Ted Stevens

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I yield.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I say with regard to the unresolved issues: We ask Senator DeWine or his staff to show us the drug interdiction amendment; the D'Amato Serbia amendment; the two Coats amendments on SOS, and the next QDR, so that we can proceed to review those. Similarly, we have a series on the Democratic side that we have not seen, and I urge that we see those: the Dodd Army pension issues; the Harkin vets' meals issue. Other than that, I believe we have seen them all. I might state, it appears that the one amendment that will take the longest time to dispose of is Senator Durbin's amendment, and I see he is here. I invite him to offer his amendment so that we might determine how to handle it. Is the Senator prepared to suggest any kind of a time arrangement with regard to that? We would like to have a vote sometime around 8 o'clock, to make sure people understand we are going to stay here until we get done.

Mr. STEVENS. I send the last amendment to the desk to be included, and it makes 45 amendments in the package.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have sent to the desk the first managers' package. And I believe that it has been cleared on both sides. So there is no misunderstanding about it, because Senators may wonder whether the amendments are in this or not, I want to read this package and then ask for its immediate consideration. Senator Akaka's amendment on electric vehicles R&D funds; Bingaman-Domenici on the Air National Guard Program at White Sands; an amendment that I have offered for Senator Cochran on acoustic sensor technology; the Domenici-Harkin amendment on food stamp report; the Durbin amendment on land conveyance at Fort Sheridan; the Gregg amendment on conveyance of former Pease Air Force Base; the Hollings amendment on environmental restoration; my amendment for strategic materials manufacturing; the Inouye amendment on American Samoa vets; the Inouye amendment on Ford Island; the Kennedy amendment on cybersecurity; the Sarbanes amendment on the Korean war vets memorial repairs; the McConnell amendment on chemical demilitarization; the Mack amendment on NAWC transfer of property; the Mikulski amendment on ship-breaking; the Lott amendment on the next- generation Internet; the Murkowski amendment on FERTEC; my amendment for Senator Shelby on the electronic circuit board manufacturing; the Specter amendment on proliferation of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission; my amendment on the MILES training and equipment issue; my amendment on rescission as of the date of enactment; my amendment for Senator Coats on the near-term digital radio issue; my amendment for Senator Warner on Palmtop computers for soldiers; the Boxer amendment on what we call Shop Stop; the Ford amendment on counterdrug interdiction; the Dodd amendment on Lyme Disease; the Kerry amendment on solid-state dye lasers; the McCain-Kyl amendment on land transfer; my amendment for Senator Kyl on passenger safety system for tactical trucks; the Grassley amendment on problem disbursements threshold; the Harkin amendment on the gulf war illness; my amendment on the air combat training instrumentation issue; Faircloth amendment on TRICARE; my amendment on firefighting equipment leasing; the Bumpers amendment on the DTRTCA, Domestic Preparedness Training Center; the Faircloth amendment on the Aerostat Development Program; Burns-Baucus for redevelopment of the Havre Air Force Base; the McCain amendment on foreign students' reimbursements; Dorgan on Indian incentive payments; the McConnell-Ford amendment on chemical demilitarization; the Wellstone SOS, child soldiers, global use amendment; my amendment for Senator Faircloth on spending 1998 funds, so-called PFNA issue; the Bennett amendment on alternate turbine engines; and the Gramm amendment on military voting rights. There should be 44 separate amendments in that package. They have been cleared on both sides, and unless there is some discussion, I ask unanimous consent the first managers' package be adopted and any statements offered by any Senator appear in the Record prior to adoption of that Senator's amendment that is in the package. I add to it, Senator Inouye has a managers' amendment--this would be the first amendment of Senator Inouye--for Ms. Moseley-Braun that pertains to the National Guard Armory in Chicago.

Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I realize the relevant one is just a place holder.

Mr. STEVENS. Yes.

Mr. STEVENS. That is in the package.

Mr. STEVENS. Yes.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we are proceeding now to a look at the amendments that are not in the managers' package. I would like to address that issue with the Senate. It is my understanding that Senator Baucus has an amendment that he wishes to have 20 minutes equally divided; Senator Bingaman has two amendments; Senator Boxer's amendment that was on the list is in the managers' package; Senator Bumpers' amendment is on the list in the managers' package; Senator Byrd has two amendments which are to be in the managers' package; Senator Daschle's relevant amendments are withdrawn, as I understand it; Senator Dodd has one amendment dealing with Army pensions which we have not seen; Senator Durbin's amendment on land conveyance is in the package; his amendment on military operations and war powers will be opposed and we will have to deal with it; Senator Dorgan's amendment on Indian incentive program is in the package, and I understand his second amendment will not be offered; Senator Ford's amendment on National Symphony is not in the package and would have to be debated; Senator Graham has a land transfer amendment which is in the package now, and the space amendment, as I understand it, is the same as the amendment from Senator Mack, and that will have to be debated; Senator Harkin has the outlay amendment, and the POO amendment is in the package, the vets medals amendment we have not seen and we cannot discuss now; Senator Hollings' amendment will be accepted; Senator Inouye's manager's amendment is in the managers' package; Senator Kerrey's SOS payroll tax amendment cannot be accepted and will have to be debated; there are two relevant amendments by Senator Kerry which we have not seen; Senator Leahy's amendment cannot be accepted; Senator Reed's amendment we have not seen; and Senator Robb's amendment on reimbursement we would like to discuss with Senator Robb--it is in the House bill; we prefer not to take it up at this time if we can avoid it--and Senator Wellstone's amendment on child soldiers has been accepted, the domestic violence one has not been agreed to yet--we will have to discuss it with them. Those are the amendments on the Democratic side.

