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Thursday, January 9, 2003


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S89-S180

Measures Introduced: Thirty-four bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 106-139, S. Res. 15-16, and S. Con. Res. 1.

Pages S132-33

Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Summary of Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 107th Congress.''. (S. Rept. No. 108-1)

Page S132

Measures Passed:

Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 1, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, clearing the measure for the President.

Pages S104-06

Commending Dan L. Crippen: Senate agreed to S. Res. 15, commending Dan L. Crippen for his service to Congress and the Nation.
Pages S175-76

Honoring Western Kentucky University Football Team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 16, honoring the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University from Bowling Green, Kentucky, for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA Football Championship.
Page S176

Flood Insurance Extension: Senate passed H.R. 11, to extend the national flood insurance program, clearing the measure for the President.
Page S176

Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 8, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
Page S177

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty:
Agreement Amending Treaty with Canada Concerning Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges (Treaty Doc. No. 108-1).
The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.

Page S177

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Gerald Reynolds, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education.
Steven C. Beering, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for the remainder of the term expiring May 10, 2004.
Barry C. Barish, of California, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Ray M. Bowen, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Delores M. Etter, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Kenneth M. Ford, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Daniel E. Hastings, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Elizabeth Hoffman, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Douglas D. Randall, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Jo Anne Vasquez, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008.
Jewel Spears Brooker, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Celeste Colgan, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Dario Fernandez-Morera, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.

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David Hertz, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
Stephen McKnight, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
Sidney McPhee, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Lawrence Okamura, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Stephan Thernstrom, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Marguerite Sullivan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2003.
Elizabeth J. Pruet, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
Terry L. Maple, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005.
Edwin Joseph Rigaud, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007.
Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2003.
William Preston Graves, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring December 10, 2005.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2005.
Phyllis C. Hunter, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of two years. (New Position)
Douglas Carnine, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of three years. (New Position)
Blanca E. Enriquez, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of three years. (New Position)
William A. Schambra, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring September 14, 2006.
Donna N. Williams, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
Florentino Subia, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2004.
Frank B. Strickland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2004.
Michael McKay, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2004.
Lillian R. BeVier, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2004.
Robert J. Dieter, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2005.
Thomas A. Fuentes, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2005.
Stanley C. Suboleski, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2006.
W. Scott Railton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2007.
Naomi Churchill Earp, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2005.
Dana Gioia, of California, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.
Michael B. Enzi, of Wyoming, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Paul Sarbanes, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
James Shinn, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Cynthia Costa, of South Carolina, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Ralph Martinez, of Florida, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

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Grant S. Green, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. (New Position)
Walter H. Kansteiner, Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2003.
Claude A. Allen, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2003.
Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2004.
Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006.
Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2008.
Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada.
Feliciano Foyo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring August 12, 2004.
Albert Casey, of Texas, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2009.
James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2010.
Terrence A. Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2003.
Terrence A. Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2007. (Reappointment)
Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2009.
Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2007. (Reappointment)
Linda M. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Manager and Budget.
Noe Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2003.
Thomas Waters Grant, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2005.
Noe Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2006. (Reappointment)
William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2003.
William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2006. (Reappointment)
Alfred Plamann, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three years.
Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2009.
Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2011.
Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for the remainder of the term expiring September 14, 2004.
Herbert Guenther, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term two years. (New Position)
Bradley Udall, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
Malcolm B. Bowekaty, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
Richard Narcia, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring August 25, 2006.
Robert Boldrey, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2007.
Ricky Dale James, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years. (Reappointment)
Harlon Eugene Costner, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years.

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Mark Moki Hanohano, of Hawaii, to be United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years.
Thomas Dyson Hurlburt, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
Christina Pharo, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
Dennis Arthur Williamson, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Florida for the term of four years.
Richard Zenos Winget, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of four years.
Humberto S. Garcia, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years.
Edward F. Reilly, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years. (Reappointment)
Cranston J. Mitchell, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2004.
Jeremy H. G. Ibrahim, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2005.
Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2005.
Richard F. Healing, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2006.
Claudia Puig, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the remainder of the term expiring January 31, 2006.
Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2008.
Rear Admiral Nicholas Augustus Prahl, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved 28 June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (22 USC 642).
Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation,vice Jill L. Long, resigned.
Paul McHale, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position)
Christopher Ryan Henry, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
R. Bruce Matthews, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2005.
Ellen L. Weintraub, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for term a expiring April 30, 2007.
Michael E. Toner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2007.
John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs.
Joseph Timothy Kelliher, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2007.
Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration.
35 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.

Pages S177-80

Messages From the House:

Page S128

Measures Read First Time:

Page S128

Enrolled Bills Presented:

Page S128

Executive Communications:

Pages S128-30

Petitions and Memorials:

Pages S130-32

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S133-34

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S134-75

Additional Statements:

Pages S123-28

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Page S175

Privilege of the Floor:

Page S175

Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:30 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, January 10, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S177.)

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Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

CLIMATE CHANGE


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: On Wednesday, January 8, committee concluded hearings to examine climate change and greenhouse gas reductions and the trading systems, after receiving testimony from Senator Lieberman; Representative Inslee; James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Director, U.S. Climate Change Science Program; Eileen Claussen, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, Virginia; Jack Cogen, Natsource LLC, and Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense, both of New York, New York; and Randy Overbey, ALCOA Power Generating, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee.

AIRLINE INDUSTRY


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee held hearings on the future of the airline industry, including the state of aviation security, receiving testimony from Jeffrey N. Shane, Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Donald J. Carty, American Airlines, Dallas, Texas; Richard H. Anderson, Northwest Airlines, Egan, Minnesota; Duane E. Woerth, Air Line Pilots Association, International, Washington, D.C.; Kevin Mitchell, Business Travel Coalition, Radnor, Pennsylvania; and Alfred Kahn, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Hearings recessed subject to call.

OIL TANKERS


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded hearings to examine the phase out of single hull oil tankers and the impact of such action on commerce, including marine oil spill prevention, preparedness, response and restoration, after receiving testimony from R. Adm. Paul J. Pluta, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; Timothy R. E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; Elaine F. Davies, Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Environmental Protection Agency; Thomas A. Allegretti, American Waterways Operators, and Dragos Rauta, International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, both of Arlington, Virginia; Joseph J. Cox, Chamber of Shipping of America, David Sandalow, World Wildlife Fund, and G. William Frick, American Petroleum Institute, all of Washington, D.C.; Tom Godfrey, Colonna's Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia, on behalf of the Shipbuilders Council of America; and Robert N. Cowen, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., New York, New York.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


The House was not in session today. Pursuant to the order of the House of January 8, the House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2003, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 8, in which case, the House shall stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2003.

Committee Meetings


No Committee meetings were held.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,


JANUARY 10, 2003


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


No meetings/hearings scheduled.

House


No Committee meetings are scheduled.

Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Friday, January 10

Senate Chamber

Program for Friday: Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12 noon. Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2 p.m., Monday, January 27

House Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.

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