He and Hillary (and Leahy, McCaskill, Webb and Coburn) were on the committee who discussed it with Chertoff and presented it to the Senate. Of course, the original longer discussion has been scrub a dub dubbed from the internet.
Thanks. My quick search found this: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=sr110-511 It did not mention that. Your larger point seems correct.