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Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the Senator. The chairman is proceeding in an orderly manner. He has proceeded to get consent en bloc for most of the committee amendments. Certain committee amendments were excepted from that en bloc agreement. Now before the Senate are those excepted committee amendments. Amendments from the floor are not in order until the committee amendments have been adopted or disposed of. So there are four or five committee amendments that have been excepted from being accepted en bloc. So I say to the distinguished Senator from Ohio that those are the amendments that are now before the Senate. They must be disposed of before amendments from the floor may be offered unless the amendments from the floor are to those amendments or unless unanimous consent is given to set those aside to allow amendments .from the floor. That is what the Senator from Oregon is trying to do.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I rise in support of this amendment offered by Senator HEINz. and cosponsorer by me. It addresses one of the most serious problems the U.S. steel industry may well face down the road if and when we can reach agreement with the Western European countries on limiting their steel exports to the United States. Subsidized steel exports from other countries merely export their unemployment to this country at a time when we do not need this kind of "help." Our own steel industry. reeling from the effects of the administrations economic policies and their numbing impact on demand for steel generally. needs all the help it can get in dealing with unfair foreign competition from subsidized and dumped steel exports. This amendment will authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to assist the Europeans in administering arty steel export limitation agreements we may be able to reach with them. He will be able to do this by requiring certification on all steel exports to the United States that they are in compliance with the limitations mutually agreed upon by us and the Europeans. Since European policing arrangements are notoriously loose. this amendment is both wise and necessary if we are to be able to adequately enforce limitation agreements we may be able to reach. Last week. I was successful in securing language in the report on the fiscal year 1983 State. Justice. Commerce Appropriations bill relating to our problems with steel importers. It directs the Secretary of Commerce. in concert with the U.S. Trade Representative. to vigorously pursue investigations of the unfair subsidizations by foreign governments of their steel industries. I intend to continue doing everything in my power to bring an end to this flood of unfair subsidized steel coming into this country and hurting our steel industry and the many American families who depend on its health for their economic wellbeing. In my own State of West Virginia. we know all too well what unfair foreign competition has done to the domestic steel industry. Plant closings. layoffs of employees at plants that stay open. lost business. and lost capacity to ever come back. all have a chilling and lasting impact on the State and its economy. I support this amendment because It represents a step toward ending the entry into this country of unfairly subsidized steel.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. in response to the majority leaders question. I have been. throughout the morning. attempting to get some reading on my side of the remaining amendments. Some Senators have indicated that they are willing not to call up their amendments. Mr. DECONcINi has indicated that he has three amendments which he will not call up if a certain amendment is not called up on the other side of the aisle. I hope that Senators )vill come to the floor and call up their amendments so we can dispose of this measure by 4 p.m. or earlier.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. if the distinguished majority leader will yield. does he know whether or not Mr. HELMS intends to call up his amendment?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I urge that both sides do their very best to get. Senators on both sides to the floor so we can call up amendments. because I would like very much to see this bill disposed of by 4 p.m.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. still reserving the right to object. I will not object if it is clearly understood that there will be no more than 30 minutes to be equally divided and at the close of 30 minutes there will be a motion to table and that there be no more such amendments offered. with one final condition that at the end of the 30 minutes this amendment be set aside and the tabling motion occur at 2 p.m.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. reserving the right to object. I understand. too. that no amendment in the second degree would be offered.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I will not insist on that. I would simply say if this amendment is adopted this bill will not pass today. and I am as desirous as the majority leader in getting this matter disposed of as soon as possible. Under the request that has been made by the distinguished majority leader. a tabling vote would be guaranteed at 2 p.m.. am I correct?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Madam President. do I understand that if the tabling motion fails a vote would not immediately occur on the Helms amendment up or down?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Will the majority leader amend his request so that if the tabling motion fails then a vote up or down on the amendment would not immediately occur and that debate would be in order?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Then. Madam President. amendments in the second degree would be in order in that event. In the event the tabling motion should fail. amendments in the second degree would be in order.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I take great pride today in announcing to the Senate that my distinguished senior colleague has just cast his 10.000th rollcall vote. He is the only living Member of Congress to have served in the first 100 days of the Roosevelt administration. The fact that he just cast his 10.000th rollcall vote indicates his dedication to duty. his high sense of purpose and his loyal service to his constituents. I am very pleased to make this announcement. I now yield to my distinguished colleague on the other side of the aisle.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I now would like to ask the distinguished majority leader. if I may. regarding the program for the rest of the day. I would anticipate that he would propose some unanimousconsent requests which would probably answer the question.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have an amendment on behalf of Mr. KENNEDY dealing with public service jobs. It was indicated yesterday that he would be willing to take 1 hours equally divided. I am advised that he would be willing to take 30 minutes equally divided.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I hope the distinguished majority leader will proceed to get some of the agreements on some of the amendments. because even if we get a resolution extending the date by 1 week. there can be amendments offered to that measure as well. I hope that we can proceed with this measure even though it may take us late into the evening or into the morning and then see where we go from there. * GREssiNAL AtCOkl-- SENATtE I for one am not willing to agree that we have to extend the deadline by 1 week simply because there are several amendments. I hope that the distinguished majority leader will try to get the agreement so far as those amendments are concerned. it will be that much work accomplished.