to 9 percent below pre- to devote resources to generating higher rev- of the Santa Barbara community. He is a per- merger levels. In a Newark Star Ledger article, enue and profits—and higher stock prices. son who acts on his principles and makes a Ken Gatz, head of CenterWatch, stated that However, the study also cited comments lasting contribution to the success of those ``mergers are not meeting certain strategic from drug company managers who explained ideals. I also know Reece as a committed R&D objectives and may even harm the indus- that cost-cutting often extends into drug de- husband and father, who has been able to try's larger term ability to innovate.'' velopment, but usually isn’t evident right draw upon the wisdom and insights of his wife Drug companies argue that they cannot af- away because of commitments made to Wall and children to improve his businesses and ford to lower prices to senior citizens and Street about upcoming products. advance his goals. other consumers because it will hurt their R&D In fact, CenterWatch found that the num- Reece Duca prefers to describe his recogni- efforts. Yet, these same drug companies spent ber of clinical projects declines after a merg- tion as a ``half of a'' Lifetime Achievement $375 billion to buy each other in mergers that er. Before a deal, companies carried an aver- Award, and knowing his as I do, I am con- have reduced R&D efforts. It is time that we age of 43 projects. A year later, that rose by fident that there is much more achievement reject these false claims. Congress must act 10 percent, but then fell 9 percent below pre- left in this remarkable persons life. I consider now to expand Medicare to provide prescrip- merger levels two years on. the opportunity to represent him in Congress tion drug coverage to all senior citizens and This drop represented a shortfall of $15 to be a great privilege. persons with disabilities. And it must use the million to $20 million in funding, which Mr. Speaker, please join me in extending power of Medicare to negotiate affordable would have been provided in the form of congratulations to Mr. Reece Duca for all of prices. The pharmaceutical industry can cer- grants to academic investigators and con- his exceptional accomplishments. tainly afford it, but our senior citizens cannot tracts awarded to contract-research organi- f afford to wait. zations, which conduct trials for drug mak- ers. IN MEMORY OF MARTINA O. [From the Star-Ledger, June 8, 2000] MAKINDE DRUG-INDUSTRY MERGERS FAIL TO BOOST ‘‘In my experience,’’ one manager told RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, STUDY FINDS CenterWatch, ‘‘companies have gaps in their (By Edward R. Silverman) pipelines that they’re trying to mask. These HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN gaps won’t be seen early in the merger. They Despite claims by drug makers that merg- OF NEW YORK sort of bubble up several years out.’’ ers can boost their output, a new study has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES found that the number of medicines under As for overall spending on research and de- Monday, June 12, 2000 development actually declined by 34 percent velopment, CenterWatch found that annual during the first three years following com- growth in spending before mergers was 7.7 Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep pleted deals. percent, it dipped to 3 percent a year later sorrow and regret that I report to my col- The findings suggest that, rather than cre- and returned to nearly 8 percent three years leagues the passing last week of an out- ating much larger companies capable of de- after deals were done. standing humanitarian in my 20th congres- veloping many more medicines, newly sional district of New York who dedicated her merged drug makers are instead trimming ‘‘In the short term, mergers are not meet- their product pipelines and, consequently, ing certain strategic R&D objectives and life to helping the elderly and the sick. failing to become as productive as planned. may even harm the industry’s longer-term Martina Olubukola Makinde was a woman ‘‘A number of professionals believe that, in ability to innovate,’’ said Ken Getz, who blessed with remarkable qualities and a gen- the long run, mergers create better compa- heads CenterWatch. erous heart which enabled her to spend her

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VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.000 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 E974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 12, 2000 life treating the elderly and the sick throughout Act of 2000.'' This legislation pursues an ad- Larry Sharp took over financial management the world. As a professional nurse, Martina mirable goalÐa return to the principle of sin- of the San Bernardino County Central Credit worked with the elderly in numerous nursing gle taxation. Taxing the event of death makes Union in 1982, vowing to turn around within 24 homes and treated sick patients in hospitals little economic sense. It causes small busi- to 30 months the troubled financial institution and in other related health service establish- nesses and farms to close or partially liquidate that served local government employees. ments. their assets to pay this tax, which can be as Under his management, the credit union Since 1979, Martina served our community high as 55 percent. In turn, that leads to job turned a profit within 18 months. and a broader internationally-based commu- loss for the employees of the business. There- During Larry Sharp's 18-year tenure, what is nity. Utilizing her skills in clinical and rehabili- fore, the benefits of this legislation flow to far now known as Arrowhead Credit Union has tative nursing, she worked with patients more people than just business owners and grown from 24,000 members with assets of throughout New York and in her native country their families. $42 million to nearly 100,000 members and of Nigeria. Unfortunately, some taxes are a necessary assets of $404 million. Martina was born in 1947 in Lagos State, evil. No modern, industrialized society can But the credit union is much more than a fi- Nigeria. After completing studies as a reg- provide roads, a judicial system, or care for nancial success under Larry Sharp. It has be- istered nurse in Nigeria and midwife studies in the needs of the poorest among us based on come a community asset. London, Martina relocated to the United States the goodwill and philanthropy of individual citi- Under his leadership, Arrowhead Credit in 1977. Due to her love of nursing, she re- zens. Yet, that does not give the Federal Gov- Union donated funds to create a classroom at turned to school and earned her Bachelor of ernment license to tax everything. By phasing California State University, San Bernardino, Science degree in Community Health at St. out the death tax, a business' assets are still that helps students learn realtime securities Joseph's College, NY and her Master of subject to taxation, just not double taxation. trading just as if they were working for a Science degree in Public Health from Long Is- broker. land University. They are subject to capital gains tax when the next generation makes an informed, rationale The credit union has also given free space Before completion of her Masters degree, to create the Community Advancement Re- Martina began her humanitarian services by business decision to sell the assets. This causes much less disruption in business oper- source Center, which helps small businesses serving the elderly as a Staff Nurse and then and start-ups. The credit union has set aside as Assistant Director of Nursing Services in ations and often allows employees to keep their jobs. $250,000 for micro-loans for businesses using the Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged in the center, which is a cooperative venture be- New York. Soon thereafter, Martina decided to My only hesitation with this legislation is its potential impact on the budget. Earlier this tween the university's Center for Entrepreneur- devote her services to a more under served ship, the Inland Empire Small Business Devel- group of patients as she returned to her native year, the Congressional Budget Office pro- jected a 10-year budget surplus of $888 billion opment Center and the U.S. Small Business country to work with the Lagos State Ministry Administration. of Health in Nigeria. After gaining a more ad- assuming that discretionary spending in- creases at the rate of inflation. I am convinced Arrowhead plans to open a branch this year ministrative understanding of the nursing/ on San Bernardino's West Side, whose pri- healthcare field, Martina returned to New York, that conservative economists, such as the Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, marily African-American and Hispanic resi- where she assumed supervisory positions in dents have not been served by a local finan- the Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged are correct that paying down the national debt cial institution since 1984. And the credit union and in the Riverside Nursing Home. Martina fi- should be a high priority. This year, the House has pledged $20,000 a year to the CORE 21 nally completed her altruistic career as a Clin- of Representatives has passed $180 billion in program of the Inland Empire Economic Part- ical Nurse Manager in the Beth Abraham marriage tax penalty relief over the next 10 nership to foster high-tech jobs in the area. Health Services in Bronx, New York where years, $123 billion in small business tax relief Mr. Speaker, it is clear that under Larry she devotedly served for the last 13 years. to accompany an increase in the minimum Sharp's leadership, Arrowhead Credit Union Martina's love for nursing and helping those wage, and $23 billion in repealing the Social has shown the kind of leadership that helps a in need extended into her spiritual and per- Security Earnings limit that punished working community prosper and grow along with its sonal life as well. As Martina developed spir- seniors. Because the first five years of death businesses. I ask you and my colleagues to itually, she became an active member of the tax relief in this bill were already included in join me in congratulating him on the well-de- Redeeming Love Christian Center in Nanuet, the small business tax relief package, the ad- served recognition as Business Leader of the New York. In her final year, Martina joined her ditional cost of this bill is $41 billion. In total, Year. pastors in a ``To Israel With Love'' Pilgrimage. the House has passed $367 billion in tax re- f The extent of Martina's love for others was lief, which does not endanger the budget sur- best displayed in her love for her family. She plus. As this legislation moves to the Senate DR. FRANK MCCONNELL HONORED was a remarkable mother, wife, sister and and negotiations with the Clinton Administra- POSTHUMOUSLY WITH TEACHING friend. Her unconditional love for her husband, tion begin, I will be paying close attention to AWARD Mr. Sahib Ohiwafunsho Makinde, was par- the budgetary impact of a comprehensive tax alleled only to the love of God. Her three package, and I will work to ensure we have a HON. LOIS CAPPS beautiful children, Omoyeni, Omolewa, and balanced, fiscally responsible package. Ifeoluwatobi, were her treasures as she raised OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, I urge you to work closely with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES them with the love and the kindness that only the Senate and the Clinton Administration to Monday, June 12, 2000 she possessed. arrive at a balanced tax package that provides The memory of Mrs. Makinde is an inspira- tax relief for our family farms and small busi- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great tion to all, her humanitarian efforts having nesses. pleasure to bring to your attention that Pro- helped so many in our world-wide community. f fessor Frank McConnell was posthumously Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join presented with the Outstanding Teaching in extending our deepest sympathies to all of A TRIBUTE TO LARRY SHARP, SAN Award by the Alumni Association at the Uni- Martina Makinde's many loved ones, and to all BERNARDINO COUNTY BUSINESS versity of California, Santa Barbara. Frank who have been inspired by her remarkable ef- LEADER OF THE YEAR McConnell was a professor of English at forts as a mother, a wife, friend, and humani- UCSB for over three decades, and enjoyed a tarian. career that touched the lives of countless stu- f HON. JERRY LEWIS OF CALIFORNIA dents who were inspired by his own love of lit- DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erature. 2000 As a member of the UCSB community, I Monday, June 12, 2000 knew Frank well, Mr. Speaker. I knew him to SPEECH OF Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I be passionate about the works he was teach- would like today to praise the efforts of Larry ing, engaging generations of students with his HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE Sharp, the president of Arrowhead Credit infectious love of books, writers, and their abil- OF DELAWARE Union, who has been named Business Leader ity to communicate important ideas. There are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the Year by the San Bernardino County many stories about Frank inspiring students to Friday, June 9, 2000 Sun for the success he has brought the credit stay in school to finish their degrees, to major Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in union, and his commitment to community in- in English, and even to pursue a career in support of H.R. 8, the ``Death Tax Elimination volvement for himself and his business. academia.

