[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4444-4452; and 2 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 367, and H. Res. 430 were introduced.

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Con. Res. 236, authorizing the 1994 Special Olympics Torch Relay 
to be run through the Capitol Grounds (H. Rept. 103-510).

                                                     Pages H3665, H3681

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Montgomery to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.

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Recess: Met at 10 a.m. and reconvened at 12:15 p.m.

                                                             Page H3523

Address by Prime Minister of India: The House and Senate met in a joint 
meeting to receive an address by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao of 
India. Prime Minister Rao was escorted to and from the House Chamber by 
Senators Mitchell, Pell, Sarbanes, Moynihan, Kerry, Wofford, Mathews, 
Dole, Simpson, Cochran, Lugar, Pressler, and Burns, and by 
Representatives Gephardt, Bonior, Hoyer, Fazio, Hamilton, McDermott, 
Hochbrueckner, Michel, Gingrich, Armey, Gilman, and Leach.

                                                         Pages H3523-26

Defense Authorization: House completed all general debate and began 
consideration of amendments to H.R. 4301, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 1995 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
1995; but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments 
will resume on Thursday, May 19.

                                                      Pages H3539-H3665

Agreed To:
  The Dellums en bloc amendment, as modified, that authorizes $400 
million to be used in the dismantling of nuclear weapons in the states 
of the former Soviet Union, $60 million for overseas humanitarian and 
disaster assistance, and $25 million for clearing landmines for 
humanitarian purposes; provides the Defense Department with the 
authority to accept gifts for elementary and secondary schools created 
under the Defense Dependent's Education System; prohibits the direct 
operation or maintenance of sealift vessels by the Defense Department 
or the Transportation Department and prohibits government employees 
from crewing such vessels; codifies present Defense Department policy 
which does not allow chemical weapons stockpiles to be transported 
across State lines by the Department, but provides that non-stockpiled 
munitions may be transported to the nearest stockpile; provides that 
certain excess Defense property already on loan under the ``tools for 
schools'' program (such as metal working tools), be donated to non-
profit educational institutions and training schools rather than remain 
on loan to those schools; allocates $52 million of ballistic missile 
defense funds for the ARROW/ACES ballistic missile defense program; 
requires a semiannual report by the Army to the National Guard Bureau 
containing the names and addresses of all officers honorably discharged 
from active duty during the preceding six months; requires an equal 
number of doses of oral typhoid vaccine and parenteral injection 
typhoid vaccine be purchased and maintained by the Defense Department; 
makes various changes to provisions which limit the amount of depot-
level maintenance that can be contracted out to non-Federal government 
personnel; authorizes $4 million for fiscal year 1995 for a cooperative 
agreement between the Defense Department and an institution of higher 
education to facilitate the development and demonstration of new 
methods and technologies for more effective and expedient environmental 
remediation at military institutions; authorizes a demonstration 
project which permits the Defense Department to purchase, from 
government agencies located within Monterey County, California, 
firefighting, security guards, police, public works, utility, and other 
municipal services needed to operate Defense facilities in the county; 
expresses the sense of Congress that NATO reserve the right to act in 
defense of its vital interests in the absence of a United Nations or a 
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe mandate; requires the 
Defense Department to report to Congress within six months on the 
policies and procedures under which members of the armed forces are 
randomly tested for drugs; standardizes the procedures for appointing, 
promoting, and dismissing U.S. military officers; and provides civilian 
military employees who are unable to use their annual leave because of 
a base realignment with the same provision given to employees affected 
by base closures by allowing civilian military employees to include 
accrued annual leave in lump sum leave payments.

                                                  Pages H3539, H3613-52

Rejected:
  The Meehan amendment that sought to reduce ballistic missile defense 
funding by $200 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 271 
noes, Roll No. 179); and

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  The Bryant amendment that sought to require the President, within 
three years, to secure with Japan and NATO members agreements that 
would require such nations to cover all costs of hosting U.S. military 
presence; to require that all savings from such a program be applied to 
deficit reductions; and to require withdrawal of all U.S. troops from 
countries not agreeing to such stipulations by September 30, 2000 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 180).

                                                         Pages H3658-65

  H. Res. 429, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas to 49 nays, Roll No. 
178.

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Olympics Torch Relay: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 236, authorizing the 
1994 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol 
Grounds.

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National Historical Publications and Records Commission: House agreed 
to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2139, to amend title 44, United States 
Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission--clearing the measure for the 
President.

                                                         Pages H3665-66

Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Speaker appointed as 
members of the United States delegation to attend the meeting of the 
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group the following Members on 
the part of the House: Representatives Johnston of Florida, Chairman, 
LaFalce, Vice Chairman, Hamilton, Oberstar, Gibbons, Richardson, 
Peterson of Florida, Goss, and Walsh.

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Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Endowment for the Humanities: Message wherein he transmits 
the 28th annual report of the National Endowment for the Humanities--
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor; and

                                                         Pages H3666-67

  Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Message wherein he transmits the 
annual report for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal 
year 1993--referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3537-38, H3657-58, and H3664-65. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:44 p.m.