S10166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 29, 2003 meet on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, to begin mittee on Aging be authorized to meet Mr. BINGAMAN. I ask unanimous immediately following a 9:30 a.m. hear- on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, from 10 a.m. consent that Antonio Gonzales, Daniel ing, to consider the nomination of Joel to 12 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the pur- Archuleta, Jasmine Fallstitch, Chris- David Kaplan to be Deputy Director of pose of conducting a hearing. tine Nelson, Ryan Davies, James the Office of Management and Budget. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Guttierrez, Frank Murray, Tara The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Peterkin, and Scott Pearsall be grant- objection, it is so ordered. SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY ed the privilege of the floor during de- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unan- bate on the Energy bill this week. AND PENSIONS imous consent that the Subcommittee The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unan- on Energy of the Committee on Energy objection, it is so ordered. imous consent that the Committee on and Natural Resources be authorized to f Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- meet during the session of the Senate DR. YANG JIANLI sions be authorized to meet for a hear- on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ing on Howard Radzely, of Maryland, The purpose of this hearing is to high- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- to be Solicitor for the Department of light the unique role that the DOE’s ate proceed to the immediate consider- Labor during the session of the Senate Office of Science plays in supporting ation of calendar No. 233, S. Res. 184. on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 10 a.m., in basic research in the physical sciences. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The SD–430. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clerk will report the resolution by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. title. SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND BORDER COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY The legislative clerk read as follows: SECURITY Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unan- A resolution (S. Res. 184) calling on the Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unan- Government of the People’s Republic of imous consent that the Committee on imous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to China immediately and unconditionally to the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immi- release Dr. Yang Jianli, and for other pur- conduct a markup on Tuesday, July 29, gration and Border Security be author- poses. 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in Dirksen Room 226. ized to meet to conduct a joint hearing There being no objection, the Senate The markup will be a continuation of on ‘‘The L1 Visa and American Inter- proceeded to consider the resolution. Committee action on S.J. Res. 1, the ests in the 21st Century Global Econ- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I victims’ rights amendment. omy’’ on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 2:30 ask unanimous consent that the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without p.m., in SD226. amendments to the resolution be objection, it is so ordered. Panel I: Patricia Fluno, former Sie- agreed to; that the resolution, as COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS mens Technologies employee, Lake amended, be agreed; further, that the Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unan- Mary, FL; Michael W. Gildea, Execu- amendment to the preamble be agreed imous consent that the Committee on tive Director, Professional Employees to, and the preamble, as amended, be Veterans’ Affairs be authorized to meet Section, AFL–CIO, Washington, DC; agreed to, the motion to reconsider be during the session of the Senate on Beth R. Verman, President, Systems laid upon the table, and that any state- Tuesday, July 29, 2003, for a hearing on Staffing Group, Member, National As- ments relating to this matter be print- U.S. Army policies on the award of the sociation of Computer Consultant Busi- ed in the RECORD. Combat Medical Badge, and on pending nesses, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Daryl R. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without legislation relating to VA-provided Buffenstein, General Counsel, Global objection, it is so ordered. health care services including the fol- Alliance Personnel, Atlanta, GA; Aus- The amendments to the resolution lowing: tin T. Fragomen, Jr., Chairman, Amer- were agreed to. S. 613, a bill to authorize a construc- ican Counsel on International Per- The resolution (S. Res. 184), as tion project at the former Fitzsimmons sonnel, Washington, DC; and Stephen amended, was agreed to. Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO; W. Yale-Loehr, Adjunct Professor, Cor- The amendment to the preamble was S. 615, a bill relating to the naming nell Law School, Ithaca, New York. agreed to. of a VA outpatient clinic in Horsham, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The preamble, as amended, was PA; objection, it is so ordered. agreed to. S. 1144, a bill relating to the naming The resolution, as amended, with its of a VA medical center in Chicago, IL; f preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. 1156, the proposed ‘‘Department of PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR (The bill will be printed in a future Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care and edition of the RECORD.) Personnel Authorities Enhancement Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- f Act of 2003’’; imous consent that the following in- S. 1213, section 2, a section of a bill terns and fellows from the Finance COMMENDING THE SIGNING OF relating to eligibility of U.S.