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.004 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E975 Frank also wrote a fiction and non-fiction, in- and to his community. This tragedy reminds riage and a bill at death. The death tax is con- cluding a series of mysteries featuring a char- us again of the debt we owe to Fred Capps trary to the free-market principles on which acter he readily admitted bore a resemblance and his colleagues, whose commitment to law this Nation was founded. We should be en- to himself: ``chain-smoking, hard-drinking, foul- and order exposes them to the constant possi- couraging businesses, especially small busi- mouthed.'' He was awarded a Guggenheim bility of vengeance and violence. They de- nesses, not creating obstacles for their exist- Fellowship, a Fulbright Professorship, and serve our support, our appreciation, and our ence. chaired the 1991 Pulitzer Prize fiction jury. prayers. The Republican Congress has a track Also over the course of his distinguished ca- f record of being pro-family and pro-business. reer, Frank was named the Mortarboard We take family businesses very seriously. Teacher of the Year five times. DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT OF When mom-and-pop shops are closing up be- Frank McConnell, however, was not a ``typ- 2000 cause of an outdated tax policy, it requires ical'' academic. He could be flamboyant, color- leadership and determination to remedy the SPEECH OF ful, and even eccentric. His classes did not situation. I am pleased to be a part of this ef- end when the bell rang and the period was HON. J.C. WATTS, JR. fort. over. His students would follow him to the cof- OF OKLAHOMA No one should have to meet the undertaker fee shop, the student center, or the pizza par- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the IRS on the same day. The time is lors in Isla Vista. He helped make college fun Friday, June 9, 2000 now to end, once and for all, the Federal and stimulating at the same time! death tax. The winners will be consumers, We miss Frank, and extend to his wife Ce- Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I small businesses, family farms and loving fam- leste our best wishes for a quick recovery. rise today in strong support of H.R. 8, the ilies all over the country who have enough to She and Frank would have been proud of Death Tax Elimination Act. I am proud to have think about when there is a death in their Celeste's son, Eric Friedman, who was raised joined many of my colleagues as a co-sponsor household. Paying Uncle Sam should not be from a young age by Frank. Eric received the of this long-overdue, corrective legislation. part of the grieving process. award on behalf of CelesteÐand FrankÐand However, a few of my colleagues have called I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 8, the was himself a wonderful tribute to Frank's life. eliminating the death tax ``unfair.'' Death Tax Elimination Act. Teachers, as you know well, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, what is fair about forcing a are among America's most important treas- grieving family to worry about losing the family f business or farm to the IRS, especially when ures. Frank McConnell was an exceptional RECOGNIZING DANIEL L. WOODALL gem, and his talent contributed in its own they have just lost a loved one? Did the gov- modest way to our Nation's greatness. I want ernment put in the long hours and make the to congratulate UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang sacrifices to build this business or work this HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL and the UCSB Alumni Association for their farm? Did the government work hard to leave OF PENNSYLVANIA emphasis on the value of teaching at a first a legacy to its children? The answer, Mr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Speaker, is clearly ``no'' but when a person rank research university, and for recognizing Monday, June 12, 2000 this exceptional and inspirational teacher, Pro- dies in this country, an outrageous tax kicks in fessor Frank McConnell. on the poor soul's estate. Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleges to stand and The death tax is also ``unfair'' because it is congratulate Daniel L. Woodall for being hon- join me in paying special tribute to Dr. Frank a form of double taxation. Small business ored with the Unico Gold Medal of Achieve- McConnell. owners and family farmers pay taxes on their ment Award. Dan was chosen for his special f investments and work throughout their lifetime, contributions to humanity by the Philadelphia including but not limited to income tax, capital Chapter of UNICO. I am pleased to acknowl- TRIBUTE TO THE LATE FRED gains tax, and even property tax. And those edge his outstanding accomplishments. CAPPS who claim this will only benefit the rich have Mr. Woodall began his association with La- not talked to farmers and small business own- borers' Local 135 in 1970 and has been active HON. ED WHITFIELD ers in Oklahoma. in many positions in the union. One of Dan's OF KENTUCKY Mr. Speaker, it comes down to this. The first leadership positions was in 1978 when he served as a delegate to the Philadelphia La- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES harder you work, the more you sacrifice to in- vest in your farm or small business, and what borers' District Council where currently he Monday, June 12, 2000 is your reward if you succeed? Your reward is serves as the President. He has served as Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise with to give the government a larger piece of what Trustee and Co-Chair for the Laborers' District sadness and regret to call to the attention of you had hoped to pass on to your heirs. In Council Construction Industry Pension Fund the Members of Congress and the Nation the fact, the government's take goes all the way to and the Laborers' Education and Training/Ap- tragic murder of the Honorable Fred Capps of up to 55 percentÐthat is over half of the prenticeship Fund. He has also been Co- Burkesville, Kentucky. worthÐof your estate. The government even Chairman of the Chester and Montgomery Fred was a friend of justice, a dedicated imposes an additional five percent surcharge County Building Trades Committee and was and respected public official, and a personal tax on top of this if your estate reaches $10 elected Alternate Vice-President for the Labor- friend. He served with distinction and diligence million or moreÐreaching a whopping mar- ers' Eastern Pennsylvania States AFL±CIO. In as Commonwealth's Attorney for Cumberland, ginal tax rate of 60 percent. Mr. Speaker, how 1999, Mr. Woodall was appointed by Governor Monroe, Adair and Casey counties in the did the government earn the right to over half Ridge to the Pennsylvania State Apprentice- southeastern tip of the First Congressional of what you have spent a lifetime to build? ship and Training Council, and currently District from 1994 until his death on June 5, How did the government become more enti- serves on the Montgomery County Work 2000. He was murdered in his home shortly tled to your estate than your heirs? Force and Investment Board for the Training after dawn by a gunman who was scheduled The Republican Congress is working to re- and Employment Program. to be prosecuted by Mr. Capps later that day. peal this unfair tax so that family businesses Mr. Woodall is also involved in a variety of Heroically defending himself, his home and don't have to be sold to pay a tax bill, but in- civic and charitable events in the local com- family, Fred was able to arm himself as the in- stead can be passed down to children and munity. Some of his activities include raising truder shot his way into the Capps' home. grandchildren, and family farms can continue funds for the Cerebral Palsy Labor All-Star Though severely wounded, Fred was able to to exist. With this kind of tax penalty, it is no Classic and participating in events for the return fire, mortally wounding the intruder, wonder that less than half of all family-owned Boys Town of Italy and Unico Salute to Labor. probably saving the lives of his wife and two businesses survive the death of a founder and In short, Dan not only contributes significantly children, who were at home during the shoot- only about five percent survive to the third in the labor movement but is also a man of ing. generation. Under our current tax laws, it is action and integrity in his community. Fred Capps was an honest, hard-working cheaper for someone to sell a business before The Philadelphia Chapter of UNICO has prosecutor who brought honor to America's dying and pay the capital gains tax than to wisely chosen Dan Woodall as the recipient of criminal justice system. His public contribu- pass it on to his children. This is a grave injus- this award. Dan is truly a man who espouses tions mirrored the way he lived his private life. tice that cannot continue. quality union leadership, civic endeavors, fam- He was dedicated to his wife Catherine and It has been said only in America can one be ily harmony and fits the Unico motto, ``Service children John Steven and Lynda, to the law, given a certificate at birth, a license at mar- Above Self.''

