SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS 

Convened January 3, 1983 FIRST SESSION { 

SECOND SESSION { 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Tuesday, November 15, 1983 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WILLIAM F. HILDENBRAND, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

By Gerald A. Hackett, Executive Clerk 
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 

Mar. 8, 1983-- Motion entered to reconsider the vote by which the resolution of 

ratification to the Montreal Protocols No. 3 and 4 (Ex. B., 95-1) was defeated--Mr. 

Baker. 
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TREATIES 

Calendar Treaty Subject Reported 

No. Doc. No. Bv 

1 EX. B, Montreal Aviation Protocols Nos. 3 and 4 Feb 10 83 Reported 95-1 favorably, by Mr. Percy, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, with a proposed 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification 

with conditions (Printed 

rennrt--Ex. Rent 98-1) 

NOMINATIONS 

Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported 

No. No. Bv 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 312 450-8 William Perry Pendley, of Wyoming, to be an Sep 21, 83 Mr. McClure, 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Committee on Energy and 

Damel N. Miller, Jr., resigned. Natural Resources, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 355 495 Ronald I. Spiers, of Vermont, a Career Oct 25, 83 Mr. Percy, 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Committee on Foreign 

Class of Career Minister, to be Under Relations, without printed 

Secretary of State for Management, vice report 

Jerome W. Van Gorkom. 
Calendar 

No. 

* 367 

* 372 

* 373 

* 379 

* 383 

384 

Message 

No. 

528 

513 

521 

522 

537 

531 

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Nominee, Office, And Predecessor 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

John H. Riley, of Virginia, to be 

Administrator of the Federal Railroad 

Administration, vice Robert W. Blanchette, 

resigned. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Frank V. Ortiz, Jr., of New Mexico, a 

Career Member of the Senior Foreign 

Service, . Class of Minister-Counselor, to 

be Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the Umted States of 

America to Argentina. 

Thomas P. Shoesmith, of V1rgmia, a Career 

Member of the Semor Foreign Service, 

Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to Malaysia. 

U. S. ARMS CONTROL AND 

DISARMAMENT AGENCY 

Lewis A. Dunn, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Director of the United States 

Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, vice 

Thomas D. Davies, resigned. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

William P. Clark, of California, to be 

Secretary of the Interior. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

William E. Mayer, of California, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice John 

Howard Moxley III, resigned. 

Reported 

By 

Nov 7, 83 Mr. Packwood, 

Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and 

Transportation. without 

printed report. 

Nov 8, 83 Mr. Percy, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

Do. 

Do. 

Nov 9, 83 Mr. McClure, 

Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources, with 

printed report - Ex.Rept. 

98-20. Together with 

Minority Views. 

Nov 9, 83 Mr. Tower, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report 
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Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported No. No. By 

THE JUDICIARY 

385 559 w. Eugene Davis, of Louisiana, to be United Nov 10, 83 Mr. Thurmond, States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit Committee on the Judiciary, vice Robert A. Ainsworth, deceased. without printed report. 

386 551 Lenore Carrero Nesbitt, of Florida, to be Do. 

United States District Judge for the 

Southern District of Florida vice C. Clyde 

Atkins, retired. 

388 561 G. Kendall Sharp, of Florida, to be United Do. 

States District Judge for the Middle 

District of Florida vice Ben Krentzman, 

retired. 

389 562 George E. Woods, of Michigan, to be United Do. 

States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of Michigan vice Patricia J. 

Boyle, resigned. 

391 564 Jane A. Restani, of Virginia, to be a Judge Do. 

of the United States Court of 

International Trade vice Herbert N. 

Maletz, retired. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

392 555-1 Helen G. Corrothers, of Arkansas to be a Do. 

Commissioner of the United States Parole 

Commission for a term of six years, vice 

Robert D. Vincent, resigned. 

393 555-2 Vincent Fechtel, Jr., of Florida, to be a Do. 

