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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 431 and rule 
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill 
H.R. 4301.

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                     in the committee of the whole

  Mr. DURBIN. The House is in the Committee of the Whole House of the 
State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4301) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for 1995, and for other purposes, with Mr. Durbin 
in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today, 
amendment number 18 printed in part 1 of House Report 103-509 offered 
by the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums] had been disposed of.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 431, there will now be an additional 
period of general debate.
  The gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums] will be recognized for 30 
minutes and the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Spence] will be 
recognized for 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums].
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, first let me announce to my colleagues how we will 
proceed for the rest of the evening. We are now in general debate on 
H.R. 4301, 1 hour of debate. On this side, most of the time will be 
consumed in colloquies between myself and other Members on this side of 
the aisle for the purposes of clarification. There may be other items 
that come up in the context of the general debate.
  At the end of that time, there will be discussion and debate on the 
en bloc amendments. As you know, Mr. Chairman, the en bloc amendments 
had two requirements: No. 1, that they be bipartisan, and, No. 2, they 
be noncontroversial. This gentleman feels he can say to all of my 
colleagues here with relatively safety that there will be no more votes 
for the rest of the evening.
  Having said that, Mr. Chairman, let me now yield such time as he may 
consume to the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Hamilton], the chairman of 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for the purpose of entering into a 
colloquy with this gentleman.
  Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to engage the distinguished chairman in a 
colloquy concerning several issues that relate to concerns of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  At the outset, I want to thank the distinguished chairman for his 
cooperation on issues for which the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs 
Committees share responsibility. I appreciate the time and 
consideration he has devoted to these issues.
  Regarding foreign disaster assistance, we have had concerns that the 
Armed Services Committee language might unintentionally restrict the 
administration's legal authority and practical ability to carry out 
these activities. On military-to-military contacts, we have been 
concerned that the Armed Services Committee language does not 
explicitly recognize the appropriate role of the Department of State in 
ensuring that these contacts are carried forward consistent with the 
broader foreign policy objectives of the United States.
  Mr. DELLUMS. If the distinguished chairman will yield,
  I thank the gentleman for his concerns and for his advice and 
assistance concerning these and other important issues in our bill that 
related in part to foreign affairs.
  Relations among the executive departments are changing as a result of 
the end of the cold war and in accordance with the emerging challenges 
of the post-cold-war era. These issues raise complex legislative as 
well as policy considerations. The administration only recently came to 
a coordinated position on these issues, in some cases too late to be 
fully considered before our committee mark-up. As a result, some 
imperfections may remain that we would hope to remedy as the 
legislative process goes forward.
  Let me turn to the specific issues that are the subject of the 
amendments offered by the gentleman.
  Concerning foreign disaster assistance, on the question of the 
President's legal authority, Mr. Spence and I have accepted in modified 
form the gentleman's amendment, so as to make clear that the President 
does have authority to conduct these assistance operations with Defense 
Department resources.
  Regarding the practical ability of the administration to provide 
assistance following foreign disasters, our language expands the 
options available to the Secretary and does not make unavailable any 
otherwise legal mechanism for providing resources to such an operation.
  On military-to-military contacts, no one is more concerned than I to 
ensure that foreign contacts by our military are conducted in support 
of U.S. foreign policy objectives and with full concern for democratic 
values and human rights. In practice, these programs are being 
developed in an interagency process and the administration's intent is 
to conduct these activities with the concurrence of the country team 
led by the ambassador or chief of mission.
  In discussing specific legislative language for recognizing this 
inter-agency coordination, we have been concerned to develop a 
consistent framework that could be applied across the range of programs 
where the responsibilities of the Departments of State and Defense 
overlap and to leave to the President maximum flexibility in organizing 
the coordination of his international activities. We have not yet been 
able to develop specific language that is acceptable to the all parties 
concerned. I am committed to further consultations with the gentleman 
as we go forward in the legislative process on this issue.
  Mr. HAMILTON. I am grateful to the gentleman for his statement on 
these points. These are important areas. They present complex 
legislative issues. I would hope that we can continue to consult and 
continue our constructive work on the whole range of issues on which 
the concerns of our two committees overlap. My intention is to ensure 
that the Secretary of State has the opportunity to provide foreign 
policy guidance in coordinating these activities.
  At this time I would like to rasie a question concerning the counter-
proliferation activities provided for by your committee. These 
activities include specialized Defense Department assistance to the U.N 
Special Commission that has supervised the dismantlement of Iraq's 
weapons and to the International Atomic Energy Agency. These are 
crucially important activities. Will this assistance be adequately 
supported within the larger set of counter-proliferation activities to 
be conducted in the Department of Defense?
  Mr. DELLUMS. I thank the distinguished chairman for his inquiry. 
UNSCOM and the IAEA are indeed very important to preventing the further 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to the future safety 
of our troops as well as our citizens and our allies. The Defense 
Department provides important technical support to the activities of 
these organizations. Together with operational support from other 
Defense Department accounts, I want to tell the gentleman that I expect 
and will work to assure that the needs of UNSCOM and the IAEA for 
specialized DOD support will be fully met within the program provided 
for in the bill as it now stands.
  Mr. HAMILTON. I thank the gentleman for the clarification.