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.007 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 E976 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 12, 2000 RECOGNIZING CELI ADAMS member of the class of 1961 at the University INTRODUCTION of California, Santa Barbara, was recently THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY honored by the UCSB Alumni Association. He We are a group of about twenty-five high school students who want to effect change in OF CALIFORNIA is the year 2000 recipient of the Chuck Graver our country. We are all very active in our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Alumni Service Award for his steadfast com- mitment to his alma mater. schools and our communities and view the Monday, June 12, 2000 Gary Gallup was a founder of the UCSB Student Advisory Board as an opportunity to make a difference on a national level. If Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Alumni Association, and served on its Board nothing else, we want to be heard. We are recognize Celi Adams, a life-long resident of of Directors in its early years. Gary has the next generation of leaders (and voters) Petaluma, CA, who for the past 12 years has worked hard to improve the stature of the and we want dramatic, aggressive improve- operated a program that provides free training campus which now ranks among the top uni- ment in areas in which we see fault. for families and friends who struggle daily to versities in the nation for research and aca- WHY GUN CONTROL? provide home care for gravely ill loved ones. demic quality. It is certainly one of the most We have researched and debated the hot Ms. Adams was recently selected as a 2000 beautiful campuses, if I may be permitted a issue of gun control since October. We chose Community Health Leader by The Robert hometown boast! this topic because of the years’ tragic events Wood Johnson Foundation. She is one of only Gary went on to join the UCSB Foundation such as the Columbine shootings and the ten individuals nationally to be selected to re- over twenty years ago, and has since been in- murder of a six-year-old by a seven-year-old ceive the nation's highest honor for community volved in attracting private support that has peer. Alarming statistics that guns kill more health leadership, which includes a $100,000 been so important to the growth in size, qual- teens than all natural causes combined hit home for the group. Unfortunately, it takes award to continue her work. ity, and stature of the university. Most recently, a tragic event such as Columbine or the as- Ms. Adams, a former cancer nurse, first rec- he served as chair of the Foundation, which sassination of Martin Luther King to make ognized the need to educate people around expects to have a record setting year in fund- the nation aware enough to affect change. quality home care when she was part of a raising. We want to reduce the 32,850 yearly gun re- group caring for a close friend with AIDS. After His voluntary contributions of time and en- lated deaths in this nation and we believe this experience, she quit her nursing job and ergy often go unnoticed and unrecognized in that an aggressive, nationalized system of ef- co-founded Home Care Companions in 1988. our complicated world of busy lives. It is there- fective prevention and enforcement pro- Initially operated out of her mother's spare fore quite fitting and proper, and I am pleased grams will reduce that number significantly. bedroom, the agency offers a free 18-hour to join with the UCSB Alumni Association, to OUR PROPOSAL course that trains family members and friends provide recognition to Gary Gallup for his forty The Congresswoman Eshoo Student Advi- of patients suffering from acute illnesses in years of service and the important contribu- sory Board proposes an aggressive attack on both sides of the gun control issue. We pro- basic home-care nursing skills. The course tions he has made to the UCSB campus and pose a nationalized set of laws, regulated by provides instructions on topics such as pain the community it serves. the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm (ATF) pre- management, nutrition, bed care, and physical Mr. Speaker, please join me in commending venting the unrestricted sale of guns and ef- therapy, as well as educates both patient and Mr. Gary Gallup on his receipt of the Chuck fectively enforcing the laws. To prevent gun care giver on how to navigate an often-com- Graver Alumni Service Award and his pledge crime, education about guns and their dan- plex medical care system and how to put their to upholding the vision of the University of ger as well as laws restricting the sale of legal affairs in order. Since its inception, more California, Santa Barbara. The campus and guns must be enacted on a national level to than 2,000 people have participated in the surrounding area is most fortunate to have end the disparity between states. First, we propose that a D.A.R.E. type program be training. such an asset to call upon. used in elementary and high schools to edu- Originally targeted to AIDS care givers, Ms. f cate children about the dangers of guns. The Adams' program has expanded in recent TRIBUTE TO THE 2000 STUDENT success of the D.A.R.E. program to effec- years to include training on cancer, congestive tively reduce drug use in teens assures us heart failure and chronic obstructive pul- ADVISORY BOARD OF THE 14TH that the same success can be achieved for monary disease. Home Care Companions' CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT guns. Secondly, we want to make gun laws training techniques have been taught to the same regardless of where a gun is sold. nurses in Japan and more recently to medical HON. ANNA G. ESHOO Every state will have to follow the same fed- eral regulations and every gun show dealer professionals in Africa. In 1997, they assisted OF CALIFORNIA will be subject to the same restriction as a in the development of an Australian AIDS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES licensed gun store. Gunlock laws need to be home-care training program. Future plans for Monday, June 12, 2000 consistent across the nation. There has al- her agency also include training sessions on ready been progress this year: the Smith and caring for frail elders and an outreach effort to Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Wesson Agreement, in its earliest form, is a help other groups start training programs in pay tribute to the Student Advisory Board of landmark decision that is a step in the right their own communities. the 14th Congressional District of California. direction. However, pressure from other gun Borne out of her own personal experience The Board is a group of exceptional high companies and the NRA has forced Smith with a dying loved one, Ms. Adams created a school students who live or attend school in and Wesson to take back some of its’ earlier promises. Also, Maryland recently passed a program that has touched the lives of many in my district and have been chosen from a com- petitive pool of applicants for a year-long re- revolutionary new law making built-in locks her community and beyond. I am thrilled that mandatory by 2002. Thirdly, our plan in- Celi Adams was selected for this well-de- search project. cludes the licensing of every gun dealer as served award from the Robert Wood Johnson This year the Board chose the issue of gun well as owner. The NRA and other anti-gun Foundation and I urge my colleagues to join control as their research topic, a very timely control groups argue that we should not me in congratulating her on this wonderful topic for the students in light of the national interfere with the law abiding citizens’ right achievement. tragedies we have witnessed. to bear arms (Second Amendment of the Mr. Speaker, as one of her nominators aptly On May 13, 2000, the Board made their Constitution) by increasing the restrictions and making the process longer. We argue put it, ``She didn't do this for fame or glory. final presentation in the Palo Alto City Council Chambers. It was well attended by elected of- simply that a person who is legally allowed She did it for the best reason of all, because to purchase a gun may have to endure a people in crisis need her help.'' ficials, parents, friends and law enforcement more thorough background check or wait f officials. Everyone in attendance agreed that longer to receive their gun, but they are not the Board's presentation was extraordinarily giving up any freedoms by doing this. A legal GARY GALLUP RECEIVES GRAVER thoughtful and very informative. I was deeply gun owner will be allowed to walk away with SERVICE AWARD impressed with the exceptional research done a gun but they will have prevented a person by the students and their work gives me hope not fit to own a gun from purchasing one by for the future well-being of our nation. accepting the regulations as well. It is for HON. LOIS CAPPS the safety of the greater society that we ask OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in paying tribute to the Student Advisory legal gun owners to endure the longer proc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ess. Board of the 14th Congressional District of Monday, June 12, 2000 The second part of reducing gun crime in California thanking them for their superb work the United States is enforcement of the laws. Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to and their leadership and submit their report for We have identified and sited solutions to the report that my dear friend, Gary Gallup, a the RECORD. many loopholes that currently plague the