Commissioner of the United States Parole 

Commission for a term of six years, vice 

Audrey A. Kaslow, term expiring. 

394 555-3 Paula A. Tennant, of California, to be a Do. 

Commissioner of the United States Parole 

Commission for a term of six years, vice 

Cecil M. McCall, term expiring. 

396 589 Frank Henry Habicht, II, of the District of Do. 

Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney 

General, vice Carol E. Dinkins, resigned. 
Calendar 

No. 

• 397 

• 398 

• 399 

400 

401 

Mes.5age 

No. 

517 

577 

544 

569 

570 

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Nominee, Off ice. And Predecessor 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMM I SSION 

Susan Meredith Phillips, of Iowa, to be 

Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, vice Philip F. Johnson, 

resigned. 

William E. Seale, of Virginia, to be a 

Commissioner of the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission for the term expiring 

April 13, 1988, vice James M. Stone, term 

expired. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGR ICULTURE 

Daniel Oliver, of Connecticut, to be 

General Counsel of the Department of 

Agriculture, vice A. James Barnes. 

AIR FORCE 

The following-named officer to be Deputy 

Judge Advocate General, United States Air 

Force, and to the grade of major general, 

under the provisions of Title 10, United 

States Code, Sections 8072 and 624: 

To be Deputy Judge Advocate General, United 

States Air Force 

to be Major General 

Brig. Gen. Robert W. Norris, 

United States Air Force. 

NAVY 

The following named officer, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, section 601, to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, section 601: 

to be Vice Admiral 

Reported 

B 

Nov 10, 83 Mr. Helms, 

Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry, 

without printed report 

Do. 

Do. 

Nov 10, 83 Mr. Tower, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report 

Do. 
Calendar 

No. 

401 

* 402 

* 403 

* 404 

Message 

No. 

570 

420 

450-9 

450-10 

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Nominee, Office, And Predecessor 

NAVY -- Con. 

to be Vice Admiral 

Rear Adm. Edward A. Burkhalter, Jr., 

, United States Navy. 

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON 

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 

Gwyneth Gayman, of California, to be a 

Member of the National Council on 

Educational Research for a term expiring 

September 30, 1984, vice Bernard C. 

Watson, term expired. 

Joan M. Gubbins, of Indiana, to be a Member 

of the National Council on Educational 

Research for a term expiring September 30, 

1985, vice Alice Coig McDonald. 

David J. Armor, of California, to be a 

Member of the National Council on 

Educational Research for a term expiring 

September 30, 1986, vice Robert E. 

Nederlander. 

[NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Reported 

B 

Nov 10, 83 Mr. Tower, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report 

Nov 11, 83 Mr. Hatch, 

Committee on Labor and 

Human Resources, without 

printed report 

Do. 

Do. 

* 405 525 Helmuth A. Merklein, of Texas, to be an Nov 14, 83 Mr. McClure, 

Assistant Secretary of Energy Committee on Energy and 

(International Affairs), vice Henry E. Natural Resources, without 

Thomas. IV, resi ed. inted re rt. 

•Signifies nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly 

constituted committee of the Senate. 
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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY'S DESK IN THE 

MARINE CORPS, NAVY 

AIR FORCE, ARMY, 

Air Force nominations beginning James N. Hagenson, and ending Guy O. Bilek, which nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of October 31, 1983. 

Army nominations beginnmg William G. Adams, and ending Ralf W. Zimmerman, which nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of October 31, 1983. 

Army nominations beginning Lawrence L. Tracy, and ending Charles F. Longer, which nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 3, 1983. 

Army nominations beginning Alfred M. Allen, and ending Kathryn L. Nagel, which nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 3, 1983. 

Marine Corps nominations beginning Lauren D. Ayers, Jr.. and ending Paul A. Zappala, which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 3, 

1983. 

Navy nominations beginning Frank Ohver Barret, III. and ending Adnan M. Mcchesney, Jr., 

which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 

3, 1983.