E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 145 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 No. 115 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. OFFICE OF THE CLERK McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to The Chaplain, Reverend James David U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation), Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- Washington, DC, August 9, 1999. and for other purposes; er: Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, And the following enrolled bill on Your word, O God, calls us to do the The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Friday, August 6, 1999: Washington, DC. works of justice and righteousness and H.R. 1664, providing emergency au- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- we pray that the good words that we mission granted to Clause 2(h) of Rule II of thority for guarantees of loans to say with our lips may be believed in the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- qualified steel and iron ore companies our hearts and may all that we believe tives, the Clerk received the following mes- and to qualified oil and gas companies, in our hearts become the good works of sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Au- and for other purposes; our daily lives. gust 9, 1999 at 5:02 p.m. And Speaker pro tempore WOLF With all the competing interests that That the Senate agreed to conference re- signed the following enrolled bills on crowd our days, help us not lose sight port H.R. 1905. Tuesday, August 10, 1999: of the goal of justice for every person; With best wishes, I am H.R. 211, to designate the federal Sincerely, with all the voices that command our building and United States Courthouse MARTHA C. MORRISON, located at 920 West Riverdale Avenue attention, let us hear Your still small Deputy Clerk. in Spokane, Washington, as the voice calling us to alleviate the pain of f the distressed, to feed the hungry, to ``Thomas S. Foley United States Court- give freedom to the oppressed and to COMMUNICATION FROM THE house,'' and the plaza at the south en- honor and respect those whose cir- CLERK OF THE HOUSE trance of such building and courthouse cumstances are different than ours. The SPEAKER laid before the House as the ``Walter F. Horan Plaza''; H.R. 1219, to amend the Miller Act, Bless us, O gracious God, this day the following communication from the relating to payment protections for and every day, we pray. Amen. Clerk of the House of Representatives: persons providing labor and materials f OFFICE OF THE CLERK, for federal construction projects; THE JOURNAL U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, H.R. 1568, to provide technical, finan- Washington, DC, August 9, 1999. cial, and procurement assistance to The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, ined the Journal of the last day's pro- The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, veteran owned small businesses, and ceedings and announces to the House Washington, DC. for other purposes; his approval thereof. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- H.R. 1905, making appropriations for Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- mission granted to Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the legislative branch for the fiscal nal stands approved. the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- year ending September 30, 2000, and for tives, the Clerk received the following mes- f other purposes; sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Au- H.R. 2565, to clarify the quorum re- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE gust 6, 1999 at 10:44 a.m. quirement for the board of directors of That the Senate passed without amend- the Export-Import Bank of the United The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman ment H.R. 211; that the Senate passed with- from Nebraska (Mr. BARRETT) come out amendment H.R. 1219; that the Senate States; forward and lead the House in the passed without amendment H.R. 2565. S. 507, to provide for the consider- Pledge of Allegiance. With best wishes, I am ation and development of water and re- Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska led the Sincerely, lated resources, to authorize the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: MARTHA C. MORRISON, United States Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Clerk. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the to construct various projects for im- United States of America, and to the Repub- f provements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. S. 1543, to amend the Agricultural f The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to Adjustment Act of 1938 to release and announce that pursuant to clause 4 of protect the release of tobacco produc- COMMUNICATION FROM THE rule I, he signed the following enrolled tion and marketing information; CLERK OF THE HOUSE bill on Thursday, August 5, 1999: S. 1546, to amend the International The SPEAKER laid before the House S. 606, for the relief of Global Explo- Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to pro- the following communication from the ration and Development Corporation, vide additional administrative authori- Clerk of the House of Representatives: Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr- ties to the United States Commission b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H7889 . H7890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE September 8, 1999 on International Religious Freedom, stated, and I quote, ``In our minds, it Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. and to make technical corrections to sort of speaks to the fact that DOE, or Madam Speaker, the government of In- that act, and for other purposes. anyone else, cannot really predict with donesia should be made to understand f any confidence what is going to happen the terrible consequences it will pay if in the future,'' end quote. it continues the barbarous oppression APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO The large earthquakes, registering of the people of East Timor. It is sim- MIGRATORY BIRD COMMISSION between 5.6 and 5.2 in magnitude, oc- ply intolerable for the world to stand The SPEAKER. Pursuant to Section curred a relatively short distance from by and allow people to be slaughtered 2 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Yucca Mountain. wantonly because they express their Act (16 U.S.C. 715a) and the order of the Mr. Speaker, there are 32 separate democratic right to claim their inde- House of Thursday, August 5, 1999, and earthquake faults in the area and sci- pendence. upon the recommendation of the mi- entists have concluded that Yucca I have spent a great deal of my time nority leader, the Speaker on Wednes- Mountain is capable of a magnitude 8.5 as a Member here on matters involving day, August 11, 1999, appointed the fol- earthquake and poses too many risks the International Monetary Fund and lowing Member of the House to the Mi- and variables for adequate seismic de- the World Bank. I want to serve notice gratory Bird Commission: sign. now, I know I speak for many of my Mr. DINGELL, Michigan. Clearly, common sense tells us one colleagues who have similarly worked f does not store nuclear waste in an area on those issues, that if the IMF and the that ranks third in the country for World Bank do not immediately tell APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO seismic activity, an area that had more the Indonesian government that all aid INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL IN- than 630 earthquakes in the last 20 will be suspended until order and peace STITUTION ADVISORY COMMIS- years. are restored to East Timor, then they SION A recent editorial summed it up well will have grave difficulty when they The SPEAKER. Pursuant to 22 U.S.C when it stated, quote, ``Anyone who be- come here again for financial assist- 262r and the order of the House of lieves that it is safe to dump nuclear ance. We will not be party to the fund- Thursday, August 5, 1999, the Speaker waste into that type of environment ing of slaughter. on Wednesday, August 11, 1999, ap- needs a brain scan,'' end quote. To those who say we must withhold, pointed the following individual on the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance let us look at Serbia and Kosovo. The part of the House to the International of any time I may have, and the brains moral case for an international force Financial Institution Advisory Com- of the DOE that may be left to scan. intervening in East Timor is as great mission to fill the existing vacancy f as the moral case was in Kosovo, and thereon: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT the legal case is greater. We ignored Mr. Lee Hoskins, Nevada. AND DESERVE A FAIR AND RE- Serbia's claim of sovereignty over f SPONSIBLE TAX CUT Kosovo and gave in to the moral imper- ative to save people. COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was In Indonesia, the government in MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF THE given permission to address the House power held a referendum. Overwhelm- CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI- for 1 minute.) ingly, in the face of great intimidation, CER Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Madam Speak- the brave people of East Timor voted er, the American people want and de- The SPEAKER laid before the House for independence.