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Tuesday, October 14, 2003

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Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1718-1730.

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Measures Reported:

S. 1131, to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 108-163)
H.R. 1516, to provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of five additional cemeteries in the National Cemetery System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-164)

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Measures Passed:

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 377), Senate passed S. 1053, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, as amended:
Commending Inspectors General: Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 18, commending the Inspectors General for their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government during the past 25 years, and the joint resolution was then passed.

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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, Iraq and Afghanistan: Senate resumed consideration of S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

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Durbin Amendment No. 1837, to ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform certain service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Robert L. Crandall, of Texas, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Michael D. Gallagher, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
Louis S. Thompson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
Jon R. Purnell, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Thomas Riley, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.
Margaret Scobey, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler, of Alabama, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
Stuart Ishimaru, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2007.
Drew R. McCoy, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term of six years.
Virginia E. Hopkins, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
Ricardo S. Martinez, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Robert N. McFarland, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Army.

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Messages From the House:

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Measures Referred:

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

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Additional Statements:

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Amendments Submitted:

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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

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Authority for Committees to Meet:

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Privilege of the Floor:

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Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--380)

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Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:08 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12562.)

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Roger Walton Ferguson, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Paul S. Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

U.N. CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held a hearing to examine the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annexes, done at Montego Bay, December 10, 1982 (the ``Convention''), and the Agreement Relating to the Implementation D1111of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, with Annex, adopted at New York, July 28, 1994 (``the Agreement''), and signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on July 29, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-39), receiving testimony from Senator Stevens; Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.), Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy; John Norton Moore, University of Virginia School of Law Center for Oceans, Law, and Policy; Rear Admiral William L. Schachte, Jr., USN (Ret.), Charleston, South Carolina; and Admiral Joseph Prueher, USN (Ret.), Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Hearing will resume on Tuesday, October 21.

TERRORISM

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information held a hearing to examine issues relative to terrorism and the radical Islamic influence of Chaplaincy of the U.S. military and prisons, focusing on Guantanamo Bay issues, institutional safeguards including security clearances and monitoring, receiving testimony from John S. Pistole, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Harley G. Lappin, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, both of the Department of Justice; Charles S. Abell, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; J. Michael Waller, Institute of World Politics, Washington, D.C.; Paul E. Rogers, Wisconsin Department of Correction, Waupun, and Imam A.J. Sabree, Georgia Department of Corrections, Atlanta, both on behalf of the American Correctional Chaplains Association.
Hearing recessed subject to the call.

PENSIONS

Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the long-term financing risks to single-employer insurance programs, highlighting the need for comprehensive pension reform, focusing on the Administration's proposals and activities to improve the retirement security of defined benefit pension participants, after receiving testimony from Mark J. Warshawsky, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy; Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, General Accounting Office; Steven A. Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Scott Macey, Aon Consulting, Somerset, New Jersey; on behalf of several groups including Business Roundtable, National Association of Manufacturers, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce; David John, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; and Melvin Schmeiser, Baltimore, Maryland.

Measures Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 3288, was introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2898, to improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through the use of enhanced 911 wireless services, amended, (H. Rept. 108-311); and
H.R. 3289, making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes (H. Rept 108-312).

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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Radanovich to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.

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Order of Business--Report on supplemental appropriations bill: Agreed that the Committee on Appropriations have until midnight tonight, October 14, to file a privileged report on H.R. 3289, making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.

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Order of Business--Consideration of supplemental appropriations bill: Agreed that it be in order at any time for the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, to declare the House resolved into the Committee on the Whole House on the state of the Union for a period of debate on the subject of H.R. 3289, making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; that such period of debate shall not exceed six hours; and that after such period of debate the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion.

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Order of Business--Meeting Hour for Wednesday, October 15: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, October 15.

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Adjournment: The House met at noon and adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 811, to support certain housing proposals in the fiscal year 2003 budget for the Federal Government, including the downpayment assistance initiative under the HOME Investment Partnership Act, S. 300, to award a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation, and to express the sense of Congress that there should be a national day in recognition of Jackie Robinson, and the nominations of Harvey S. Rosen, of New Jersey, and Kristin J. Forbes, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, Peter Lichtenbaum, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.