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I reserve the right to object until we can find out what those technical amendments are. Will the majority leader proceed?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I would have to object to that request. Would the distinguished majority leader be willing to try to get a consent order that the rollcall votes for the remainder of the day be 10 minutes each?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. there may be no objection to the time requested on the committee amendments. except to be reminded of what those committee amendments are. Could the clerk do that for us. quickly?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I ask one other question of the majority leader. As the orders now stand. seconddegree amendments to the amendments would be without any time whatsoever. Would the majority leader make the request that there would be at least 5 minutes or 10 or some time on the basic amendment allotted to the seconddegree amendment?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presldent. I hope the majority leader is able to get consent with respect to seconddegree amendments to those firstdegree amendments on which time has been agreed to.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Except in those two cases. On the Kermedy amendment there has been no time agreed to on that amendment and so the request with respect to seconddegree amendments would not pertain to that amendment.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I wish to reserve the right to object on that one at that point. If we could just get the agreement with respect to the other amendment. the firstdegree amendment that has been entered into with respect to time. if we get consent that with respect to seconddegree amendments to those amendments that the seconddegree amendment would have to be germane and would be limited in time to half of the time allotted to the firstdegree amendment.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I hope that I am not imposing on the majority leader by asking this question: Has the request been put and ordered that with respect to the amendments on which time has been agreed that amendments in the second degree thereto would have to be germane and would be limited to half of the time allocated on the basic amendment?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi- has said this. but the amendment does only talking about claims which the dent. reserving the right to object. and not prejudice the court of appeals U.S. Court of Appeals has ordered I do not know that I will object. would decision In Connecticut against HHS to process. to the extent allowthe distinguished Senator repeat his Schweiker or any other court decision? able. from unexpended 1981 funds. on Septe I nber 29. 1992 CO their own merits. Following the courts ruling. I understand that HHS did. in fact. review Missouris $7.3 million worth of claims on their merits. found that the State of Missouri had taken every step required by law to submit and preserve their claims. and had begun to process the grant award to the State. We have spoken of the effect of section 138 on pre1978 claims. But I am concerned this section also effects the routine claims process in future years. for each and every State. This section seem to cut in half the time States will have to process and file claims. Section 133 repudiates the basic Federal/State partnership at the heart of these social security programs. Reversal of such a carefully considered congressional policy should not be made in a last minte rider to - a stopgap funding bill. I urge thy colleagues to. support the amendment to strike this section.e
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I hope the Senator will not take umbrage. but the Senator from Nebraska has clearly asked to be recognized. I hope we will go by the rules and recognize a Senator who first asks to be recognized. I hope there is no pecking order at the desk.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. the Senator from Oregon is correct. The previous order was entered to that effect. Otherwise. the Parliamentarian would have been correct.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I will not object. The distinguished chairman is very fair. but I think that this should be done only by unanimous consent because it goes contrary to the rules. As long as it Is done by unanimous consent. of course. that is all right. I have on objection. because as I say. the chairman is very fair. Generally he alternates and we have no complaint.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to objectand I do not think I will objectI just want to be sure that with respect to each amendment that has been listed by the majority leader. and for the moment he has not listed the Kennedy amendment of the Nickles amendment--
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Or the Hollings amendment or the Welcker amendment. That any amendment in the second degree would have to be germane. and the time on any seconddegree amendment would be half the time allotted to the amendment in the first degree.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Inasmuch as no committees are meeting at this time. would it be possible to get 10 minutes on rollcall votes? It is hoped that many of these amendments would not require rolleall votes.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. would it be possible for us to agree that that would be the only DavisBacon amendment that would be offered?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have been consulting with the distinguished Senator from South Carolina . The majority leader tells me he has to make one telephone call before we can proceed with this agreement. May I say to the distinguished Senator from South Carolina before we can enter into an agreement the majority leader has to make one call. So if the Senator will indulge me--
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. and I do not think I will object. It is my understanding that the two seconddegree amendments referred to by the distinguished majority leader will be 15 minutes each.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I join the majority leader in expressing appreciation to the Senator from Ohio . He Is a man of supreme dedication. who has an unlimited amount of brass. and a head full of commonsense. I appreciate very much the compliment he has given us. and I am more appreciative of it appearing in the RECORD.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I would like to commend the gentleman for the position he has taken and the work he has done on the bill. I would like to ask one or two questions. Are the companies that the U.S. Government deals with in these leases. are the majority of them major companies?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Usually in all the States these companies must report to a regulatory body in their particular State on their runs. when they make any royalty payments to the royalty owners or to the landowners. I am speaking of Texas primarily. Is that same procedure followed in other States where they have a regulatory agency? Do these producers furnish annual or monthly reports to the regulatory agencies?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentleman will yield further. does the Federal Government at this time have the authority to go to the Texas Railroad Commission and get production reports that have been filed at that local agency by a lessee of the Government?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

And will this set up additional authority in other States that do not have the State regulatory authority like Texas. Louisiana. New Mexico. and Oklahoma might have at the present time?