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  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. DELLUMS. I yield to the gentleman from North Dakota.
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, in April, seven colleagues and I wrote to 
you to express our serious concern that the number of long-range 
bombers contained in the fiscal year 1995 defense budget is inadequate 
to support requirements for two major regional contingencies. 
Specifically, we are troubled by the dramatic cut in our most capable 
and our only battle-tested bomber--the B-52H--to just 40 operational 
aircraft.
  Mr. Chairman, I understand that the committee responded to the 
shortfall in funding for long-range bombers by creating a Bomber Force 
Upgrade Fund [B-FUP]. Is it correct that the funds provided in the B-
FUP may be used to retain B-52's in the active force instead of placing 
them in attrition reserve status, as proposed in the administration's 
budget?
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman is correct that B-FUP funds 
may be used to keep B-52's in the active force. The funds may also be 
used to keep B-1's out of attrition reserve and to accelerate the 
conventional modifications on the B-1.
  It is entirely consistent with the intent of the committee for the 
Air Force to use the B-FUP funds to retain in the active force, those 
B-52's that the administration has scheduled to go into attrition 
reserve status.
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will continue to yield, I 
appreciate the gentleman's explanation.
  I would like to commend the gentleman for responding to the serious 
concerns raised by many members of this body that the number of bombers 
assumed in the President's budget is inadequate. The B-FUP, by 
utilizing existing assets, is a cost-effective way to provide the 
necessary forces to meet our national military requirements.
  Finally, let me say that I believe it makes good military and 
economic sense to continue to maintain and operate the proven and paid-
for capabilities of the B-52. I am very pleased that the committee 
created the B-FUP so that additional B-52's may be kept in the defense 
force structure.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding to me for this colloquy. I 
strongly support the B-FUP provision, and I strongly support this bill.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Arizona [Mr. Kyl], a very valuable member of our committee.
  Mr. KYL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, I submitted an amendment to the Committee on Rules 
expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate 
any military action directed against the mainland of Haiti, unless the 
President first certifies to the Congress that Haiti represents a clear 
and present danger to the citizens of the United States or United 
States interests.
  The essence of my amendment was adopted as part of both the Goss 
amendment and the Dellums-Hamilton amendment. I appreciate my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle recognizing the importance of 
incorporating the amendment into each of their respective amendments. I 
thank specifically the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums], the 
gentleman from Florida [Mr. Goss], and the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. 
Hamilton].
  Mr. Chairman, the United States has no business sending military 
forces to Haiti. United States policy toward Haiti since Aristide's 
ouster in September of 1991 has been uneven and unsuccessful but 
military force is not the answer.
  The embargo imposed by the United Nations and supported by the 
Clinton administration does nothing except to choke the innocent 
citizens of Haiti. It certainly does not do anything to stop the 
military.
  Monday's Washington Times carried an article describing how smugglers 
make a mockery of the toughened U.N. Embargo on Haiti, shipping 
hundreds of gallons of gasoline and diesel oil from the Dominican 
Republic.
  Meanwhile, Haitian children rely on CARE's distribution of soy meal 
and wheat for their daily ration. Most go to sleep crying from hunger.
  A consistent, strong policy toward Haiti and a strong policy of 
governing emigration from Haiti is urgently needed. To this end, I 
personally support Senator Bob Dole's proposal to establish a 
bipartisan fact-finding commission to review United States policy 
options in Haiti. We must support economic and political reform. What 
is not needed is military intervention, whether it is led by the United 
States or the United Nations.
  Haiti has been suffering from political violence, civil war, human 
rights violations, and poverty for most of its 190 years of 
independence. This is not a matter that can be resolved by a quick and 
temporary deployment of United States forces.
  The governments of Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Ecuador, all 
within the Western hemisphere, oppose military action. Even friends of 
Haiti--Canada, France, and Venezuela--oppose military action.
  Mr. Chairman, there are six key questions that must be satisfactorily 
answered before considering force.
  Is Haiti vital to United States national interests or does it 
represent a threat to regional security? The answer is ``no''.
  Have all options, other than force, been considered and exhausted? 
No.
  Is there a clear commitment to achieving victory? We must assume the 
answer to this question would be ``yes''.
  Are there clearly defined political and military objections? I would 
submit the answer to this question is ``no''.
  Do the American people support the action? No.
  And finally, will American troops be able to extricate themselves 
from the situation? Is there a clear end to United States involvement 
in Haiti? I submit the answer to that question, Mr. Chairman, is ``not 
likely''.
  One out of six is not enough. We should not take military action 
regardless of how else we might work on this unfortunate situation in 
the future.
  I am gratified that the House will have expressed its sense on this 
matter.
  Mr. Chairman, I include for the Record the following article:

          And After We Invade Haiti? What Then, Mr. President?

                          (By Elliott Abrams)

       President Clinton's last opportunity to stop an invasion of 
     Haiti will come in the next few weeks. This intervention 
     would be the largest, but assuredly not the last, blunder 
     made as part of a policy that has been mishandled by the last 
     two administrations.
       Under both administrations, U.S. policy toward Haiti has 
     had the virtue of consistency. Its vice has been that, while 
     carefully designed to meet political realities in this 
     country, it has ignored those in Haiti. The utterly 
     predictable effect of our embargo--hunger for the masses, 
     riches for the military elite involved in smuggling--was 
     disregarded. Jean-Bertrand Aristide's undemocratic behavior 
     while serving as president--which included fostering violence 
     against his opponents--has been swept under the rug in 
     Washington, although it is well remembered in Port-au-Prince.
       The Haitian Parliament, chosen in the same free election as 
     Mr. Aristide, has been treated with contempt by the U.S., 
     rather than as Haiti's only remaining democratic institution. 
     U.S. policy has equated Mr. Aristide's return with the 
     achievement of human rights and democracy in Haiti. However, 
     many Haitian parliamentarians, some of them with better 
     democratic credentials than Mr. Aristide's, see him as a 
     threat to liberty and may constitutionally separate him from 
     his office. The gap between Washington politics and Haitian 
     reality has left things stalled for over a year and a half.
       Until now. What has changed in recent weeks is the domestic 
     political calculus regarding Haiti. The Black Caucus, civil 
     rights groups, and a broad coalition of the left (including 
     the requisite Hollywood contingent) have decided to attack 
     the refugee policy head on. They have called it 
     unconscionable and racist, and Randall Robinson, the 
     influential head of TransAfrica, has now been hospitalized 
     due to his hunger strike to force a policy change.
       Mr. Clinton, ever sensitive to political pressure 
     (especially from his party's left) has buckled. He has thrown 
     the State Department's Haiti coordinator, Lawrence Pezzulo, 
     over the side, despite the fact that the career diplomat's 
     only offense was to carry out Clinton policy. Haitian policy 
     making has since been centralized in the White House, as 
     befits an issue seen as domestic politics rather than State 
     Department business.
       Shortly after the administration announced a policy review, 
     it allowed a boat carrying Haitians to land in Florida--
     carefully saying this was an exception, not a policy change. 
     But then in remarks to the press, the president lauded Mr. 
     Robinson's campaign against his own policy. In his press 
     conference Wednesday, the president rattled his saber at the 
     Haitian military, while press reports yesterday said the 
     administration remains deeply divided about using force in 
     Haiti. Clearly the Haiti policy is out of control.
       What are Mr. Clinton's options now? Domestic political 
     pressure will soon make it impossible to bottle up Haitians 
     in a country whose economy we are deliberately destroying. 
     Yet in Florida (with 25 congressional seats plus one senate 
     seat up for grabe in November, and 27 electoral votes in 
     1996) there is no desire to see hundreds of thousands of 
     Haitians arrive overnight. Domestic U.S. politics will likely 
     prevent Haitians from getting unrestricted access to U.S. 
     soil.
       The only way Mr. Clinton may be able to square the circle 
     is to restore Mr. Aristide and declare that Haiti is no 
     longer a repressive dictatorship. With Mr. Aristide in place 
     and the foreign aid flowing, the American left will get off 
     the president's back, and mass migration can be prevented in 
     good conscience.
       Thus, the intervention no one in the Clinton administration 
     wanted a year ago is becoming increasingly likely. And 
     Clinton aides may feel that if this military action will 
     answer the charges--after Somalia and Bosnia--that the 
     administration won't ever use force and is indecisive, so 
     much the better.
       And make no mistake: For a few months, it will seem like a 
     great Clinton victory. Mr. Aristide's return probably will be 
     greeted by dancing in the streets, and the CNN images will 
     delight the White House. But when the dancing is over, this 
     intervention will become as troublesome as the one in 
     Somalia. Opponents of invasion in the State Department and 
     the Pentagon are asking preparatory questions:
       When will the troops be withdrawn? When Haiti becomes 
     democratic? What if that takes 10 years? Should our soldiers 
     act as Mr. Aristide's bodyguards? And what if Mr. Aristide 
     misbehaves, jailing opponents or advocating violence against 
     them, as he once did? Will the administration that put him 
     back in power then take him out? As in Somalia, intervening 
     is easy; it is getting out that will be hard.
       The worst mistake we could make would be to tie an 
     intervention in Haiti to restoring power to Mr. Aristide. 
     That would require the complete destruction of all 
     institutions of power in Haiti that now reject him (including 
     the Parliament) and then the systematic building up again of 
     all these institutions around just one, destabilizing figure. 
     If we intervene, our goal should be to build and strengthen 
     the weak institutions that now exist--the Roman Catholic 
     Church, the labor unions, small business, the Parliament and 
     political parties--not to sweep them all aside so that Mr. 
     Aristide can rule by fiat. Otherwise, we can occupy Haiti for 
     19 years, as we did from 1915 to 1934, without achieving 
     significant political progress.
       There is still time to avoid an invasion that will make the 
     U.S. responsible for the fate of this hemisphere's poorest 
     nation. George Bush has publicly recognized the folly of 
     equating Mr. Aristide with democracy and giving him veto 
     power over U.S. policy. Jimmy Carter has acknowledged that 
     Mr. Aristide's refusal to compromise has made a negotiated 
     solution much harder. It's time for Bill Clinton to join the 
     club.
       Sending U.S. soldiers into Haiti as Mr. Aristide's private 
     army would be a terrible mistake. U.S. policy should no 
     longer be based on Mr. Aristide. We should instead help forge 
     a multiparty coalition government that could rule for a year 
     until the next scheduled presidential election in Haiti. 
     Lifting the embargo and increasing humanitarian aid would 
     also be a way for us to start helping the economy we have 
     ruined. These steps should form the basis of U.S. policy in 
     Haiti. American soldiers should not be used to solve Mr. 
     Aristide's problems--or Bill Clinton's.

