J. Thurmond

Mr. THURMOND

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

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Grams and D'Amato, I offer an amendment which would reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950 for a period of 1 year.

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

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. 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. 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. The amendment has been cleared.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2768 (Purpose: To expand certain land conveyance authority, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida)

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

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. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay it on the table. Amendment No. 2781 (Purpose: To require reports on the development of the European Security and Defense Identity within the NATO alliance)

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2769 (Purpose: To authorize the conveyance of certain water rights and related rights at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, for purposes of acquiring certain perpetual contracts for water)

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I offer an amendment which would ensure that private sector bidders for the electromagnetic frequency spectrum are provided all relevant information regarding the costs that they will incur as a result of purchasing that spectrum.

Mr. THURMOND. I urge the adoption of the amendment.

Mr. THURMOND. I move to lay it on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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, on behalf of Senators Gorton and Murray, I offer an amendment which would authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into cost-sharing partnerships to operate the Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response training facility in Richland, WA.

Mr. THURMOND. 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. 2764 (Purpose: To authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into cost- sharing partnerships to operate the Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response training facility, Richland, Washington.)

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

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, the amendment has been cleared by this side.

Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Coverdell, I offer an amendment that would add home schooling graduates to a pilot program in which they would be permitted to enlist in the military services as if they possessed a high school diploma.