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. once again we are faced with the necessity of passing a joint resolution to continue the operation of the Federal Government. Only one appropriation bill. the HUDIndependent Agencies for fiscal year 1983. which includes funding for veterans programs. has been sent to the President at this time. Without this continuing resolution the functions4of all those agencies not funded in the HUD bill would terminate on September 30. 1982. We witnessed the disruption that such a termination can cause last November when the President vetoed the continuing resolution and temporarily closed Government offices. That disruption in service to the American people was neither efficient nor practical. I sincerely hope that such a situation will not be repeated this year. Passage of this continuing resolution will permit the ongoing operations of many programs which are important to the people of West Virginia. This resolution provides for continued funding for social security payments. and black lung benefits. as well as assistance to unemployed workers. The resolution also continues operations of the locks and dams on the Monongahela. Ohio. and Kanawha Rivers. a system of waterways essential to the transportation of coal and for other commerce. Construction on the WeirtonSteubenville and East Huntington bridges as well as flood control work on the Tug Fork will continue under this resolution. The Elkins weather station and the Cardinal passenger train are among other items which are supported. The resolution also insures that operations in the Monongahela National Forest and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. including the police force. will be maintained at current levels. This joint resolution. which Congress is sending to the President today. will continue all of these Important programs and projects until December 22. 1982. Congress will return in November to resume its work on the remaining appropriation measures.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I want to congratulate the majority leader for pressing ahead and completing action on this measure. I know it looked difficult at times. but I have also found it is a little darkest before dawn. and I thank him and commend him. I also commend the chairman. Mr. HATFIELD. for his characteristic courtesy. understanding and charity toward all. I congratulate Mr. PROXMIRE on his diligence. skill. and good workmanship. and I think the Senate has done well.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. may I respond to the distinguished majority leader? I am sure that the crime bill. on which there Is a time agreement. is ready any time the majority wishes to proceed to that bill. Other matters he mentioned are being processed and possibly by tomorrow we can be ready to go with some of them. certainly on the treaties.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

I thank the them some of the Nations most immajority leader. portant. are represented in the area. Mr. President. I send to the desk a The people. keenly aware of their Senate resolution and ask that it be citys history. are dedicated to preservstated. Ing the memory of Its significance and
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi- War. ranging from the work of the dent. I ask unanimous consent that young Clark Cable as a telephone linethe Senate proceed to the immediate man. to the massive Influenza epidemconsideration of the resolution. ic of 1918. which took more than 300
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

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Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi- a Member of the Board of the Panama dent. there is no objection to proceed- Canal Commisison. Farm Tenant Act of 1935 were conveyed by the Federal Government to the State of Connecticut in 1954 and subsequently were Included in the Pachuag State Forest. Section 32 of that act requires that any deed of conveyA d +1 TIT f t. t b1
Date: 1982-09-29
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. and I will not object. does the majority leader feel there should be 5 minutes to a side for any explanation of the treaties?
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I have introduced legislation to address two serious problems affecting West Virginia and other Statesunemployment and the environmental hazards caused by abandoned minesites. Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 created the abandoned mine reclamation trust fund. The trust fund is intended
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. Presi. dent. I send an amendment to the desk on behalf of Mr. KENNEDY and ask for its immediate consideration.
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. that has been cleared on this side of the aisle. There is no objection.
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. I was distracted by conversation. I do not think I have any objection. but will the Senator restate his request?
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. it would not have been cleared had that not been the understanding. may I say to the Senator from Ohio.
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. reserving the right to object. I will not object. This has been cleared with Mr. LONG. so there is no objection.
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Mr. President. that is cleared on this side of the aisle. Mr. BENTSEN. a member of the Finance Committee. is very interested in this matter.
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: ROBERT C. BYRD (democrat)
Chamber: S

Yes. Mr. President. this side is prepared. We are ready. willing. and able to proceed. I thank the majority leader.
Date: 1982-09-30
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speakers desk the bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for Such Carriage (ATP). and for other purposes. with a Senate amendment thereto. and concur in the Seniate amendment.