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  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to my distinguished colleague, the gentleman 
from Texas [Mr. de la Garza], chair of the Committee on Agriculture.
  Mr. de la GARZA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished gentleman 
for yielding to me.
  Mr. Chairman, I take the time for the purpose that I would like to 
verify that the committee recommended $4.5 million of the additional 
$13.5 million in the Army's environmental quality technology line for a 
continuation of the joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Agriculture program, and biotechnology.
  Mr. DELLUMS. The gentleman is correct.
  Mr. de la GARZA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished gentleman 
for clarifying this for us.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the distinguished gentleman 
from Guam [Mr. Underwood] for the purpose of engaging the Chair in a 
colloquy.
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from California 
[Mr. Dellums] for yielding to me.
  Mr. Chairman, I wish to engage the distinguished chairman in a 
colloquy. H.R. 4031, as reported by the Committee on Armed Services, 
contains a provision regarding the transportation of veterans' remains 
on military aircraft. I wish to clarify that the word ``veteran'' also 
refers to military retirees.
  The committee is addressing a problem that arises when ill veterans 
or retirees are flown, via military or military contract flights with 
commercial carriers, to distant hospitals. If the individual dies at 
that hospital, his or her family must pay to have the body shipped back 
home. The committee's provision is designed to allow the family to ship 
the body home on military aircraft, on a space-available basis.
  Mr. Chairman, this problem is not limited to veterans but includes 
military retirees. It is the intent of this language to make sure that 
the families of veterans and retirees are not forced to pay more for 
transportation when their family member dies as opposed to when he or 
she lives.
  Mr. DELLUMS. The gentleman is absolutely correct.
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. I thank the gentleman for the clarification, Mr. 
Chairman. This is welcome news for veterans and retirees from Guam, who 
are medivaced from Guam Naval Hospital to Tripler in Hawaii on a 
regular basis.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, it is a pleasure to work with the 
gentleman and make this clarification.
  Mr. Chairman, it is my distinct pleasure to yield 2 minutes to my 
distinguished colleague, the gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms. Kaptur].
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, I wanted to rise in appreciation this evening to the 
chairman of the committee, the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums], 
and the ranking member, the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Spence], 
for incorporating in the legislation an amendment to accelerate 
research and development for strategic metals and alloys, and to put 
our country on a path to integrate the defense and commercial 
applications of some of America's most critical strategic metals and 
alloys.
  As a member of the executive committee of the Steel Caucus, we know 
that so much of America's real strength has been eroded over the years, 
and with defense downsizing occurring, we have to pay particular 
attention to those, both materials as well as production technologies, 
that can help both ensure a future defense base for this country in the 
event that it is needed, but also to help it stay alive by 
transitioning it into the commercial marketplace.
  We know that so many of these metals and alloys are materials 
indispensable to the national security of our Nation. For example, one 
of the metals we are talking about is used in the guidance system of 
every strategic weapon that this Nation has in its arsenal. It is used 
in the most advanced infrared and other major optical systems, and has 
the unique chemical characteristics that it is 98 percent reflective. 
It is used in most classified satellites, and the reflectors of most 
test reactors. In fact, there is no substitute that in any way comes 
close to this particular metal.
  We know, Mr. Chairman, that because of the significant cutbacks in 
defense, many of these capabilities are in very real danger of being 
lost completely, this country being placed in the position of having to 
go to places like mainland China or Kazakhstan to provide this 
production capability in the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the chairman for his leadership in this 
area, and express our continued interest in working with him and 
members of the committee to make sure that we have the ability in this 
country to process critical materials, to develop the next generation 
of defense applications, we pray to God they will not be needed, and to 
safeguard our supply of critical materials to prevent our dependence on 
foreign suppliers.
  Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank the chairman of the committee for 
his leadership on dual use, especially in the strategic metals area, 
and I appreciate working with the ranking Republican member and the 
entire staff. They have just been wonderful.
  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the rule for the 
Defense Department authorization bill--and I do so reluctantly but with 
deep conviction.
  I had hoped to support the rule enthusiastically, because I hoped it 
would include the opportunity for me to offer an amendment to save the 
taxpayers $2.5 million a year for a program that is no longer needed or 