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.011 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E977 system because of the strong anti-gun con- pects of gun control that we support. Sen- Recently, there has been an increase in trol lobby and pro-gun congress members. ator Feinstein’s recent announcement of her anonymous campaign expenditures by third Also noted in the enforcement section are bill to make gunlocks mandatory is also a parties. Many of these organizations are clas- success stories, which show that tough en- step in the right direction. We hope that this sified by Section 527 of the tax code. These forcement programs such as Project Exile report will provide the information nec- and The Boston Summer of Opportunity can essary to enact change on the Hill. We hope ``527'' organizations are currently free to par- work to effectively reduce the crime rate na- that Congress and President Clinton can ticipate in our electoral process, but are not tionwide just as they did in their respective come to agreement on a truly successful pro- required to disclose to the American voters cities. We discuss current laws pertaining to gram to reduce gun crime, especially in the from where their funds originate. guns, some bills that are currently in con- wake of tragedies such as Columbine and the To establish disclosure requirements for in- gress and funding methods. We stress, more Michigan shooting of a six-year-old child. dividuals and organizations who wish to take than anything else, that tough enforcement There is no better time to enact landmark an active role in affecting the outcome of fed- of laws, public awareness of the con- legislation that embodies both the preven- eral elections is just plain common sense. In- sequences of gun related crimes and proper tion and enforcement side of this problem. dividuals and organizations who strongly be- funding for these programs is essential in re- f ducing the number of gun related deaths in lieve in an issue or a candidate and are willing to back them up with the financial resources this nation. PERSONAL EXPLANATION We hope that we will spark an interest in should not be allowed to hide behind a loop- some of you to act on this proposal and we hole. hope that we will provide you, Congress- HON. ED WHITFIELD Congress must act on legislation requiring woman Eshoo, with solid information to use OF KENTUCKY disclosure for any group who wishes to partici- in Congress to affect change on behalf of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pate of our federal electoral process. your student (and soon to be your voting) f constituents. If we want to reduce gun-re- Monday, June 12, 2000 lated crime, we need action. California Sen- Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, although I BATTLE OF THE BULGE ator Feinstein has taken a step in the right was on the House floor throughout the pro- direction. She introduced a bill requiring the ceedings for consideration of H.R. 8, the re- HON. JOHN L. MICA licensing of most gun buyers. It would cover peal of the federal estate tax, on Friday, June buyers of handguns and some semiautomatic OF FLORIDA weapons and would mandate that records for 9, 2000, I was not recorded as voting on that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES issue. sales of each be kept. We feel that strong Monday, June 12, 2000 preventative action needs to be enacted My vote was recorded to defeat LLOYD along with strict enforcement of laws per- DOGGETT's Motion to Recommit H.R. 8, but Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, not long ago I was taining to gun control in order to finally re- my vote on final passage of H.R. 8 was not privileged to take part in a ceremony in Or- duce gun crime in the United States. recorded. lando, Florida to commemorate the Battle of I was a cosponsor of that legislation and it the Bulge and those who fought in that historic CONCLUSION has been a part of my platform since my elec- battle. The ceremony was conducted to dedi- Gun related crime take the lives of 32,500 tion to Congress in 1994. I am disappointed cate an impressive new memorial erected to people every year. That is about ninety peo- that my vote was not recorded because I have honor the 600,000 Americans who fought in ple per day and 3,000 of those people are always and continue to be in favor of repeal the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. under nineteen years old. The United States’ of the federal estate tax. The keynote speaker at the dedication was position on gun control presently is to let Brigadier General William E. Carlson (USA/ states make most of the laws governing pre- f Ret.), a distinguished and exceptional gen- vention and enforcement methods. The prob- CLOSE THE 527 LOOPHOLE AND lems created by not having a national sys- tleman who resides in Winter Park, Florida. At tem of gun control account for many of the END THE DEATH TAX! the age of 12, General Carlson was a Con- deaths in this nation. We propose a federally gressional Page serving in the House of Rep- run and funded program that includes pre- HON. BOB FRANKS resentatives on that historic day when Presi- vention methods as well as strict enforce- OF NEW JERSEY dent Roosevelt asked a joint session of Con- ment regulations. This is the only way to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gress for a declaration of war. keep guns out of unacceptable hands. To commemorate the Battle of the Bulge National prevention efforts should include Monday, June 12, 2000 Monument, General Carlson gave a moving universal gun safety lock laws and funding Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, for more research on ‘‘Smart Gun’’ tech- and graphic description of the battle and the nology. A D.A.R.E. style program focused on on Friday, June 9, 2000, with my support, the historic events which preceded it. His speech guns will be the key to educating children House passed the legislation (H.R. 8) to elimi- should be read by others so that this story will about guns so they can make good decisions nate the Death Tax. never be forgotten. In Washington we are later in life. Prevention is essential to reduc- For too long, exorbitant tax rates have made working to build a long overdue monument to ing gun-related crimes and suicides. it difficult for Americans to pass their savings World War II and honor the heroes who fought Effective enforcement is the other aspect onto their children, and for small businessmen in it. In Orlando, we are proud to honor our in the fight to reduce gun-related deaths in and farmers to keep their enterprises within World War II soldiers with our monument to the United States. Without harsh punish- the family. ments for criminals who use guns any pre- the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Speaker, I am vention efforts will not be effective. Project That's why I cosponsored and voted in favor pleased to submit General Carlson's Battle of Exile, a successful enforcement project in of the Death Tax Elimination Act (H.R. 8), the Bulge speech for inclusion in the RECORD: which would phase out the estate and gift tax Richmond, Virginia, is a perfect example of It was the 16th of September, 1944. Adolf a program that we feel should be utilized in over a period of 10 years. Hitler had summoned a group of his senior high crime areas throughout the nation. It is my hope that phasing out the death tax officers to his study in the huge, under- Proper funding and identification of worth- will make it easier for individuals and families ground bunker in the Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s while programs is equally important. We to accumulate savings for future generations. field headquarters, located deep in a pine for- have identified bills that are currently in the In addition, during debate on this important est in East Prussia. House of Representatives to encourage your legislation, a motion was offered to address Those summoned were his closest and most support, Congresswoman Eshoo, for the another important issueÐcampaign finance re- trusted military advisors. Among them was types of bills presented. Lastly, we have only one who wore the red stripes of the Ger- shown successful programs such as the form. I supported this motion. man General Staff. He was the head of the ‘‘Summer of Opportunity’’ in Boston, Massa- Congress' failure over the years to address Operations Staff of the High Command of the chusetts and important, landmark legisla- the issue of campaign finance reform hurts all Wehrmacht, General Alfred Jodl. tion such as the Brady Bill that are steps in of us. It undermines public confidence in this The officers were waiting when Hitler en- the right direction. institution and cast a cloud over every action tered. Taking a seat, Hitler instructed Jodl The Congresswoman Eshoo Student Advi- we take in this House. to sum up the situation on the Western sory Board feels that aggressive, nationwide I have been actively fighting for campaign fi- Front. change needs to take place to effectively re- During the briefing, Jodl noted that there duce gun crime in the United States. We nance reform in this House for a number of was one area of particular concern where the would like to mention positive efforts to yearsÐfrom authoring my own Independent Americans were attacking and where the educate and reduce gun crimes. The Million- Commission Bill to supporting a ban on soft Germans had almost no troops: That area Mom March taking place this Sunday, May money through Shays-Meehan to supporting was the region of Belgium and Luxembourg 15 (Mothers Day) embodies many of the as- today's motion to close the 527 loophole. called the Ardennes.

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.014 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 E978 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 12, 2000 At the word ‘‘Ardennes’’, Hitler suddenly overwhelmed by the German onslaught, or nation, a great state and a City Beautiful ordered Jodl to stop the briefing. There was until his commanders ordered him to with- with freedom and prosperity unknown in the a long pause. Then with firmness in his voice draw. annals of history. Hitler said, ‘‘I shall go on the offensive The Battle was a very personal fight for Today, in the quiet of an autumn breeze here!’’ and he slapped his hand down on the them. Concerned with the fearful and con- blowing across Lake Eola, we are gathered map—‘‘Here, out of the Ardennes! The objec- suming task of fighting and staying alive, here to dedicate a monument and pay tribute tive is Antwerp!’’ those men did not think of the battle in to the men this monument represents. With those words Hitler set in motion terms of the big Picture represented on the As you look at the monument placed in preparations for a battle that was to assume situation maps at higher headquarters. They this beautiful park, also look around you. epic proportions: the greatest German at- knew only what they could see and hear in Look at the old warriors gathered here—they tack in the West since the campaign of 1940. the chaos of the battle around them. were the vibrant youth of that time—men Hitler named this Operations Plan Wacht They knew and understood the earth for who were there on that battlefield 55 years Am Rhein. He personally selected this name which they fought, the advantage of holding ago today. Men like: to imply a defensive Operation, rather than the high ground and the protection of the PFC Jim Hendrix who was awarded the an offensive operation, in order to deceive trench or foxhole. Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic ac- the Allies. They could distinguish the sounds of the tion during the battle. During the planning, the German General German weffers and the screaming sound of Young, Fuzzy-cheeked lieutenants such as Staff made numerous changes to Hitler’s incoming German 88s. And they knew the John Newell, a tank commander, and Bill original concept for the operation. When the fear of German artillery rounds falling Cain, platoon leader. They were in the ar- battle began, the German code name for the around them without pattern in the snow. mored column of old ‘‘blood and guts’’ Pat- operation was Autumn Mist. They knew the satisfying sound of friendly ton as they raced 150 miles under the sever- A split second after five-thirty a.m. on artillery shells passing overhead. They were est of winter conditions in their valiant ef- Saturday, December the 16th an American reassured by the sudden stabs of flame in the fort to relieve Bastogne. Bob Stevenson, ‘‘one of those damned engi- soldier manning an observation post high on night as friendly artillery belched bullets neers’’, an accolade from the German SS top of a water tower in the village of into the air, spreading a glow of flickering Colonel Peiper, about our engineers for blow- Hosingen telephoned his Company Com- light above the blackened trees of the snow- ing bridges and building obstacles at every mander. He reported that in the distance on covered forest. turn and bend in the road, obstacles that the German side he could see a strange phe- They knew the overwhelming loneliness of slowed the advance of his SS Panzer column. nomenon: countless flickering pinpoints of the battlefield, the feeling of despair, confu- Bob has with him today his WWII helmet light. Within a few seconds both he and his sion and the uncertainty that prevails in that he wore during that battle, a helmet Company Commander had an explanation. units in retreat. with a jagged shrapnel hole in the back of it, They were the muzzle flashes of over 2,000 They knew first hand the violent pounding a helmet that probably saved him for the German artillery pieces. of the heart, the cold sweat, the trembling of scythe of the grim reaper. The early morning stillness of the fog- the body and the stark terror that mortal And Jim Mckearney, a Mortar Platoon shrouded forest was suddenly shattered with combat brings. Even Mother Nature was Sgt. in the 101st Airborne Division who just the thunderclap of a massive artillery bar- their enemy with bitterly cold weather and days before had received a battlefield com- rage landing on the Americans. over-cast skies. The days were short—day- mission while fighting in Holland. As a new Operation Autumn Mist was underway. light at 8 and darkness by 4. The nights were lieutenant leading a platoon in the defense of The onslaught had begun. long and bitterly cold. Snow, knee-deep, cov- Bastogne, he and his platoon stood as firm as The Americans called it the Battle of the ered the battleground. Overcast skies and the solid granite pedestal of the monument Bulge. heavy fog shrouded the snow-covered limbs we dedicate today. To this day he bears the The Battle of the Bulge lasted from the of the fir trees in the dark forest. scars of the wounds he received in that bat- 16th of December 1944 until the 25th of Janu- GIs, their bodies numb, were blue-lipped tle. ary 1945. It was the greatest battle ever and chilled to the bone. Young American men, hardly more than fought by the United States Army. At night, the German ground assault was boys, men such as Harry Meisel and Earl K. More than a million men participated in assisted by artificial moonlight created by Wood, our Orange County Tax Collector, men this battle including 600,000 American sol- giant German searchlights bouncing their who wear an Ardennes Battle Star on their diers, 500,000 Germans, and 55,000 British. light off the low-hanging clouds casting an European Campaign ribbon for their partici- The American military force consisted of a eerie, ghostly light in the fog, over the snow- pation in the battle. total of three Armies with 33 Divisions. covered field of battle. And Angels of Mercy, such as Lieutenant While the German military force consisted of Other nights were ablaze with more flame Evelyn Gilberg, an Army Nurse who went to two Panzer Armies with 29 Divisions. More and noise than one thought possible for man sleep at night sobbing, thinking about the than 120,000 Germans were killed, wounded to create. mangled bodies of the young American Sol- or captured during the battle. Each side lost For a brief moment in history, those men diers in the field hospital that she had cared over 800 tanks. held our nation’s destiny in their hands. In for that day. Wars are planned by old men in council the end they did not fail us. They prevailed Men like the lone soldier in Chet Morgan’s rooms far from the battlefield. But at the and the fires of hell were extinguished. outfit, digging a foxhole atop a small knoll end of the most grandiose plans of the high- They blew the trumpets that tumbled the beside a road. A vehicle loaded with fleeing est-ranking Generals is the soldier walking walls. Theirs was the face of victory. Super American soldiers came speeding down the the point or manning the outposts. The heroes—super patriots. Their legacy—victory road heading for the rear. The vehicle monument we dedicate today is a monument in the greatest battle ever fought by the stopped and the soldiers hollered to him, to those soldiers. United States Army. ‘‘the Germans are coming! Come on we have The real story of the Battle of the Bulge is But the cost of victory was high. Young room for you!’’ He looked up and in words his the story of those soldiers and the intense Americans answered the angel’s trumpet call mother never taught him, replied: ‘‘You can combat action of the small units—the and were sacrificed on the altar of the god of stop now because the Germans aren’t going squads, the platoons and the companies—and war—brave heroes whose valor in many cases past this position while I’m alive! This is the the soldiers who filled their ranks. died unrecognized with them on the battle- 82nd Airborne Division area.’’ These are the men that made up the fight- field. Young warriors whose names the grim These soldiers, and the thousands of others ing strength of the divisions, engaged the reaper carved on marble tombstones across like them, are the soldiers who stood their Germans in combat and suffered the casual- our land. ground in the days when the heavens were ties. It was a time of great sacrifice and in most falling and the battlefield was in flames with Battalion Commanders and Company Com- cases the dead were hardly more than boys. all the fire and noise humanly possible for manders—young, lean, tough, battle-wise 19,000 new Gold Stars were hung in the win- over a million warriors to create. These are and toil worn. Fuzzy-cheeked lieutenants, dows back home: Mothers who lost their the men who in the hours when the earth’s grizzly NCO’s, and seasoned troopers; battle- songs; Wives who lost their husbands; And foundation shook like an earthquake, stood hardened and disciplined in automatic habits Children who lost their fathers. their ground. of combat never learned in school. And green Over 23,000 American soldiers were cap- These are the men who followed duty’s call replacements, fresh off the ships from home, tured during the heat of battle. Prisoners of and lived the code of the soldier. They sac- marched off into battle for the first time and war who were forced to serve behind barbed rificed and paid the price for freedom. They in their hearts was fear of the unknown. wire, in silence and with courage, each in his stayed—and the earth became theirs again. Around their necks hung their dog tags own way, until the war ended. They defended and what was abandoned— and rosaries. On their heads was the steel pot Purple Hearts were awarded by the thou- they recaptured. They saved the sum of all and in their pocket was a picture of the girl sands. The snow turned red with American things we hold dear—and all this for love of back home. blood. The wounds of 81,000 young Americans their country—and the meager pay of a sol- Surprised, stunned and not understanding in that battle left the ‘red badge of courage’ dier. what was happening to him, the American on the battlefield of the Ardennes. Ask yourselves now—with head bowed— soldier nevertheless held fast—he was as te- We are reminded of what their journey From where, Oh God, came such men as nacious as the old junkyard dog until he was through life has left behind for us: a great these?

