May 24, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5615 Commission for a term of five years from 3/22/2000, $1,000, Giuliani, Rudolph duly constituted committee of the Sen- July 1, 2001. 12/13/99, $1,000, Blunt, Roy ate.) Kathleen B. Cooper, of Texas, to be Under 12/9/99, $1,000, Abraham, Spencer Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, for the Secretary of Commerce for Economic Af- 11/15/99, $1,000, Emerson, JoAnn Committee on Foreign Relations, I re- fairs. 11/4/99, $250, Federer, William J Kathleen Q. Abernathy, of Maryland, to be 6/8/99, $5,000, HECO PAC port favorably the following nomina- a Member of the Federal Communications 4/7/99, $1,000, John Ashcroft tion lists which were printed in the Commission for a term of five years from 3/17/99, $380, Ehlmann, Steven E. RECORDS of the dates indicated, and July 1, 1999. 3/17/99, $1,000, Bush, George W. ask unanimous consent, to save the ex- Michael Joseph Copps, of Virginia, to be a 10/23/98, $500, Inglis, Bob pense of reprinting on the Executive Member of the Federal Communications 10/19/98, $250, Federer, William J. Calendar that these nominations lie at Commission for a term of five years from 10/14/98, $1,000, Talent, James M. the Secretary’s desk for the informa- July 1, 2000. 9/22/98, $1,000, Emerson, JoAnn tion of Senators. Michael K. Powell, of Virginia, to be a 6/17/98, $500, Fitzgerald (IL Sen) Member of the Federal Communications 4/29/98, $5,000, HECO PAC The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Commission for a term of five years from 4/7/98, $2,000, Kit Bond objection, it is so ordered. July 1, 2002. 12/30/97, $1,000, Specter, Arlen Foreign Service nominations beginning By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Com- 12/23/97, $5,000, The Leadership Alliance Laron L. Jensen and ending Karen L. Zens, mittee on Finance. 12/1/97, $1,000, Talent, James M. which nominations were received by the Sen- 9/30/97, $500, Voinovich, George V. ate and appeared in the CONGRESSIONAL Piyush Jindal, of Louisiana, to be an As- 5/11/97, $5,000, Spirit of America PAC RECORD on April 23, 2001. sistant Secretary of Health and Human Serv- Note: Between 1997 and 2000 Mr. Brauer has Foreign Service nominations beginning ices. made contributions to the following organi- Ralph K. Bean and ending Richard Oliver Claude A. Allen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Lankford, which nominations were received Secretary of Health and Human Services. zations which are non federal contributions: RNC/Republican National State Elections by the Senate and appeared in the CONGRES- James Gurule, of Michigan, to be Under SIONAL RECORD on April 23, 2001. Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement. Committee; 1999 State Victory Fund Com- Thomas Scully, of Virginia, to be Adminis- mittee, Ashcroft Victory Committee, non By Mr. SPECTER for the Committee trator of the Health Care Financing Admin- federal; NRSC/non federal; Missouri Repub- on Veterans’ Affairs. lican State Committee; Republican National istration. Maureen Patricia Cragin, of Maine, to be Committee; Spirit of America PAC. Peter R. Fisher, of New Jersey, to be an an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary of the Treasury. Camilla T. Brauer (Wife) (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs). By Mr. HELMS for the Committee on Date, amount, recipient: Leo S. Mackay, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy Foreign Relations. 8/22/00, $1,000, Rick Lazio Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 8/10/00, $10,000, MO Republican Party Fed Robin L. Higgins, of Florida, to be Under Thelma J. Askey, of Tennessee, to be Di- Acct Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial rector of the Trade and Development Agen- 8/10/00, $5,000, RNC Federal Acct. Affairs. cy. 8/10/00, $1,000, Lazio 2000 Jacob Lozada, of Puerto Rico, to be an As- A. Elizabeth Jones, of Maryland, a Career 3/28/00, $1,000, McNary, Gene sistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class 3/23/00, $1,000, Giuliani, Rudolph (The above nominations were re- of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Sec- 11/15/99, $1,000, Emerson, Jo An retary of State (European Affairs). 4/7/99, $1,000, John Ashcroft ported with the recommendation that Walter H. Kansteiner, of Virginia, to be an 3/17/99, $1,000, Bush, George W. they be confirmed subject to the nomi- Assistant Secretary of State (African Af- 12/21/98, $2,000, Ashcroft, John nees’ commitment to respond to re- fairs). 10/14/98, $1,000, Talent, James quests to appear and testify before any Peter S. Watson, of California, to be Presi- 4/7/98, $2,000, Kit Bond duly constituted committee of the Sen- dent of the Overseas Private Investment Cor- 12/1/97, $1,000, Talent, James ate.) poration. 5/12/97, $5,000, Spirit of America PAC Lorne W. Craner, of Virginia, to be Assist- 2/6/97, $1,000, Bond, Christopher f ant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. A.J. Brauer, III (Brother) William J. Burns, of the District of Colum- Date, amount, recipient: INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND bia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 11/01/00, $1,000, Aschroft, John JOINT RESOLUTIONS Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 9/28/98, $250, Bond, Christopher The following bills and joint resolu- 3/31/98, $1,000, McCain, John an Assistant Secretary of State (Near East- tions were introduced, read the first ern Affairs). Blackford F. Brauer (Son) Ruth A. Davis, of Georgia, a Career Mem- and second times by unanimous con- Date, amount, recipient: sent, and referred as indicated: ber of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 6/16/99, $1,000, Bush, George W. Career Minister, to be Director General of By Mr. BOND: Stephen F. Brauer, Jr. (Son) the Foreign Service. S. 945. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Carl W. Ford, Jr., of Arkansas, to be an As- Date, amount, recipient: enue Code of 1986 to repeal the recognition of sistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and 6/16/99, $1,000, Bush, George W. capital gain rule for home offices; to the Research). Rebecca R. Brauer (Daughter) Committee on Finance. Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, to be As- Date, amount, recipient: By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. MIKUL- sistant Secretary of State for South Asian 6/16/99, $1,000, Bush, George W. SKI, and Mr. HARKIN): Affairs. S. 946. A bill to establish an Office on A. Bryan MacMillan (Stepfather) Stephen Brauer, of Missouri, to be Ambas- Women’s Health within the Department of sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Date, amount, recipient: Health and Human Services; to the Com- the United States of America to Belgium. 4/23/98, $1,000, Kit Bond mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and (The following is a list of all members of Mrs. Lee Hunter (Mother) Pensions. my immediate family and their spouses. I Date, amount, recipient: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and have asked each of these persons to inform 5/11/00, $2,000, George Bush Mr. INHOFE): me of the pertinent contributions made by 9/22/99, $1,000, Gene McNary S. 947. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- 6/25/99, $1,000, Gene McNary permit the Governor of a State to waive the formation contained in this report is com- 6/23/99, $1,000, John Ashcroft oxygen content requirement for reformu- plete and accurate.) Nominee: Stephen F. lated gasoline, and for other purposes; to the Brauer. Paul Vincent Kelly, of Virginia, to be an Committee on Environment and Public Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Af- Works. Date, amount, recipient: fairs). By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. 1/31/2001, $2,000, Roy Blunt Donald Burnham Ensenat, of Louisiana, to KERRY): 9/2/2000, $1,000, Akin, W. Todd be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of S. 948. A bill to amend title 23, United 8/22/2000, $5,000, Republican Natl Comm, Fed ambassador during his tenure of service. States Code, to require the Secretary of Acct (The above nominations were re- Transportation to carry out a grant program 7/28/2000, $1,000, Rick Lazio for providing financial assistance for local 6/27/2000, $1,000, Shimkus, John M. ported with the recommendation that rail line relocation projects, and for other 6/20/2000, $1,000, Graves, Sam they be confirmed subject to the nomi- purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 6/7/2000, $1,000, Federer, William J. nees’ commitment to respond to re- Science, and Transportation. 3/28/2000, $1,000, NcNary, Gene quests to appear and testify before any By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:11 Dec 20, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 J:\ODA425\1997-2008-FILES-4-SS-PROJECT\2001-SENATE-REC-FILES\RECFILES-NEW\S mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S5616 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 24, 2001 S. 949. A bill for the relief of Zhengfu Ge; S. 957. A bill to provide certain safeguards ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS to the Committee on the Judiciary. with respect to the domestic steel industry; By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for to the Committee on Finance. S. 29 himself and Mr. REID): By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. EN- At the request of Mr. BOND, the name S. 950. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to SIGN): of the Senator from Washington (Ms. address problems concerning methyl tertiary S. 958. A bill to provide for the use and dis- CANTWELL) was added as a cosponsor of butyl ether, and for other purposes; to the tribution of the funds awarded to the West- S. 29, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- Committee on Environment and Public ern Shoshone identifiable group under Indian enue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction Works. Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326–A– for 100 percent of the health insurance By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. KERRY, 1, 326–A–3, 326–K, and for other purposes; to costs of self-employed individuals. Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. the Committee on Indian Affairs. BREAUX, Mr. LOTT, Mr. MURKOWSKI, By Mr. BAUCUS: S. 37 and Mr. DEWINE): S. 959. A bill to amend title 49, United At the request of Mr. LUGAR, the S. 951. A bill to authorize appropriations States Code, to authorize the Secretary of name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; Transportation to consider the impact of se- MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor to the Committee on Commerce, Science, vere weather conditions on Montana’s avia- and Transportation. of S. 37, a bill to amend the Internal tion public and establish regulatory distinc- By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. KEN- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tions consistent with those applied to the NEDY, Mr. DEWINE, and Mr. BAYH): charitable deduction for contributions S. 952. A bill to provide collective bar- State of Alaska; to the Committee on Com- of food inventory. merce, Science, and Transportation. gaining rights for public safety officers em- S. 41 ployed by States or their political subdivi- By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the sions; to the Committee on Health, Edu- CRAIG, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, cation, Labor, and Pensions. Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. EN- name of the Senator from Washington By Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. SIGN, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. STABENOW, (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- SCHUMER, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. and Mr. WARNER): sor of S. 41, a bill to amend the Inter- BROWNBACK, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. AKAKA, S. 960. A bill to amend title XVIII of the nal Revenue Code of 1986 to perma- Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BENNETT, Social Security Act to expand coverage of nently extend the research credit and Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. medical nutrition therapy services under the to increase the rates of the alternative medicare program for beneficiaries with car- BREAUX, Mr. BURNS, Ms. CANTWELL, incremental credit. Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. diovascular diseases; to the Committee on S. 155 CLELAND, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. CLINTON, Finance. Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CRAPO, By Mrs. BOXER: At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the Mr. CORZINE, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. S. 961. A bill to promote research to iden- name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DAYTON, tify and evaluate the health effects of breast REID) was added as a cosponsor of S. Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, implants; to ensure that women receive ac- 155, a bill to amend title 5, United Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. FRIST, Mr. GRA- curate information about such implants and States Code, to eliminate an inequity HAM, Mr. GRAMM, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. to encourage the Food and Drug Administra- in the applicability of early retirement GREGG, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. HATCH, Mr. tion to thoroughly review the implant manu- eligibility requirements to military re- KENNEDY, Mr. HELMS, Mr. KERRY, facturers’ standing with the agency; to the Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. KOHL, Mr. JEF- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and serve technicians. FORDS, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LOTT, Mr. Pensions. S. 170 LEAHY, Mr. LUGAR, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. By Mr. HUTCHINSON: At the request of Mr. REID, the NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. MURKOWSKI, S. 962. A bill to preserve open competition names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. ROBERTS, and Federal Government neutrality towards BENNETT) and the Senator from New Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SANTORUM, the labor relations of Federal Government York (Mr. SCHUMER) were added as co- Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. contractors on Federal and federally funded sponsors of S. 170, a bill to amend title SHELBY, Mr. SMITH of New Hamp- construction projects; to the Committee on shire, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. SPEC- Governmental Affairs. 10, United States Code, to permit re- TER, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. By Mr. DURBIN: tired members of the Armed Forces THOMPSON, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. CARNA- S. 963. A bill for the relief of Ana Esparza who have a service-connected dis- HAN, Mr. THURMOND, and Mr. GRASS- and Maria Munoz; to the Committee on the ability to receive both military retired LEY): Judiciary. pay by reason of their years of military S. 953. A bill to establish a Blue Ribbon service and disability compensation Study Panel and an Election Administration Commission to study voting procedures and f from the Department of Veterans Af- election administration, to provide grants to fairs for their disability. modernize voting procedures and election ad- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. 217 ministration, and for other purposes; to the SENATE RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Committee on Rules and Administration. name of the Senator from Vermont By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and The following concurrent resolutions (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor Mr. CORZINE): and Senate resolutions were read, and of S. 217, a bill to amend the Internal S. 954. A bill to amend title XVIII of the referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Social Security Act to provide that geo- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a uni- By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. graphic reclassifications of hospitals from form dollar limitation for all types of MCCAIN, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. HUTCHISON, one urban area to another urban area do not transportation fringe benefits exclud- Mr. BIDEN, Mr. JEFFORDS, Ms. LAN- result in lower wage indexes in the urban DRIEU, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. MILLER, able from gross income, and for other area in which the hospital was originally Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. JOHNSON, Mrs. purposes. classified; to the Committee on Finance. CARNAHAN, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. CONRAD, S. 281 By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. At the request of Mr. HAGEL, the HATCH, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. SESSIONS, WELLSTONE, Mr. DODD, Mr. INOUYE, names of the Senator from Rhode Is- Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. NELSON of Ne- Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FEINGOLD, and Mr. land (Mr. CHAFEE) and the Senator braska): AKAKA): from Indiana (Mr. BAYH) were added as S. 955. A bill to amend the Immigration S. Res. 94. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to designate May 28, 2001, cosponsors of S. 281, a bill to authorize and Nationality Act to modify restrictions the design and construction of a tem- added by the Illegal Immigration Reform as a special day for recognizing the members and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996; of the Armed Forces who have been killed in porary education center at the Viet- to the Committee on the Judiciary. hostile action since the end of the Vietnam nam Veterans Memorial. By Mr. CORZINE: War; considered and agreed to. S. 291 S. 956. A bill to amend title 23, United By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. At the request of Mr. THOMPSON, the States Code, to promote the use of safety VOINOVICH): name of the Senator from Washington belts and child restraint systems by chil- S. Con. Res. 43. A concurrent resolution ex- (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- dren, and for other purposes; to the Com- pressing the sense of the Senate regarding mittee on Environment and Public Works. the Republic of Korea’s ongoing practice of sor of S. 291, a bill to amend the Inter- By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. limiting United States motor vehicles access nal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a de- DAYTON, Mr. BYRD, and Ms. STABE- to its domestic market; to the Committee on duction for State and local sales taxes NOW): Finance. in lieu of State and local income taxes

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