wanted--the Civilian Marksmanship Program conducted by the National 
Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
  This useless boondoggle originated at the time of the Spanish-
American War and in the present era no longer has any military value.
  Last year, I was denied the chance to kill this outdated and wasteful 
program in the authorization bill because I was denied a rule, and so I 
offered an amendment to the appropriations bill. At that time, 190 of 
my colleagues voted their agreement that this program should be ended.
  At that point, I introduced a free-standing bill, to which the Office 
of Management and Budget and the Defense Department offer no objection. 
In comment on my bill, the Defense Department general counsel 
specifically noted that this program has ``no formally recognized link 
to the combat readiness of military units. In an era of declining 
resources, programs which do not contribute directly to the primary 
mission of our military departments must be reduced or terminated.''
  This program is an example of ways we should be reducing the deficit, 
and my vote against the rule is a protest against permitting this 
program to continue when the Defense Department itself agrees that it 
has no value.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks.
  Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 431, no further amendment 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute is in order 
except the amendments printed in House Report 103-520 or part 1 of 
House Report 103-509 and amendments en bloc described in section 4 of 
House Resolution 431.
  Except as specified in section 3, 4 or 5 of House Resolution 431 or 
unless otherwise specified in the report, the amendments shall be 
considered in the order printed, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment or to a demand for a division of the question, and 
shall be debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent of the amendment, except that pro forma 
amendments for the purpose of debate may be offered by the Chairman and 
ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services.
  After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on 
amendments printed in part 1 of House Report 103-520 or part 1 of House 
Report 103-509, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed 
in part 2 of House Report 103-520.
  After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendment printed in part 2 of House Report 103-520, there shall be an 
additional period of general debate which shall be confined to the 
subject of Bosnia and Herzegovina and shall not exceed 30 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services.
  It shall then be in order to consider the amendments printed in part 
3 of that report. If more than one of the amendments printed in part 3 
of that report is adopted, only the last to be adopted shall be 
considered as finally adopted and reported to the House.
  After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendment printed in part 3 of House Report 103-520, there shall be an 
additional period of general debate which shall be confined to the 
subject of Haiti and shall not exceed 30 minutes, equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Armed Services.
  It shall then be in order to consider the amendments printed in part 
4 of that report.
  After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendments printed in part 4 of the report, it shall be in order to 
consider the amendment printed in part 5 of the report.
  After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendment printed in part 5 of the report, there shall be an additional 
period of general debate which shall be confined to the C-17 aircraft 
and shall not exceed 60 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  It shall then be in order to consider the amendments printed in part 
6 of the report.
  After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings on the 
amendments printed in part 6 of the report, it shall be in order to 
consider any amendment printed in part 1 of House Report 103-520 or in 
part 1 of House Report 103-509 not previously considered.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in part 1 of House Report 103-520 or part 1 of 
House Report 103-509 or germane modifications of any such amendment.
  Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, except that 
modifications shall be reported, shall be debatable for 20 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services, shall not be subject to 
amendment and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question.
  The original proponent of an amendment included in amendments en bloc 
may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before 
disposition of the amendments en bloc.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time 
during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
for a recorded vote on any amendment made in order by the resolution.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less 
than 5 minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
postponed question that immediately follows another vote by electronic 
device without intervening business, provided that the time for voting 
by electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall not 
be less than 15 minutes.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
consideration of amendments made in order by the resolution out of the 
order in which they are printed, but not sooner than 1 hour after the 
chairman of the Committee on Armed Services announces from the floor a 
request to that effect.