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.017 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E979 Our Country was truly blessed. to his son, James, daughter, Elizabeth, and profit publications, and a host of others, the Today we gather here to dedicate a monu- granddaughter, Katelynn. original cosponsors and I, invite my colleagues ment. A monument that stands as a legacy to protect nonprofit mailers and support this to the Greatest Battle Ever fought By The f bill. United States Army and to those veterans NON-PROFIT RELIEF ACT OF 2000 who fought and won that battle with their f blood and their courage. But let also stand as a reminder to future HON. CHAKA FATTAH HONORING JOHN ‘‘DOC’’ TYNAN generations of the high cost of freedom. OF PENNSYLVANIA God bless the United States of America. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY f Monday, June 12, 2000 OF MASSACHUSETTS REMEMBERING RUSSELL A. Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FREEMAN ducing legislation which will provide much Monday, June 12, 2000 needed postage rate relief for nonprofit mail- HON. DAVID DREIER ers. The measure will protect nonprofit or pre- Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor ferred mailers from double-digit rate increases. my very dear friend, neighbor, and former col- OF CALIFORNIA league in the Massachusetts Legislature, Rep- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES My legislation is identical to legislation intro- duced in the Senate, S. 2686, on June 7, resentative John ``Doc'' Tynan who is cele- brating his Eightieth Birthday. Monday, June 12, 2000 2000, by Senator THAD COCHRAN, the Chair- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, this year Cali- man, and Senator DANIEL K. AKAKA, the Rank- Mr. Speaker, few people I've ever known fornia has lost one of its finest attorneys and ing Minority Member of the Senate Sub- could match the strength and character of Doc the Congress has lost a good friend and ad- committee on International Security Prolifera- Tynan. Whether as the toughest, most tena- viser. tion and Federal Services. I am pleased to be cious All Scholastic Left End to play Football In mid March, Russell A. Freeman passed joined in the introduction of this bill by Con- for South Boston High School, or as the man away at his home near Los Angeles. As the gressman STENY H. HOYER, Ranking Minority who's probably raised more money for local General Counsel of Security Pacific Corpora- Member of the House Appropriations Sub- charitable organizations than anyone I've ever tion, Russ Freeman, in the mid-1980s and committee on Treasury, Postal Service and known, everything Doc Tynan does, he does early 1990s, undertook many of the early General Government, and Congressman one hundred percent. And no one could ever steps at broadening the range of bank product DANNY K. DAVIS and Congressman MAJOR R. say that Doc isn't exactly the same fellow all and service offerings in order to strengthen OWENS, both members of the Subcommittee the time. No matter who he's with or where he the banking charter and meet customer de- on the Postal Service. happens to be, Doc tells it like it is. mands. Much of his legal work set the intellec- The practice of designating certain types of Not a lot of people know this, Mr. Speaker, tual and practical foundation for the landmark mail for preferred rates was initiated by the but Doc Tynan was an Executive Officer and financial legislation that passed the Congress Congress over 50 years ago. In 1993, deficit Bombardier in World War II. He flew a total of just this past year. reduction legislation eliminated federal finan- twenty-five missions, and commanded both Security Pacific, based in Los Angeles, was cial support for nonprofit mailers, but man- Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart. And, true to the nation's fifth largest banking firm and pro- dated that nonprofit rates be lower than rates form, Doc survived five plane crashes in Eu- duced many new business and consumer in- for commercial mailers. rope. In fact, he only bailed out of planes novations. Moving from his native New York, In January of this year, the United States twice. One time, his B±17 was shot down over Russ Freeman joined the bank in 1959 and Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Germany, but limped along as far as the rose from staff attorney to General Counsel. proposed postage rate increases for all class- English Coast. Major Doc Tynan parachuted By his work there for some 33 years, he dem- es of mail. The USPS formally filed the rate out of the crippled plane in pitch darkness, not onstrated those somewhat rare values today request which is pending before the Postal knowing where they were. He crawled to a of loyalty and commitment. Rate Commission (PRC). Under the current house in the countryside and after identifying Russ Freeman received many accolades rate request, rates for nonprofits will surpass himself as an American soldier, he was taken and awards over the years, including Out- rates for corresponding commercial mail. The to the hospital to treat his broken leg. standing Corporate Counsel from the L.A. USPS attributed the increase to inaccurate The other three times he stayed with the County Bar. More significant, however, Russ cost data. However, to its credit, the Postal plane and did his level best to land. He is the Freeman served as mentor to numerous attor- Service has requested and proposed legisla- recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and neys who are now working in various financial tion to fix the ``rate anomaly.'' Without the leg- Air Medal with four clusters. No wonder, as a and non-financial firms across the country. He islation, the nonprofit periodical preferred rate State Representative Doc made it to the Com- instilled in these attorneysÐand in his cor- will disappear. mittee on Ways and Means in the Massachu- porate and legal colleaguesÐa strong work The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, the Maga- setts House. If there's one thing you can say ethic, a demand for excellence in legal anal- zine Publishers of America, National Federa- about Doc, Mr. Speaker, it's that when there's ysis and the need to conduct one's work in a tion of Nonprofits, Direct Marketing Associa- a job to be done, Doc Tynan has always been professional manner. And he communicated tion, and the Association of Postal Commerce there with both the way and the means to not these values in a fashion that earned him the have worked with the USPS to draft an ac- only get the job done, but to get it done to highest respect and regard. This represents ceptable legislative solution to the nonprofit perfection, never for his own benefit, but for an important legacy for the banking and legal rate problem in the current rate case before the good of others and the community he communities. Russ represented his company the PRC. The compromise between nonprofit loves. with tenacity, honesty and creativity and he and commercial postage rates, is supported Among Doc's many accomplishments, he was a strong advocate for the banking indus- by the above organizations. was the Democratic Whip in the Massachu- try. By locking in the current rate relationship setts House and chaired Committees on Vet- Russ Freeman frequently provided input to between nonprofit and commerical postage erans Services and Legislative Research. He me and to other members of the House and rates, we will protect all categories of nonprofit was the Budget Director of the Massachusetts Senate on banking and financial issues. He mail from future rate shock. Specifically, the House, President of the South Boston Neigh- brought the straight story, good or bad, and bill would set nonprofit and classroom Peri- borhood House, Chairman of the Gate of we relied on him for accurate information and odical rates at 95 percent of the commercial Heaven Fund raiser, and a member of the new ideas. His vision reinforced the impetus in counterpart rate, excluding the advertising por- Board of Trustees of the New England College Congress to improve financial services regula- tion, set nonprofit Standard A rates at 60 per- of Optometry. tion to the benefit of consumers and to keep cent of the commercial Standard A rates, and Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to wish my our banking system the strongest in the world. set Library and Educational Matter rates at 95 very dear friend a very happy Eightieth Birth- We have lost a good friend with the death of percent of the rates for the special subclass of day and to thank him for everything he's done Russ Freeman. commercial Standard B mail. for the men and women and boys and girls of Our thoughts and condolences go out to his On behalf of local charities, hospitals, South Boston. many friends and colleagues and, particularly, churches, educators, arts organizations, non- Happy Birthday, Doc!