-resident Committee be granted floor privileges THE UNITED STATES-ADRIATIC Filipino veterans for VA health care for the remainder of the debate on the CHARTER benefits; energy bill: Mick Wiedrick, Con- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I S. 1283, a bill to require advance noti- stantine Tujios, Matt Linstroth, Jeff ask unanimous consent that the Sen- fication of Congress regarding any ac- Klein, Stephanie Beck, Renee Johnson, ate proceed to the immediate consider- tion proposed to be taken by the Sec- Mark Kirbabas, Alisa Blum, and ation of Calendar No. 234, H. Con. Res. retary of Veterans Affairs in the imple- Rhonda Sinkfield. 209. mentation of the Capital Asset Re- I also ask that the following staff The PRESIDING OFFICER. The alignment for Enhanced Services ini- from the Joint Committee on Taxation clerk will report the resolution by tiative of the Department of Veterans be granted floor privileges for the re- title. Affairs; and mainder of the debate: George Yin, The legislative clerk read as follows: S. 1289, a bill to name the Depart- Thomas Barthold, Ray Beeman, John A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 209) ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen- Bloyer, Nikole Flax, Roger Colinvaux, commending the signing of the United ter in Minneapolis, MN, after Paul Harold Hirsch, Deirdre James, States-Adriatic Charter, a charter of part- Wellstone. Lauralee Matthews, Patricia nership among the United States, Albania, The hearing will take place in room McDermott, Brian Meighan, John Croatia, and Macedonia. 418 of the Russell Senate Office Build- Navratil, Joseph Nega, David Noren, There being no objection, the Senate ing at 3 p.m. Cecily Rock, Carol Sayegh, Gretchen proceeded to consider the concurrent The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Sierra, Ron Schultz, Mary Schmitt, Al- resolution, which had been reported objection, it is so ordered. lison Wielobob, Barry Wold, and Tara from the Committee on Foreign Rela- SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING Zimmerman. tions, with amendments, amendments Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to the preamble, and an amendment to imous consent that the Special Com- objection, it is so ordered. the title, as follows:

VerDate jul 14 2003 04:25 Jul 30, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29JY6.089 S29PT1 July 29, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10167 [Strike the parts shown in black brackets Republic of Macedonia to join the European war stabilization force, and Albania, Croatia, and insert the parts shown in italic.] Union at the earliest opportunity; and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac- H. CON. RES. 209 (4) recognizes that Albania, Croatia, and edonia Whereas the United States has an enduring The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Concurrent interest in the independence, territorial in- are making important strides to bring their resolution commending the signing of the tegrity, and security of Albania, Croatia, and economic, military, and political institu- United States-Adriatic Charter, a charter of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia tions into conformance with the standards of partnership among the United States, Alba- and supports their full integration in the NATO and other Euro-Atlantic institutions; nia, Croatia, and The Former Yugoslav Re- community of democratic Euro-Atlantic and public of Macedonia.’’. states; (5) commends Secretary of State Powell f Whereas Albania, Croatia, and The Former for his personal support of the Adriatic Char- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have taken ter. POSTMASTER EQUITY ACT OF 2003 clear and positive steps to advance their in- Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill com- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I tegration into Europe by establishing close mending the signing of the United States- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- cooperative relations among themselves and Adriatic Charter, a charter of partnership among the United States, Albania, Croatia, ate proceed to the immediate consider- with their neighbors, as well as their pro- ation of Calendar No. 235, S. 678. motion of regional cooperation; and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac- Whereas Albania, Croatia, and The Former edonia.’’. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have already Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I contributed to European security and to the ask unanimous consent that the The legislative clerk read as follows: peace and security of southeast Europe amendments to the concurrent resolu- A bill (S. 678) to amend chapter 10 of title through the resolution of conflicts in the re- tion be agreed to, that the concurrent 39, United States Code, to include post- gion and their regional cooperation in the masters and postmasters organizations in Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial; resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the process for the development and plan- Whereas on May 2, 2003, the United States- that the amendments to the preamble ning of certain policies, schedules, and pro- Adriatic Charter was signed in Tirana, Alba- be agreed to, and that the preamble, as grams, and for other purposes. ø nia, by Secretary of State Colin Powell, Al- amended, be agreed to, that the amend- There being no objection, the Senate banian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, Croatian ment to the title be agreed to; further, proceeded to consider the bill, which Foreign Minister Tonino Picula, and Mac- that the motion to reconsider be laid edonian Foreign Minister¿ Albania Foreign had been reported from the Committee Minister Ilir Meta, Croatia Foreign Minister upon the table, with no intervening ac- on Governmental Affairs with an Tonino Picula, and The Former Yugoslav Re- tion or debate. amendment to strike all after the en- public of Macedonia Foreign Minister Ilinka The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without acting clause and inserting in lieu Mitreva; objection, it is so ordered. thereof the following: Whereas the Adriatic Charter affirms the The amendments to the concurrent [Strike the part shown in black brackets commitment of Albania, Croatia, and The resolution were agreed to. and insert the part shown in italic.] Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the The concurrent resolution (H. Con. S. 678 values and principles of the North Atlantic Res. 209), as amended, was agreed to. Treaty Organization (NATO) and to joining The amendments to the preamble Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the Alliance at the earliest possible time; resentatives of the United States of America in Whereas Secretary of State Powell stated were agreed to. Congress assembled, The preamble, as amended, was that the Adriatic Charter ‘‘reaffirms our øSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. partners’ dedication to work individually, agreed to. øThis Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postmaster with each other, and with their neighbors to The amendment to the title was Equity Act of 2003’’. build a region of strong democracies powered agreed to. øSEC. 2. POSTMASTERS AND POSTMASTERS OR- by free market economies . . . [i]t under- The concurrent resolution, as amend- GANIZATIONS. scores the importance we place on their ed, with its preamble, as amended, ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1004 of title 39, eventual full integration into NATO and United States Code, is amended— other European institutions . . . [a]nd most reads as follows: ø(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, post- importantly, the Charter promises to Resolved, That the resolution from the master,’’ after ‘‘supervisory’’ both places it strengthen the ties that bind the peoples of House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 209) appears; the region to the United States, to one an- entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution commending ø(2) in subsection (b)— other, and to a common future within the the signing of the United States-Adriatic ø(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, Euro-Atlantic family’’; and Charter, a charter of partnership among the postmaster,’’ after ‘‘supervisory’’; and Whereas øAlbanian special forces troops United States, Albania, Croatia, and Mac- ø(B) in the second sentence— were sent to Iraq as part of the coalition edonia.’’, do pass with the following amend- ø(i) by striking ‘‘or that a managerial or- forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 29 ments: Ω æ ganization (other than an organization rep- Macedonian special forces troops were sent 1 Page 3, line 4, after ‘‘and’’ the second to Iraq as part of the postwar stabilization time it appears insert: The Former Yugoslav resenting supervisors)’’ and insert ‘‘that a force, and Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia¿ Republic of postmaster organization represents a sub- 75 special forces troops of Albania were sent Ω2æPage 3, line 8, after ‘‘and’’ insert: The stantial percentage of postmasters (as de- to Iraq as part of the coalition forces during Former Yugoslav Republic of fined under subsection (j)(3)), or that a man- Operation Iraqi Freedom, 29 special forces Ω3æPage 3, line 14, after ‘‘and’’ insert: The agerial organization (other than an organiza- troops of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Former Yugoslav Republic of tion representing supervisors or post- Macedonia were sent to Iraq as part of the Ω4æPage 3, line 16, after ‘‘and’’ insert: The masters)’’; and ø postwar stabilization force, and Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of (ii) by striking ‘‘relating to supervisory’’ Croatia, and The Former Yugoslav Republic Amend the preamble as follows: and inserting ‘‘relating to supervisory, post- of Macedonia all contributed to the sta- Ω5æPage 1, unnumbered line 6, after ‘‘and’’ in- masters,’’; bilization forces in Afghanistan, as signs of sert: The Former Yugoslav Republic of ø(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, and their commitment to promote international Ω6æPage 2, unnumbered line 4, after ‘‘and’’ in- the Postal Service and the postmasters orga- freedom and security: Now, therefore, be it sert: The Former Yugoslav Republic of nization (or organizations),’’ after ‘‘super- Resolved, That Congress— Ω7æPage 2, unnumbered line 11, strike out all visors’ organization’’; (1) strongly supports the United States- after ‘‘Powell,’’ down to an including ‘‘Min- ø(4) in subsection (d)— Adriatic Charter and commends Albania, ister’’ in unumbered line 13 and insert: Alba- ø(A) in paragraph (1)— Croatia, and The Former Yugoslav Republic of nia Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, Croatia Foreign ø(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph Macedonia for their continued efforts to be- Minister Tonino Picula, and The Former Yugo- (A), by inserting ‘‘and the postmasters orga- come full-fledged members of the North At- slav Republic of Macedonia Foreign Minister nization (or organizations)’’ after ‘‘the super- lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Ω8æPage 2, unnumbered line 15, after ‘‘and’’ visors’ organization’’ both places it appears; European Union; the first time it appears insert: The Former ø(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or- (2) urges NATO to invite Albania, Croatia, Yugoslav Republic of ganization’’ and inserting ‘‘organizations’’; and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac- Ω9æPage 2, unnumbered line 29, strike out all and edonia to join NATO as soon as each of these after ‘‘Whereas’’ over to an including ‘‘Mac- ø(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or- countries respectively demonstrates the edonia’’ in unumbered line 2 on page 3 and ganization’’ and inserting ‘‘organizations’’; ability to assume the responsibilities of insert: 75 special forces troops of Albania were ø(B) in paragraph (2)— NATO membership through the Membership sent to Iraq as part of the coalition forces dur- ø(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and Action Plan; ing Operation Iraqi Freedom, 29 special forces the postmasters organization (or organiza- (3) welcomes and supports the aspirations troops of The Former Yugoslav Republic of tions)’’ after ‘‘supervisors’ organization’’; of Albania, Croatia, and The Former Yugoslav Macedonia were sent to Iraq as part of the post- and

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