               amendments en bloc offered by mr. dellums

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
431, I offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments No. 1, as 
modified; 4, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, as modified; 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 
28, as modified; 30, 39 41, as modified; 43, as modified; 45, 57, as 
modified; printed in part 1 of House Report 103-520; and amendment No. 
11 as printed in part 1 of House Report 103-509.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  The text of the amendments en bloc is as follows:

       Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Dellums:
       Amendment offered by Mr. Kasich, as modified: At the end of 
     title X (page 277, after line 2), insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC.   . REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS IMPLICATIONS OF BOSNIA 
                   PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report assessing the 
     implications for United States military readiness of the 
     participation of United States ground combat forces in 
     peacekeeping operations within Bosnia-Hercegovina.
       (2) The report shall be submitted not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act or 30 days 
     following the deployment of United States ground forces to 
     Bosnia-Hercegovina, whichever occurs sooner.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An estimate of the total number of forces required to 
     carry out such an operation, including forces required for a 
     rotation base.
       (2) An estimate of the expected duration of such an 
     operation.
       (3) An estimate of the cost of such an operation, together 
     with an explanation of how the Secretary proposes to provide 
     funds for such an operation and an assessment of how such 
     proposed funding plan would affect overall military 
     readiness.
       (4) An assessment of the effect such an operation would 
     have on the ability of the United States Armed Forces to 
     execute successfully the two nearly-simultaneous major 
     regional conflict strategy articulated in the Bottom-Up 
     Review.
       (5) An assessment of how readily forces participating in 
     such an operation could be redeployed to a major regional 
     conflict, including an analysis of the availability of 
     strategic lift, the likely condition of equipment, and the 
     extent of retraining necessary to facilitate such a 
     redeployment.
       (6) An assessment of the effect such an operation would 
     have on the general combat readiness and deployability of 
     combat units designated to be part of the contingency force, 
     including the extent to which contingency force combat units 
     would support the initial deployment and subsequent 
     rotations.
       (7) An assessment of the effect such an operation would 
     have on the general combat readiness and deployability of 
     combat units not designated to be part of the contingency 
     force, including the extent to which non-contingency force 
     combat units would support the initial deployment and 
     subsequent rotations.
       (8) For the initial deployment and subsequent rotations, 
     and assessment of the number and type of combat support and 
     combat service support units required from active forces, 
     including how many of such units are designated to support 
     the deployment of the contingency force.
       (9) An assessment of the degree to which such an operation 
     would require the use of reserve component units and 
     personnel and the use and timing of involuntary Selected 
     Reserve call-up authority as provided by section 673b of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (10) An assessment of the anticipated cost of equipment 
     refurbishment resulting from such an operation.
       (11) An assessment of how the increased operational tempo 
     associated with such an operation would affect the mission 
     capable readiness rates and overall health of both strategic 
     and theater airlift assets.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``contingency force'' includes--
       (A) The set of four or five Army divisions that is 
     designated as the Army contingency force by the Secretary of 
     the Army, as well as Army active duty and reserve component 
     combat, combat support, and combat service support units 
     designated to respond to a regional conflict within the first 
     75 days of such conflict; and
       (B) Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps active duty and 
     reserve component combat, combat support, and combat service 
     support units designated to respond to a regional conflict 
     within the first 75 days of such conflict.
       (2) The term ``Bottom-Up Review'' means the October 1993 
     Department of Defense report entitled ``Report on the Bottom-
     Up Review''.
       (d) Classification of Report.-- The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and, 
     if necessary, in classified form.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mrs. Schroeder: At the end of subtitle 
     C of title XI (page 307, after line 11), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 1135. ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF DEFENSE 
                   DIVERSIFICATION PROGRAM AND DEFENSE CONVERSION 
                   ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM UNDER JOB TRAINING 
                   PARTNERSHIP ACT.