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JN8.019 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 E980 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 12, 2000 IN RECOGNITION OF THE MAKE-A- When we first got there, while we were Act to provide medical assistance for WISH FOUNDATION waiting, I got to hold his racing helmet. certain women screened and found to Then when Bobby came out of the trailer, I have breast or cervical cancer under a got to spend almost 15 minutes with him. I federally funded screening program; HON. TONY P. HALL asked him lots of questions about racing and H.R.3916, to amend the Internal Rev- OF OHIO he autographed two hats, a car, a tee shirt, enue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise and my racing uniform. Then he gave my sis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tax on telephone and other commu- ter, Mallory, and me each a team hat. It was nication services; and proposed legisla- Monday, June 12, 2000 the greatest day of my life! The next day was race day! Bobby came in tion urging the President to initiate Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, on June 8, second! On Monday we left to go home. I had negotiations over the issue of foreign 2000 a reception was held in the Capitol to a lot of fun! sales corporations at the July 20 meet- celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the I hope you enjoyed my story. It has a very ing of the G-8 nations in Okinawa. Make-A-Wish Foundation. During the past two happy ending. Thanks Make-A-Wish for mak- SD–215 decades, this organization has fulfilled almost ing my dream come true. Judiciary 80,000 wishes made by children who are ill. f Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competi- The highlight of this reception was an inspi- tion Subcommittee SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS rational address made by a remarkable seven- To hold hearings to examine the United year-old named Ryan Davidson. Ryan, who Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Airways and U.S. Airways airline had a brain tumor, is the 3,000th ``Wish Child'' agreed to by the Senate on February 4, merger. SD–226 of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Make-A-Wish 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- 3:30 p.m. Foundation. His speech follows: tem for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate com- Foreign Relations REMARKS BY RYAN DAVIDSON MAKE-A-WISH mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- To hold hearings to examine the Inter- 20TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION JUNE 8, 2000 tees, and committees of conference. national Criminal Court, focusing on Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my This title requires all such committees protecting american servicemen and officials from the threat of inter- name is Ryan Davidson and I am seven years to notify the Office of the Senate Daily old. I go to Ashburn Elementary and I am in national prosecution. the first grade. Today I am well and feeling Digest—designated by the Rules com- SD–419 great! But I didn’t feel good last summer. mittee—of the time, place, and purpose Two weeks after kindergarten, I had a ton of the meetings, when scheduled, and JUNE 15 any cancellations or changes in the of really bad headaches. My mom gave me 9:30 a.m. Tylenol but it didn’t help. My headaches got meetings as they occur. Environment and Public Works worse and my left hand wouldn’t work. I As an additional procedure along Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and couldn’t get a tight grip when I tried to hold with the computerization of this infor- Nuclear Safety Subcommittee stuff. My mom and dad took me to Dr. ‘‘D’’ mation, the Office of the Senate Daily in Ashburn. Dr. ‘‘D’’ said that I should go To hold hearings on the Environmental Digest will prepare this information for Protection Agency’s proposed highway have an x-ray. We went to the hospital for printing in the Extensions of Remarks the x-ray. I was scared of the big x-ray ma- diesel fuel sulfur regulations. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD chine. After my x-ray the doctors said that I SD–406 should go to Children’s Hospital for more x- on Monday and Wednesday of each Commerce, Science, and Transportation rays. I had to lay still alone in the machine. week. To hold hearings on the nomination of I had four x-rays in one day! Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Delmond J.H. Won, of Hawaii, to be a The doctors said that I had a brain tumor June 13, 2000 may be found in the Daily Federal Maritime Commissioner; to be and had to stay over night. I was scared to Digest of today’s RECORD. followed by a business meeting to con- stay by myself, so my mom stayed, too. Four MEETINGS SCHEDULED sider pending calendar business. days later I had my surgery. I was scared. SR–253 Before the doctors put me to sleep, they told Energy and Natural Resources JUNE 14 me to think about that green car going To hold hearings on certain provisions of around the track. After my surgery, I woke 9:30 a.m. S. 2557, to protect the energy security up during another x-ray. The machine was Indian Affairs of the United States and decrease moving forward and back. It was very loud To hold hearings on S. 2282, to encourage America’s dependency on foreign oil the efficient use of existing resources and I was scared. sources to 50 percent by the Year 2010 The next day, I was called the human ‘‘Q- and assets related to Indian agricul- by enhancing the use of renewable en- tip’’ because I had a bandage that looked tural research, development and ex- ergy resources, conserving energy re- like the top of a ‘‘Q-Tip’’. I was in the hos- ports within the United States Depart- pital for five days. I still had stitches when ment of Agriculture. sources, improving energy efficiencies, I went home. A week later I had to get my SR–485 and increasing domestic energy sup- stitches out. I had to go to sleep while I got Environment and Public Works plies, mitigating the effect of increases the stitches out. Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and in energy prices on the American con- I still have to have MRI’s. Nuclear Safety Subcommittee sumer, including the poor and the el- Then in October, ‘‘Make-A-Wish’’ came. To hold hearings on the environmental derly. They asked lots of questions and asked me benefits and impacts of ethanol under SD–366 where I wanted to go. I wanted to go meet the Clean Air Act. 10 a.m. my favorite racecar driver, Bobby Labonte, SD–406 Judiciary and see the race. I knew he would be at a Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider pending racetrack! Communications Subcommittee calendar business. In the spring, we had a party for all the To hold hearings on S. 2454, to amend the SD–226 people who had helped while I was in the hos- Communications Act of 1934 to author- 10:30 a.m. pital. Near the end of the party, Make-A- ize low-power television stations to Foreign Relations Wish came back to grant my wish! They provide digital data services to sub- To hold hearings to examine issues deal- said, ‘‘You’re leaving next week to go to scribers. ing with the changing threat of inter- California!’’ I started jumping up and down. SR–253 national terrorism, focusing on the re- Make-A-Wish got me a ton of stuff. Then on 10 a.m. port of the National Commission on Wednesday, a limousine picked me up from Governmental Affairs Terrorism. school and took me to the airport. When we Business meeting to markup pending cal- SD–419 got there, we went to the cockpit. I got to sit endar business. where the Captain sits. SD–342 2:30 p.m. When we got to California and got off the Foreign Relations Energy and Natural Resources plane, I felt a hat. It was our host, John! He Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Sub- National Parks, Historic Preservation, and got me balloons and when we got to the committee Recreation Subcommittee hotel, he gave me four Bobby Labonte cars. To hold hearings to examine the future To hold hearings on the United States On Friday, we went to practices and quali- of Lebanon. General Accounting Office March 2000 fying races. Bobby Labonte qualified 36th. SD–419 report entitled ‘‘Need to Address Man- On Saturday, I woke up early. We went to Finance agement Problems that Plague the the track. When we got there we went to Business meeting to markup S.662, to Concessions Program’’. meet Bobby Labonte! amend title XIX of the Social Security SD–366

