E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 148 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2002 No. 147 House of Representatives The House met at 1 p.m. ‘‘unless the Lord guard the city in vain and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. does the watchman keep vigil’’ . legiance. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Shower upon this Nation Your loving Mr. ARMEY led the Pledge of Alle- Lord, our Protector and our Shield, care now and forever. giance as follows: wrap the Members of Congress in Your Amen. mantle of justice. Guide them in their f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the judgments and in all their ways. United States of America, and to the Repub- One of the great tasks You lay upon THE JOURNAL lic for which it stands, one nation under God, this body is ‘‘to provide for the com- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mon defense and the general welfare of ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- the United States.’’ ceedings and announces to the House f Knowing this is an awesome responsi- his approval thereof. bility, be a buttress to their efforts to Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE secure this Nation in peace and protect nal stands approved. A message from the Senate by Mr. its people and institutions from all f harm. Monahan, one of its clerks, announced In and with all efforts to be ever vigi- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE that the Senate has passed without lant and prepared, we know it is ‘‘in The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman amendment bills of the House of the You we are to place all our trust;’’ for from Texas (Mr. ARMEY) come forward following titles: NOTICE If the 107th Congress, 2d Session, adjourns sine die on or before November 22, 2002, a final issue of the Congres- sional Record for the 107th Congress, 2d Session, will be published on Monday, December 16, 2002, in order to permit Members to revise and extend their remarks. All material for insertion must be signed by the Member and delivered to the respective offices of the Official Reporters of Debates (Room HT–60 or S–123 of the Capitol), Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. through Friday, December 13. The final issue will be dated Monday, December 16, 2002, and will be delivered on Tuesday, December 17, 2002. None of the material printed in the final issue of the Congressional Record may contain subject matter, or relate to any event that occurred after the sine die date. 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By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. MARK DAYTON, Chairman. 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. H8735 . VerDate 0ct 31 2002 04:08 Nov 15, 2002 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 8633 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.000 H14PT1 H8736 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2002 H.R. 3340. An act to amend title 5, United ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER be considered to have satisfied the require- States Code, to allow certain catch-up con- ments applicable to adopted children under tributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- section 101(b)(1) of such Act. made by participants age 50 or over; to reau- tain one-minute speeches today at the Mr. MCCRERY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in thorize the Merit Systems Protection Board end of legislative business. support of H.R. 3758, a private bill for the re- and the Office of Special Counsel; and for f other purposes. lief of So Hyun Jun (So Young June). This is H.R. 5349. An act to facilitate the use of a PRIVATE CALENDAR a no-cost, no-controversy bill that will provide portion of the former O’Reilly General Hos- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. DAN needed relief to my constituents John and Ok pital in Springfield, Missouri, by the local MILLER of Florida). Pursuant to the Sun Thornton of Leesville, Louisiana who Boys and Girls Club through the release of order of the House of Wednesday, No- adopted So Hyun in 2001. the reversionary interest and other interests So Hyun was born in South Korea on Sep- retained by the United States in 1955 when vember 13, 2002, the Private Calendar the land was conveyed to the State of Mis- will now be called. tember 16, 1984 to Mrs. Thornton’s sister. A souri. The Clerk will call the first indi- car accident in 1999 left her parents incapable The message also announced that the vidual bill on the Private Calendar. of caring for her. At that time, Mrs. Thornton and her husband were contacted about the Senate has passed with an amendment f possibility of taking custody of So Hyun. While in which the concurrence of the House NANCY B. WILSON is requested, bills of the House of the visiting her family in Korea, Mrs. Thornton had following titles: The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 392) occasion to see first-hand the hardships suf- for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson. fered by her niece. The Thorntons immediately H.R. 3609. An act to amend title 49, United agreed to bring her to the United States. States Code, to enhance the security and Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- safety of pipelines. imous consent that the bill be passed In February 2000, So Hyun arrived in Lou- H.R. 3833. An act to facilitate the creation over without prejudice. isiana to live with her aunt and uncle. Mrs. of a new, second-level Internet domain with- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Thornton traveled with So Hyun back to Korea in the United States country code domain objection to the request of the gen- during the summer of 2000 to collect her birth that will be a haven for material that pro- tleman from North Carolina? certificate and other important papers. It was motes positive experiences for children and There was no objection. during this trip that Mrs. Thornton’s sister and families using the Internet, provides a safe her husband agreed to relinquish their paren- online environment for children, and helps to f tal rights, thus giving full custody to Mr. and prevent children from being exposed to SO HYUN JUN harmful material on the Internet, and for Mrs. Thornton. Formal adoption proceedings other purposes. The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 3758) were begun in August of 2000 and finalized in H.R. 4073. An act to amend the Microenter- for the relief of So Hyun Jun. Louisiana State Court on March 6, 2001. prise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the There being no objection, the Clerk The Thorntons were careful to work with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase as- read the bill as follows: Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) sistance for the poorest people in developing H.R. 3758 to ensure that So Hyun’s move to the United countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those Acts, and for other Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- States went smoothly. Mr. Thornton contacted purposes. resentatives of the United States of America in the INS a month prior to So Hyun’s arrival to Congress assembled, The message also announced that the inquire about the procedure for bringing her to Senate has passed bills of the following SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR the United States. He was told the best meth- SO HYUN JUN. od would be to bring her over on a tourist visa titles in which the concurrence of the (a) IN GENERAL.—So Hyun Jun shall be House is requested: and then file the necessary forms to complete classified as a child under section 101(b)(1)(F) the adoption process. During this time, Mr. of the Immigration and Nationality Act for S. 958. An act to provide for the use and Thornton was misinformed three times about distribution of the funds awarded to the purposes of approval of a relative visa peti- Western Shoshone identifiable group under tion filed under section 204 of such Act by the correct form to complete. In January of Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers her adoptive parent and the filing of an ap- 2001, Mr.