Haley Stevens

This bill took 5 years, from 1971 to 1976, to pass--the original bill. This one has been worked out in a very short period of time due to the total agreement of everyone concerned. I am thankful for that. I thank my good friend from…

My manager's amendment to S. 39, the Sustainable Fisheries Act, adds a new section to the Magnuson Act requiring the Secretary of Commerce to create a central lien registry system for limited access permits. Among other things, the…

The Senator from Maine is correct. Section 112 of my amendment protects the existing authority of States to impose more stringent regulations which are not inconsistent with a management plan on its vessels in the Federal zone. Maine's…

If the State of Florida has been designated as having jurisdiction over a fishery in the EEZ, they would be entitled to regulate any vessel in that fishery, no matter where it comes from or what facilities it utilizes, so long as it does…

It is my intention this evening to offer the managers' amendment to S. 39, which is a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation Management Act. This managers' amendment will replace the substitute that was…

Included in this appropriations bill is funding for the Indian Energy Resources Grant program, which was originally authorized in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. As the Senator from New Mexico knows well, in its short history, this program…

The Federal funding supports the national lab and university components, no Federal funds go to the industry. The projects have been selected on a competitive basis to ensure only relevant and widely beneficial research is supported by…

The Advanced Computational Technology Initiative [ACTI] is an ongoing DOE advanced R&D Program involving joint research efforts by the national labs and the oil and gas industry. The program pairs the unique supercomputing capabilities of…

I agree that the CERT provides a critical function for the Defense Department at a time when our computer systems and networks are being attacked by computer hackers. I will work to provide an appropriate level of funding for CERT…

I would be pleased to join the distinguished Senator in strongly encouraging these DOD organizations to establish demonstration programs in order to more closely examine the potential of this program.

This certainly appears to be a worthwhile program. I would like to join the distinguished gentleman in encouraging Department of Defense organizations to participate. In your opinion, what would be the most efficient method for gaining…

This amendment restricts the obligation of 10 percent of the funds appropriated for the procurement of the Navy F/A-18E/F fighters until the Secretary of Defense submits a report on the F/A-18E/F program. The amendment is similar to an…

This amendment would reduce Army operation and maintenance funding by $2 million to eliminate an add-on for Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA. During Senate consideration of the fiscal year 1997 Defense authorization bill, an…

The Senator is correct on all counts. This legislation fully protects the privacy rights of American citizens.

We have been in contact with the Department of Justice [DOJ] and have been advised informally the DOJ would not object to enforcing a subpoena issued by the commission. In fact, they have been operating under the assumption that they would…

The Clinton administration states that it supports legislation creating a commission to study the effects of gambling, but has stopped short of endorsing any specific bill. The Department of Justice has stated that the substitute addresses…

I also would add, in recognition of my friend's interests in this matter, that we will do our best to come out of conference with the full $69,500,000 we have allocated for the B-52's.

I agree. If the support is essential and has been provided for so many years there is no need to create more administrative redtape. Not only won't this process save taxpayer dollars, it will cost more money due to the increased…

Depriving the attrition reserve bombers of the maintenance and modifications required for them to operate in combat would be inconsistent with the subcommittee's understanding of what attrition reserve status entails.

Additional funds have been provided for operations and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement at levels considered appropriate to allow all B-52's to be retained in active and attrition reserve status.

We will certainly address it, and hopefully continue to fund this support program without added redtape.

In other words, there is no savings and there is increased redtape. This appears to be a typical bureaucratic solution-- fix something that is not broken.

This WHCA support to the Secret Service had been provided on a non-reimbursable basis for 15 years, absent a clear definition of ``temporary basis.'' As I understand the issue, this support which is provided to the Secret Service is…

Let me assure the Senator that the committee's guidance was not intended to restrict the purchase of EOA-type systems.

I have heard of the Virginia product my distinguished colleague describes, and I concur with his interest in giving our military the opportunity to have the advantage that many law enforcement agencies already enjoy.