VerDate 112000 05:10 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M12JN8.000 pfrm12 PsN: E12PT1 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E981 JUNE 20 ing, and carriage of nonproject water JULY 12 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, 9:30 a.m. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions municipal, industrial, and any other Indian Affairs To hold hearings on pending business. beneficial purposes. To hold oversight hearings on risk man- SD–430 SD–366 agement and tort liability relating to Energy and Natural Resources Indian matters. Business meeting to consider pending JUNE 22 SR–485 calendar business. 9:30 a.m. SD–366 Commerce, Science, and Transportation JULY 19 To hold hearings to examine issues deal- 9:30 a.m. JUNE 21 ing with aviation and the internet, fo- Indian Affairs 9:30 a.m. cusing on purchasing airline tickets To hold oversight hearings on activities Indian Affairs through the internet, and whether or of the National Indian Gaming Com- To hold hearings on certain Indian Trust not this benefits the consumer. mission. Corporation activities. SR–253 SR–485 SH–216 10 a.m. JULY 26 Energy and Natural Resources Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Business meeting to consider pending To hold hearings to examine medical de- 9:30 a.m. calendar business. vice reuse. Indian Affairs SD–366 SD–430 To hold hearings on S.2526, to amend the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Indian Health Care Improvement Act To hold hearings to examine the pro- to revise and extend such Act. JUNE 27 posed United-US Airways merger, fo- SR–485 cusing on its effect on competition in 9:30 a.m. the industry, and the likelihood it Energy and Natural Resources SEPTEMBER 26 would trigger further industry consoli- Business meeting to consider pending 9:30 a.m. dation. calendar business. Veterans’ Affairs SR–253 SD–366 To hold joint hearings with the House 2:30 p.m. 10 a.m. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on the Energy and Natural Resources Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Legislative recommendation of the Water and Power Subcommittee To hold hearings on S. 1016, to provide American Legion. To hold hearings on S. 1848, to amend the collective bargaining for rights for pub- 345 Cannon Building Reclamation Wastewater and Ground- lic safety officers employed by States water Study and Facilities Act to au- or their political subdivisions. thorize the Secretary of the Interior to SD–430 CANCELLATIONS participate in the design, planing, and 2:30 p.m. construction of the Denver Water JUNE 14 Reuse project; S. 1761, to direct the Energy and Natural Resources Secretary of the Interior, through the Energy Research, Development, Produc- 9:30 a.m. Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve tion and Regulation Subcommittee Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and enhance the water supplies of the To hold hearings on the April 2000 GAO Business meeting to consider pending Lower Rio Grande Valley; S. 2301, to report entitled ‘‘Nuclear Waste Clean- calendar business. amend the Reclamation Wastewater up—DOE’s Paducah Plan Faces Uncer- SD–430 and Groundwater Study and Facilities tainties and Excludes Costly Cleanup Energy and Natural Resources Act to authorize the Secretary of the Activities’’. Business meeting to consider pending Interior to participate in the design, SD–366 calendar business. planning, and construction of the SD–366 Lakehaven water reclamation project JUNE 28 for the reclamation and reuse of water; 9:30 a.m. POSTPONEMENTS S. 2400, to direct the Secretary of the Indian Affairs Interior to convey certain water dis- To hold hearings on S. 2283, to amend the tribution facilities to the Northern JUNE 14 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Colorado Water Conservancy District; 2:30 p.m. Century to make certain amendments S. 2499, to extend the deadline for com- Energy and Natural Resources mencement of construction of a hydro- with respect to Indian tribes. Water and Power Subcommittee electric project in the State of Penn- SR–485 To hold oversight hearings on the Na- sylvania; and S. 2594, to authorize the Energy and Natural Resources tional Marine Fisheries Service’s draft Secretary of the Interior to contract Business meeting to consider pending Biological Opinion and its potential with the Mancos Water Conservancy calendar business. impact on the Columbia River oper- District to use the Mancos Project fa- SD–366 ations. cilities for impounding, storage, divert- SD–366

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HIGHLIGHTS House committee ordered reported the Energy and Water Development appropriations for fiscal year 2001. Senate S. Con. Res. 118, commemorating the 60th anni- Chamber Action versary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet Routine Proceedings, pages S4237–S4972 authorities in April and May 1940. Page S4952 Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution Measures Passed: were introduced, as follows: S. 2711–2712, and S. Congratulating New Jersey Devils Hockey Res. 321. Pages S4952±53 Championship: Senate agreed to S. Res. 321, to Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: congratulate the New Jersey Devils for their out- H. Con. Res. 251, commending the Republic of standing discipline, determination, and ingenuity, in Croatia for the conduct of its parliamentary and winning the 2000 National Hockey League’s Stanley presidential elections, with an amendment and with Cup Championship. Pages S4971±72 an amended preamble. Defense Appropriations: Senate resumed consider- H. Con. Res. 304, expressing the condemnation of ation of H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the the continued egregious violations of human rights Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending in the Republic of Belarus, the lack of progress to- September 30, 2001, taking action on the following ward the establishment of democracy and the rule of amendments proposed thereto: Pages S4946±50 law in Belarus, calling on President Alyaksandr Adopted: Lukashenka’s regime to engage in negotiations with Stevens/Inouye Amendment No. 3317, to provide the representatives of the opposition and to restore research and development funds for the Information the constitutional rights of the Belarusian people, Technology project. Pages S4947±48 and calling on the Russian Federation to respect the Stevens Amendment No. 3318, to make a tech- sovereignty of Belarus. nical correction. Pages S4947±48 S. 2460, to authorize the payment of rewards to Stevens Amendment No. 3319, to make a tech- individuals furnishing information relating to per- nical correction. Pages S4947±48 sons subject to indictment for serious violations of Stevens Amendment No. 3320, to make a tech- international humanitarian law in Rwanda. nical correction. Pages S4947±48 S. 2677, to restrict assistance until certain condi- Stevens Amendment No. 3328, to adjust the cash tions are satisfied and to support democratic and balances available under the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluc- economic transition in Zimbabwe. tuations, Defense’’ account. Page S4948 S. 2682, to authorize the Broadcasting Board of Pending: Governors to make available to the Institute for Boxer/Reid Amendment No. 3308, to prohibit Media Development certain materials of the Voice of the use of funds for the preventative application of America. dangerous pesticides in areas owned or managed by S. Con. Res. 117, commending the Republic of Slo- the Department of Defense that may be used by venia for its partnership with the United States and children. Pages S4946±47 NATO, and expressing the sense of Congress that A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Slovenia’s accession to NATO would enhance viding for a vote on the pending Boxer/Reid NATO’s security. Amendment No. 3308 (listed above), to occur on Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at 2:20 p.m. Page S4972 D573

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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4954±55 viding for further consideration of the bill and fur- Amendments Submitted: Pages S4956±69 ther amendments to be proposed thereto, on Tues- day, June 13, 2000. Page S4972 Notices of Hearings: Page S4969 Appointment: Additional Statements: Pages S4951±52 National Commission to Ensure Consumer In- Enrolled Bills Presented (June 9, 2000): formation and Choice in the Airline Industry: The Page S4952 Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:03 p.m., and to Public Law 106–181, appointed Ted R. Lawson, adjourned at 4:11 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, of West Virginia, to serve as a member of the Na- June 13, 2000. (For Senate’s program, see the re- tional Commission to Ensure Consumer Information marks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s and Choice in the Airline Industry. Page S4972 Record on page S4972.) Messages From the House: Page S4952 Communications: Page S4952 Committee Meetings Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S4953±54 No Committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives H.R. 3048, to amend section 879 of title 18, Chamber Action United States Code, to provide clearer coverage over Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 4636-4641, threats against former Presidents and members of were introduced. Page H4420 their families, amended (H. Rept. 106–669); Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H. Res. 523, waiving points of order against the H.R. 3995, to establish procedures governing the conference report on S. 761, to regulate interstate responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who ad- commerce by electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic minister departments, offices, and agencies of the commerce through the operation of free market District of Columbia government, amended (H. forces (H. Rept. 106–670); Rept. 106–663); H. Res. 524, providing for consideration of H.R. H.R. 4387, to provide that the School Governance 4578, making appropriations for the Department of Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year upon the date such Act is ratified by the voters of ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106–671). the District of Columbia (H. Rept. 106–664); H.J. Res. 90, withdrawing the approval of the H.R. 4504, to make technical amendments to the United States from the Agreement establishing the Higher Education Act of 1965, amended (Rept. World Trade Organization, amended, adverse (H. 106–665); Rept. 106–672); H.R. 4079, to require the Comptroller General of H.R. 4601, to provide for reconciliation pursuant the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud to section 213(c) of the concurrent resolution on the audit of the Department of Education, amended (H. budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt Rept. 106–666); and to decrease the statutory limit on the public H.R. 4022, regarding the sale and transfer of debt, amended (H. Rept. 106–673, Pt. 1); and Moskit anti-ship missiles by the Russian Federation, H.R. 4635, making appropriations for the Depart- amended (Rept. 106–667); ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban H.R. 4118, to prohibit the rescheduling or for- Development, and for sundry independent agencies, giveness of any outstanding bilateral debt owed to boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the the United States by the Government of the Russian fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, (H. Rept. Federation until the President certifies to the Con- 106–674). Page H4219 gress that the Government of the Russian Federation Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the has ceased all its operations at, removed all personnel Speaker wherein he designated Representative from, and permanently closed the intelligence facil- Kuykendall to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. ity at Lourdes, Cuba, amended (H. Rept. 106–668); Page H4177