Subcommittee on Securities and Investment, to hold hearings to examine the future of the securities markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 943, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 1 or more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming, S. 1027 and H.R. 2040, bills to amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the States of Wyoming and Nebraska, S. 1058, to provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, S. 1071, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in the State of New Mexico, S. 1307, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, S. 1308, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pursue and complete actions related to the implementation of a U.S. District Court Consent Decree, S. 1355, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, S. 1577, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming, H.R. 1284, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project, and S. Res. 183, commemorating 50 years of adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider S. 1066, to correct a technical error from Unit T-07 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, S. 1643, to exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations under the Coastal Barriers Resources Act and the National Flood Act of 1968, S. 1663, to replace certain Coastal Barrier Resources System maps, S. 1669, to reauthorize the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, and the nomination of Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine company owned life insurance, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold a closed briefing to examine overcoming obstacles to peace relating to the Middle East road map, 2 p.m., S-407, Capitol.

Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine overcoming obstacles to peace relating to the Middle East road map, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 550, to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve provisions relating to probate of trust and restricted land, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of D. Michael Fisher, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Dale S. Fischer, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Gary L. Sharpe, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the oversight of Department of Justice's efforts to protect victims of pornography, 2 p.m., SD-226.

Committee on Agriculture, October 16, hearing to examine new generation cooperatives and strategies to maximize farm and ranch income, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on the Budget, October 16, hearing on Department of Defense Long-Term Budget Issues, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Evaluating Coordination of Care in Medicaid: Improving Quality and Clinical Outcomes,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

October 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Financial Collapse of HealthSouth,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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Committee on Financial Services, October 16, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reviewing U.S. Capital Market Structure: The New York Stock Exchange and Related Issues,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, October 15, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, oversight hearing entitled ``Achieving Diversity in the Senior Executive Service,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

October 16, full Committee, hearing on ``You've Got Mail--But is it Secure? An Examination of Internet Vulnerabilities Affecting Businesses, Governments and Homes,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

October 16, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Castro's Cuba: What is the Proper United States Response to Ongoing Human Rights Violation in Our Hemisphere?'' 3 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

October 17, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Implementing the SAFETY Act: Advancing New Technologies for Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, October 16, hearing on the Federal Election Commission Enforcement Procedures, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, October 16, hearing on United States Policy in Afghanistan: Current Issues in Reconstruction--Part II, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, October 16, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on ``The GAO's Recent Report on the Implementation of Executive Order 12630 and the State of Federal Agency Protections of Private Property Rights,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

October 16, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, to mark up H.R. 3261, Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

October 16, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on ``Visa Overstays: A Growing Problem for Law Enforcement,'' 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, October 15, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following: S. 625, Tualatin River Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2003; H.R. 2831, Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act; and H.R. 3210, Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

October 16, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to hold a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 280, National Aviation Heritage Area Act; H.R. 704, Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act; H.R. 1399, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary Revision Act of 2003; H.R. 1594, St. Croix National Heritage Area Study Act; H. R. 1618, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1862, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1798, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act; and H.R. 2909, Utah Test and Training Range Protection Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, October 15, to consider H.R. 3289, making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2004, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, October 16, to mark up the following measures: H. Con. Res. 279, recognizing the significance of the anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program, and reaffirming the commitment to support the use of science in governmental decisionmaking through such Program; and H. Res. 395, recognizing the importance of chemistry to our everyday lives and supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week; followed by a hearing on The Future of Human Space Flight, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, October 16, hearing entitled ``Is America losing its lead in high-tech: implications for the U.S. defense industrial base,'' 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 16, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on the Transportation Security Administration's Perspective on Aviation Security, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 16, hearing entitled ``Handoff or Fumble: Do VA and DOD Provide Seamless Health Care Coverage to Transitioning Veterans?'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 16, executive, briefing on Sensitive Counterterrorism Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

October 16, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, October 16, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, hearing on H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.

October 16, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Plugging the Gaps in Border Security: the One Face at the Border Initiative,'' 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1689, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, with votes to occur on Corzine Amendment No. 1811 and Reed/Hagel Amendment No. 1834, respectively, beginning at approximately 10:40 a.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Next Meeting of the

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H. Con. Res. 106, recognizing and honoring America's Jewish community on the occasion of its 350th anniversary, supporting the designation of an ``American Jewish History Month'';
(2) H. Con. Res. 270, supporting the goals and ideals of College Savings Month;
(3) H. Con. Res. 273, recognizing and congratulating the East Boynton Beach, Florida, Little League team as the 2003 United States Little League Champions;
(4) H.J. Res. 70, recognizing Inspectors General over the last 25 years in their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government;
(5) H.R. 1883, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post Office'';
(6) H.R. 1442, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Act;
(7) H.R. 1092, Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act of 2003;
(8) H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003;
(9) H.R. 1521, Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003;
(10) H.R. 1821, to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition of her many contributions to the Nation; and
(11) H.R. 1828, Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.

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