J. Thurmond

Mr. THURMOND

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Kempthorne, Cleland and Akaka, I offer an amendment that would waive the time limits for award of the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal to certain persons. I believe this amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mr. THURMOND. On behalf of Senator Warner, I offer an amendment which authorizes a realignment of funds from Other Procurement, Navy, to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, in the fiscal year 1999 remote minehunting system program.

Mr. THURMOND. The amendment has been cleared.

Mr. THURMOND. On behalf of Senators Bond, Shelby, Coverdell, and Faircloth, I offer an amendment that would amend section 707 to accelerate the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) demonstration and increase the number of sites from two to four.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Snowe and Cleland, I offer an amendment which has been approved by the Armed Services Committee and that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the objectives of any contingency operation involving the deployment of 500 or more U.S. military forces when the President requests funds for those operations.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I believe the amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2772 (Purpose: To extend the authority of the Department of Energy to pay voluntary separation incentive payments through December 31, 2000)

Mr. THURMOND. I believe this amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2775 (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the objectives of a contingency operation when the President submits to Congress the first request for funding the operation)

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2765 (Purpose: To add home school diploma recipients to the pilot program for treating GED recipients as high school graduates for enlistment purposes)

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Senator Bingaman, I offer an amendment which would extend the Secretary of Energy's authority to appoint certain scientific and technical personnel to critical health and safety posts.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2771 (Purpose: To extend the authority of the Secretary of Energy to appoint certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel)

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this side.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Senator Bingaman, I offer an amendment which would extend the Secretary of Energy's authority to make voluntary separation incentive payments to its Federal employees.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2740 (Purpose: To revise and clarify the authority for Federal support of National Guard drug interdiction and counterdrug activities)

Mr. THURMOND. I urge the adoption of the amendment. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2770 (Purpose: To make available $2,500,000 for the activities of the Hanford Health Information Network)

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I urge that the Senate adopt this amendment.

Mr. THURMOND. I urge that the Senate adopt this amendment.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Allard and Campbell, I offer an amendment that would replace an erratic water supply at Rocky Mountain Arsenal with a constant water supply, satisfy the Army's obligation to provide water to a community impacted by RMA contamination, provide for a permanent water supply for the Refuge, reduce operating costs associated with water access, and provide for needed water storage facilities.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I believe the amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Mack, I offer an amendment which would amend the Military Construction Act of 1979 to authorize an additional conveyance, at fair market value, of 4 acres at Eglin Air Force Base to the Air Force Enlisted Men's Widows and Dependents Home Foundation, Inc.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I believe this amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I urge that the Senate adopt this amendment.