       (a) Defense Diversification Program.--Section 325A of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``From the amount'' 
     and all that follows through ``Labor,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``From funds made available to carry out this 
     section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense,'';
       (2) in subsections (c), (d), (e), (i), (k)(2), (l), and 
     (m), by striking out ``Secretary of Defense'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking out ``in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor,'';
       (4) in the heading of subsection (e), by striking out ``by 
     Secretary of Defense'';
       (5) in subsection (k)(1), by striking out ``Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense,''; and
       (6) in subsection (n), by striking out ``Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense,''.
       (b) Defense Conversion Adjustment Program.--Section 325(a) 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(a)) is 
     amended by striking out ``From the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to section 4203 of the Defense Economic Adjustment, 
     Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990,'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``From funds made available to 
     carry out this section,''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. McCollum: At the end of title X 
     (page 277, after line 2), insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM UNITED STATES 
                   ACTIVITIES IN SOMALIA.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the lessons learned from the United 
     States participation in United Nations activities in Somalia.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall--
       (1) specifically describe the availability of intelligence 
     on forces of other nations and of indiginous forces operating 
     in Somalia before, during, and after the insertion of United 
     States forces; and
       (2) set forth a complete review of any intelligence 
     failures, any equipment failures, and any equipment 
     unavailability in the theater.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Bilbray: At the end of subtitle B 
     of title VIII insert the following new section:

     SEC. 859. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
                   COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING 
                   PLANS.

       Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 15 U.S.C. 
     637 note) is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1994.'' 
     in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997.''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Dellums: At the end of subtitle C 
     of title II (page 46, after line 4), insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 236. COMPLIANCE WITH THE ARM TREATY.

       (a) Limitation.--Funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1995, or otherwise made available to 
     the Department of Defense from any funds appropriated for 
     fiscal year 1995 or for any fiscal year before 1995, may not 
     be obligated or expended--
       (1) for any development or testing of anti-ballistic 
     missile systems or components except for development and 
     testing consistent with the interpretation of the ABM Treaty 
     set forth in the enclosure to the July 13, 1993, ACDA letter; 
     or
       (2) for the acquisition of any material or equipment 
     (including long lead materials, components, piece parts, or 
     test equipment, or any modified space launch vehicle) 
     required or to be used for the development or testing of 
     anti-ballistic missile systems, or components, except for 
     material or equipment required for development or testing 
     consistent with the interpretation of the ABM Treaty set 
     forth in the enclosure to the July 13, 1993, ACDA letter.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``July 13, 1993, ACDA letter'' means the 
     letter dated July 13, 1993, from the Acting Director of the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to the chairman of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate relating to the 
     correct interpretation of the ABM Treaty and accompanied by 
     an enclosure setting forth such interpretation.
       (2) The term ``ABM Treaty'' means the Treaty between the 
     United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist 
     Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missiles, 
     signed in Moscow on May 26, 1972.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Dellums: At the end of title V 
     (page 172, after line 22), insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . SURVEY ON THE STATE OF RACE AND ETHNIC ISSUES IN THE 
                   MILITARY.