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:56 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JN0.REC pfrm12 PsN: D12JN0 June 12, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D575 Recess: The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and re- ice and Head Start programs, education reforms, and convened at 2:00. Page H4177 education for the disadvantaged by $1.8 billion; Recess: The House recessed at 3:33 p.m. and recon- Pages H4204±08 The Pelosi and Hoyer amendments were consid- vened at 6:27 p.m. Page H4193 ered pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of Suspension—Proceedings Postponed: The House June 8. completed debate on H.R. 4079, amended, to re- H. Res. 518, the rule that is providing for consid- quire the Comptroller General of the United States eration of the bill was agreed to on June 8. to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the De- Rejected the Obey motion that the Committee partment of Education. Further proceedings on the rise by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 202 noes, Roll motion to suspend the rules were postponed. No. 255. Earlier, the motion failed on a division of Pages H4178±81 the question of 15 ayes to 17 noes. Pages H4208±09 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules Rejected the Obey motion that the Committee and pass the following measures: rise by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 256. Page H4214 Higher Education Act Amendments: H.R. 4504, amended, to make technical amendments to the Order of Business—Further Consideration of Higher Education Act of 1965; Pages H4181±88 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations: Agreed that during further consideration of the bill Importance of Strong Marriages: H. Res. 280, pursuant to H. Res. 518 and the order of the House amended, recognizing the importance of strong mar- of June 8, no further amendment to the bill shall be riages and the contributions that community mar- in order except (1) pro forma amendments offered by riage policies have made to the strength of marriages the chairman or ranking minority member of the throughout the United States; Pages H4188±90 Committee on Appropriations or their designees for Governing District of Columbia Court-Ap- the purpose of debate; (2) the amendment printed in pointed Receivers: H.R. 3995, amended, to establish part B of House Report 106–657; (3) the remaining procedures governing the responsibilities of court-ap- amendments listed in the order of the House of June pointed receivers who administer departments, of- 8, 2000, as previously modified; and (4) the fol- fices, and agencies of the District of Columbia gov- lowing additional amendments: Representative ernment; and Pages H4191±93 Young of Florida regarding across-the-board reduc- Waiving Congressional Review of DC School tion; Representative Hoekstra regarding reductions Board Referendum: H.R. 4387, to provide that the in Education for the Disadvantaged, Impact Aid, School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 School Improvement Programs, and bilingual and shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified Immigrant Education and increase in Special Edu- cation; Representative Schaffer regarding reduction by the voters of the District of Columbia. Page H4193 in Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations: The and increase in Special Education; Representative House considered amendments to H.R. 4577, mak- Schaffer regarding reduction in Even Start and in- ing appropriations for the Departments of Labor, crease in Special Education for Grants to States; Rep- Health and Human Services, and Education, and re- resentative Schaffer regarding reduction in Job Corps lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September Training and increase in Special Education for 30, 2001. The House began consideration of the bill Grants to States; Representative Schaffer regarding on June 8. Pages H4194±H4215 reduction in the U.S. Institute of Peace and increase Withdrawn: in Special Education for Grants to States; Represent- Obey amendment no. 24 printed in the Congres- ative Coburn regarding fetal tissue research; Rep- sional Record, was offered but subsequently with- resentative Kaptur regarding a report on the impact drawn, that sought to increase funding for the child of PNTR on U.S. jobs; Representative Sanders re- care and development block grant by $1,000. garding NIH; Representative Hall of Ohio regarding Page H4209 additional funding for Meals on Wheels; and the Points of order sustained against: amendments printed in the Congressional Record Pelosi amendment no. 11 printed in the Congres- and numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 182, 183, 184, 185, sional Record that sought to increase funding for 186, 189, 190, 191, 192, 196, 198, and 201. Each substance abuse programs by $600 million; and amendment may be offered only by the Member des- Pages H4197±H4201 ignated in the request or a designee, or the Member Hoyer amendment no. 12 printed in the Congres- who caused it to be printed or a designee; shall be sional Record that sought to increase funding for the considered as read; shall be debatable for 10 minutes child care and development block grant, family serv- equally divided and controlled; shall not be subject

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:56 Jun 13, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JN0.REC pfrm12 PsN: D12JN0 D576 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST June 12, 2000 to amendment; and shall not be subject to a demand that the bill shall be considered for amendment by for a division of the question in the House or in the paragraph. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI Committee of the Whole. Page H4215 (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill, Realignment: The House disagreed with the Senate except as otherwise specified in the rule. The rule amendment to H.R. 4425, making appropriations waives clause 2(e) of rule XXI (prohibiting non- for military construction, family housing, and base emergency designated amendments to be offered to realignment and closure for the Department of De- an appropriations bill containing an emergency des- fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, ignation) against amendments offered during consid- and agreed to a conference. Page H4216 eration of the bill. The rule authorizes the Chair to Appointed as conferees for consideration of the accord priority in recognition to Members who have House bill, and division A of the Senate amendment, pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional and modifications committed to conference: Rep- Record. The rule allows for the Chairman of the resentatives Hobson, porter, Tiahrt, Walsh, Miller of Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during Florida, Aderholt, Granger, Goode, Young of Flor- consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time ida, Olver, Edwards, Farr of California, Boyd, Dicks, to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote and Obey. For consideration of division B of the follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule pro- Senate amendment, and modifications committed to vides one motion to recommit with or without in- conference: Representatives Young of Florida, Reg- structions. Testimony was heard from Representa- ula, Lewis of California, Rogers, Skeen, Callahan, tives Regula, Weldon of Florida and Dicks. Obey, Murtha, Pelosi, and Kaptur. Page H4208 Agreed to the Olver motion to instruct conferees CONFERENCE REPORT—MILLENNIUM to disagree with the Senate amendment and provide DIGITAL COMMERCE ACT funding for national Missile Defense Initial deploy- ment Facilities at a level equal to the lower level as Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule provided in the House passed bill. Page H4216 waiving all points of order against the conference re- port to accompany S. 761, Millennium Digital Com- Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate merce Act, and against its consideration. The rule appears on page H4177. provides that the conference report shall be consid- Referral: S. Con. Res. 121 was referred to the Com- ered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman mittee on International Relations. Page H4218 Bliley. Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursu- f ant to the rule appear on page H4221. Quorum Calls—Votes: Two recorded votes devel- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, oped during the proceedings of the House today and JUNE 13, 2000 appear on pages H4208–09 and H4214. There were (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and Senate adjourned at 12 midnight. Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transpor- tation, business meeting to markup proposed legislation making appropriations for the Department of Transpor- Committee Meetings tation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT tember 30, 2001, 10 a.m., SD–116. APPROPRIATIONS Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hear- ings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the En- the government of the District of Columbia, 11 a.m., ergy and Water Development appropriations for fis- SD–192. cal year 2001. Full Committee, business meeting to markup proposed INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Transportation and related agencies, Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open 2:15 p.m., SD–106. rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 4578, mak- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Sub- ing appropriations for the Department of the Interior committee on Securities, with the Subcommittee on Fi- and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- nancial Institutions, to hold joint hearings to examine the tember 30, 2001. The rule waives all points of order Merchant Banking Regulations pursuant to the Gramm- against consideration of the bill. The rule provides Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., SD–538.

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Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, with the Sub- Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil committee on Securities, to hold joint hearings to exam- Service, hearing on FEHBP: OPM’s Policy Guidance for ine the Merchant Banking Regulations pursuant to the 2001, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., SD–538. Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to Africa, hearing on Zimbabwe: Democracy on the Line, 10 hold hearings to examine the practices of Internet net- a.m., 2172 Rayburn. work advertisers and steps that can be taken to improve Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 3575, Stu- consumers’ privacy online, 10 a.m., SR–253. dent Athlete Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hear- Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 2929, Cap- ings on the nomination of James V. Aidala, of Virginia, tive Elephant Accident Prevention Act of 1999, 9:30 to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the a.m., 2237 Rayburn. Environmental Protection Agency; the nomination of Ar- thur C. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks of Commerce for Economic Development; and the nomi- and Public Lands, hearing on the following measures: nation of Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia, to be Alter- H.R. 3693, Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act of 2000; nate Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional H.R. 4420, to reauthorize the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD–406. Heritage Preservation Commission; and H.R. 4579, Utah Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East West Desert Land Exchange Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 1324 Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine re- Longworth. cent developments in Tibet, 10 a.m., SD–419. Committee on Rules, to consider a measure making ap- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to propriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and hold hearings to examine drug safety and pricing, 10 Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry inde- a.m., SD–430. pendent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, 5 post-conviction DNA testing, 10 a.m., SD–226. p.m., H–313 Capitol. House Committee on Science, hearing to review Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Education in Kindergarten Committee on Appropriations, to mark up Commerce, Jus- Through 12th Grade and H.R. 4272, National Science tice, State, and Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year Education Enhancement Act, 2 p.m., 2328 Rayburn. 2001, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and the Proposed United-US Airways Merger, 2 p.m., 2167 Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ‘‘Decimals 2000— Rayburn. Will the Exchanges Convert?’’ 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on legislation to Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing cover prescription drugs under Medicare, 10 a.m., 1100 entitled: ‘‘Computer Insecurities at DOE Headquarters: Longworth. DOE’s Failure to Get Its Own Cyber House in Order,’’ 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Joint Meetings Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on the following bills: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold H.R. 3100, Know Your Caller Act of 1999; and H.R. hearings to examine the situation five years after the Day- 3180, Telemarketing Victims Protection Act, 11 a.m., ton Agreement which ended the war in Bosnia- 2322 Rayburn. Herzegovina, 2 p.m., B318, Rayburn Building.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 13 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 13

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: After the recognition of two Sen- Program for Tuesday: Consideration of H.R. 4577, ators for speeches and the transaction of any morning Labor HHS, and Education Appropriations. (Complete business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will consideration.) continue consideration of H.R. 4576, Defense Appropria- Consideration of the conference report on S. 761, Elec- tions, with a vote on the pending Boxer/Reid Amend- tronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ment No. 3308, to occur at 2:20 p.m. (Rule waiving points of order). (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., for Consideration of Suspensions: their respective party conferences.) (1) H.J. Res. 101—Recognizing the 225th birthday of the United States Army; (2) H. Con. Res. 266—Benefits of Music Education; (3) H.R. 3292—Establishment of the Cat Island Na- tional Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, Lou- isiana; and (4) H.R. 4601—Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E979 Mica, John L., Fla., E977 Franks, Bob, N.J., E977 Moakley, John Joseph, Mass., E979 Capps, Lois, Calif., E973, E974, E976 Gilman, Benjamin A., N.Y., E973 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E973 Castle, Michael N., Del., E974 Hall, Tony P., Ohio, E980 Watts, J.C., Jr., Okla., E975 Dreier, David, Calif., E979 Hoeffel, Joseph M., Pa., E975 Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E975, E977 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E976 Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E974 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E976

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