S6082 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 3, 1995

a draft of proposed legislation to extend the

authorization of appropriations for programs

under the native American Programs Act of

1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF

COMMITTEES

fThe following executive reports of

committees were submitted:

By Mr. SPECTER, from the Select Committee on Intelligence:

John M. Deutch, of Massachusetts, to be

Director of Central Intelligence.

(The above nomination was reported

with the recommendation that he be

confirmed, subject to the nominee’s

commitment to respond to requests to

appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.)

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND

JOINT RESOLUTIONS

fThe following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first

and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. CRAIG,

Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. THOMAS):

S. 745. A bill to require the National Park

Service to eradicate brucellosis afflicting the

bison in Yellowstone National Park, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Energy

and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN:

S. 746. A bill to amend the Social Security

Act to provide certain reforms to welfare

programs, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Finance.

By Mr. D’AMATO (for himself and Mr.

MOYNIHAN):

S. 747. A bill to require the President to

notify the Congress of certain arms sales to

Saudi Arabia until certain outstanding commercial disputes between United States nationals and the Government of Saudi Arabia

are resolved; to the Committee on Banking,

Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MCCAIN:

S. 748. A bill to require industry cost-sharing for the construction of certain new federally funded research facilities, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr.

ROCKEFELLER):

S. 749. A bill to amend title 38, United

States Code, to revise the authority relating

to the Center for Women Veterans of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.

By Mr. PACKWOOD (for himself and

Mr. MOYNIHAN):

S. 750. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to properly characterize certain redemptions of stock held by corporations; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. EXON:

S. 751. A bill to provide that certain games

of chance conducted by a nonprofit organization not be treated as an unrelated business

of such organization; to the Committee on

Finance.

By Mr. SIMON (for himself and Ms.

MOSELEY-BRAUN):

S. 752. A bill to amend the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore the duty rate that prevailed under the

Tariff Schedules of the United States for

certrain twine, cordage, ropes, and cables; to

the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr.

LEAHY, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr.

CRAIG, Mr. BURNS, Mr. CAMPBELL, and

Mr. HATFIELD):

S. 753. A bill to allow the collection and

payment of funds following the completion

of cooperative work involving the protection, management, and improvement of the

National Forest System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr.

SIMON, and Mrs. BOXER):

S. 754. A bill to amend the Immigration

and Nationality Act to more effectively prevent illegal immigration by improving control over the land borders of the United

States, preventing illegal employment of

aliens, reducing procedural delays in removing illegal aliens from the United States,

providing wiretap and asset forfeiture authority to combat alien smuggling and related crimes, increasing penalties for bringing

aliens unlawfully into the United States, and

making certain miscellaneous and technical

amendments, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr.

FORD, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. CAMPBELL,

Mr. THOMAS, and Mr. SIMPSON):

S. 755. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy

Act of 1954 to provide for the privatization of

the United States Enrichment Corporation;

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:

S. 756. A bill to expand United States exports of goods and services by requiring the

development of objective criteria to achieve

market access in foreign countries, to provide the President with reciprocal trade authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COCHRAN:

S.J. Res. 33. A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United

States relative to the free exercise of religion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND

SENATE RESOLUTIONS

fThe following concurrent resolutions

and Senate resolutions were read, and

referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr.

DASCHLE):

S. Res. 113. A resolution to authorize representation by Senate Legal Counsel; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. HATCH:

S. Res. 114. A resolution to refer S. 740 entitled ‘‘A bill for the relief of Inslaw, Inc.,

and William A. Hamilton and Nancy Burke

Hamilton’’ to the chief judge of the U.S.

Court of Federal Claims for a report thereon;

considered and agreed to.

BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED

fBy Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. CRAIG,

Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. THOMAS):

S. 745. A bill to require the National

Park Service to eradicate brucellosis

afflicting the bison in Yellowstone National Park, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources.

THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BISON ACT

OF 1995

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I rise to

introduce legislation that is important

to the future, I think, of the livestock

industry, not only of Montana, but

Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming and,

also, I think to the Nation. Wherever

the Government has a large concentration or a large presence, I think it has

to be called upon to be a good neighbor.

This legislation, which is long overdue,

is as a result of the ineffectiveness of

the Federal Government—especially

the Park Service—to follow up on the

work that it has been directed to complete. This bill will require the National Park Service to effectively manage a disease ridden herd of bison within the boundaries of the Yellowstone

Park.

Mr. President, for years, the bison

within the Yellowstone Park have carried brucellosis. It is a disease which

causes cattle or bovines to abort their

calves. When transmitted to humans,

the disease can create a very painful

and incurable disease known as undulant fever. This is a disease which the

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture

has targeted for complete eradication

from the United States by 1998. The

bison herd in Yellowstone Park is the

only remaining major free-roaming

herd in the Nation where nothing has

been done to eradicate the disease.

Brucellosis is a disease which the

livestock industry in the United States

has spent untold millions of dollars to

eliminate, done on a State-by-State

program. In my State of Montana, the

stockgrowers have spent almost $70

million to eradicate the disease and set

up barriers in order to protect their

herds. Yet, due to the continual delays

in the Yellowstone National Park Service to address the remedy of the situation there in that park, the future of

the livestock industry in Montana, the

Nation, and the region, continues to be

threatened by disastrous result which

are a direct consequence of the disease.

In addition, to the cost incurred by the

livestock industry, there has been a

cost to the State of Montana to protect

its borders from the wandering herds of

bison which roam outside the park

every winter seeking forage.

These bison carry the disease and

threaten the grazing lands and the herd

on private lands in and around the

park.

Now, I could stand here today and

give a complete history of the terrible

problem faced by States like Montana,

Idaho, and Wyoming. For the sake of

time, let me talk about this past winter and just exactly what happens.

In November, we had major snows in

the park. It did not take long, but

within a few weeks, up to five feet of

snow had accumulated in Yellowstone

Park, which effectively covered all the

forage opportunities for the animals in

the park.

When this occurs, the bison within

the park turn and do exactly what is

natural—they will start drifting between the lower meadows just for food.