Mr. STEVENS. I have been asked to amend my request and add this following portion--I ask unanimous consent that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and the Chair be authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Stevens, Cochran, Specter, Domenici, Bond, McConnell, Shelby, Gregg, Hutchison, Inouye, Hollings, Byrd, Leahy, Bumpers, Lautenberg, Harkin, and Dorgan, and the foregoing occur without any intervening action or debate, and I further ask that when the Senate passes H.R. 4103, as amended, that S. 2132 be indefinitely postponed.

Mr. STEVENS. I will be happy to yield, Mr. President. Mr. STEVENS addressed the Chair.

Mr. STEVENS. I say to the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. President, many of the amendments that are on the list that have come from your side are, in fact, on the managers' list. But they will all be qualified if they are on the list you have given us.

Mr. STEVENS. We have not yet addressed the question of time on debate. The only real limitation here is that this list be the only first-degree amendments in order and that they only be subject to relevant second-degree amendments in the event they are considered and not adopted.

Mr. STEVENS. I really can't hear the Senator, I am sorry.

Mr. STEVENS. I further ask unanimous consent that following disposition of the listed amendments, the bill be advanced to third reading and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the House companion bill; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 2132, as amended, be inserted; and that the bill be advanced to third reading and passage occur without any further action or debate.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we have now exchanged lists. We have a managers' package which we will present in a moment. We have the two lists now from the two sides of the aisle. I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be the only first-degree amendments remaining in order, other than the managers' package, and that they be subject to only relevant second-degree amendments: D'Amato--Air Guard, Coast Guard Search & Rescue. Faircloth--Spend Fiscal Year 1998 fund (PFNA). DeWine--Drug interdiction. Mack--Electronic combat testing. Santorum--60mm mortar ?. Mack--Commercial Space Act. D'Amato G.Smith--Sanctions--Serbia/Montenegro. Coats--Sense of Senate. Coats--Next QDR. Stevens--relevant. Frist--LME. Baucus--Bear Paw development canal (20=divided). Bingaman--Dual use. Bingaman--White Sands. Bingaman--Health centers. Boxer--Relevant. Bumpers--Relevant. Byrd--Relevant. Byrd--Relevant. Daschle--Relevant. Daschle--Relevant. Daschle--Relevant. Dodd--Army pensions. Dodd--Lyme disease. Dodd--Relevant. Durbin--Land conveyance. Durbin--Military operations/war powers. Dorgan--Indian incentive program. Dorgan--Relevant. Ford--National Symphony. Graham--Land transfer. Graham--Relevant. Graham--Space. Harkin--Outlays. Harkin--P.O.O. Harkin--Veterans medals. Harkin--Gulf war illness research. Harkin--Smoking funding. Hollings--Environmental report. Inouye--Manager's amendment. Inouye--Manager's amendment. Inouye--Manager's amendment Kerrey--Sense of Senate on payroll tax. Kerry--Relevant. Kerry--Relevant. Leahy--JSAT. Reed--Environmental training. Robb--Reimbursement for Italy accident. Wellstone--Child soldiers. Wellstone--Domestic violence. Wellstone--Relevant.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask for the immediate consideration of the first-degree amendment.

Mr. STEVENS. I believe the Senator from Delaware wished to be recognized for just one minute.

Mr. STEVENS. He has been?

Mr. STEVENS. I yield back any time I have left.

Mr. STEVENS. Very well. If that is adopted, which I urge the Senate to adopt, then we will move to adopt the original amendment, as amended, with a voice vote. I call for the vote. Amendment No. 3413

Mr. STEVENS. If the pending motion to table is not carried, that amendment will still be open. If the amendment of the Senator from Arkansas passes in the second degree, I intend to ask that the--are the yeas and nays requested on the Senator's original amendment?

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I now have before me here a managers' package that lists some 33 amendments. Following the next two votes, I intend to ask that no more amendments be in order. I urge Members to come and look at the list and see if their amendment is here. If there are more, fine. I urge Members to let us know if they intend to offer the amendments shown here. Secondly, if they intend to offer any other amendment, I am pleased to have them do that. Mr. President, as I understand it, the first vote will be on a motion to table offered by the Senator from Arizona, and the second will be the amendment in the second degree offered by the Senator from Arkansas. I ask for the yeas and nays on the second-degree amendment of the Senator from Arkansas.