       (a) Requirement for Survey.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     acting through the Armed Forces Survey on Race/Ethnic Issues, 
     shall carry out a biennial survey to measure the state of 
     racial and ethnic issues and discrimination among active-duty 
     military personnel. The survey shall solicit information on 
     the race relations climate in the services, including--
       (1) indicators of positive and negative trends of relations 
     between all racial and ethnic groups; and
       (2) the effectiveness of Department of Defense policies 
     designed to improve race and ethnic relations; and
       (3) the effectiveness of current complaints and 
     investigations processes.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress the results from the first survey under subsection 
     (a) not later than February 15, 1995, and report the results 
     of future surveys biennially, thereafter.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Derrick: At the end of subtitle C 
     of title XXXI (page 409, after line 2), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3141. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish an International Center for Applied Research to 
     promote the following activities:
       (A) The application in the United States of hydrogen 
     technology research derived from tritium production.
       (B) The development of beneficial uses of nuclear 
     materials.
       (C) The research and development of innovative methods for 
     the treatment and disposal of nuclear materials.
       (D) The development of specifications for the 
     decommissioning of nuclear materials.
       (E) The research and development of any technologies that 
     the Secretary considers appropriate and that are likely to be 
     commercialized.
       (2) The Center shall be established at a Department of 
     Energy nuclear weapon production facility at which the 
     Secretary has successfully demonstrated environmental 
     technologies as part of the Integrated Demonstration of 
     Volatile Organic Compounds Program conducted by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) The Center shall be operated by a nonprofit entity 
     established by State statute to accomplish economic 
     development through applied science and technology that, as 
     determined by the Secretary--
       (A) has demonstrated successful management of diverse teams 
     of organizations who have technical experience in industrial 
     research and development of high technology programs; and
       (B) has available facilities adjacent to the Department of 
     Energy nuclear weapon production facility to carry out the 
     activities of the Center.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Of amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 3101(c), $12,000,000 shall be 
     available to establish the Center referred to in subsection 
     (a).
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Derrick; At the end of subtitle C 
     of title XXXI (page 409, after line 2), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3141. LIMITATION OF STUDY OR RELOCATION OF TRITIUM-
                   RELATED ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS.

       None of the funds appropriated or other wise made available 
     to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1995 pursuant to 
     this title may be used to study or relocate tritium-related 
     activities and operations from the Mound Plant, Ohio, to a 
     facility other than a weapons production facility having 
     demonstrated tritium production and handling experience as 
     recommended by the Department's independent consultants that 
     reviewed the ``Nonnuclear Reconfiguration Cost Effectiveness 
     Report'' of January 1993.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Bateman of Virginia, as modified: 
     At the end of title VIII (page 246, after line 23), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 873. SHIPBUILDING CLAIMS.

       (a) Increase in Time Period During Which Adjustments to 
     Shipbuilding Claims May Be Made.--Section 2405 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``18 months'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``six years''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (c).
       (b) Effecitve Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only with respect to contracts entered into after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Ms. English of Arizona: At the end of 
     subtitle D of title XXVII (page 366, after line 24), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC.  . TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, AIR FORCE HOUSING AT RADAR 
                   SITE, HOLBROOK, ARIZONA.

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--As part of the closure of an Air 
     Force radar site located near Holbrook, Arizona, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may transfer administrative 
     jurisdiction of housing units used in connection with the 
     site to the Secretary of the Interior for use as employee 
     housing for the Petrified Forest National Park.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Ford of Michigan: Strike section 
     354 in subtitle E of title III and insert the following:

     SEC. 354. REPORT ON CALCULATION AND RECOVERY OF TUITION COSTS 
                   OF CERTAIN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS OF THE 
                   DEFENSE DEPENDENTS EDUCATION SYSTEM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1995, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the calculation and application of the tuition rate 
     required to be determined under section 1404(b) of the 
     Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923(b)).
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall contain the following:
       (1) A description of--
       (A) the costs included in the tuition rate;
       (B) the method by which the tuition rate is determined; and
       (C) the method by which any increase in the tuition rate is 
     determined.
       (2) An analysis of--
       (A) the variation in the cost of providing educational 
     services in the defense dependents' education system in 
     different geographic locations; and
       (B) the extent to which the imposition of a uniform tuition 
     rate enables the system to receive adequate funds to defray 
     the cost of providing educational services to tuition-paying 
     students.
       (3) Recommendations of the Secretary with respect to 
     improvements that may be made in the determination and 
     application of the tuition rate.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Ford of Michigan: Strike out 
     section 353 (page 81, line 17 through page 82, line 22).
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Hutto: At the end of section 351 
     of title III (page 79, before line 1, insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in section 2164 of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be 
     construed as affecting the rights in existence on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act of an employee of any school 
     established under such section (or any other provision of law 
     enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
     established a similar school) to negotiate or bargain 
     collectively with the Secretary with respect to wages, hours, 
     and other terms and conditions of employment.
       Page 372, strike out lines 6 through 21 (relating to 
     section 2855) and insert in lieu thereof the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2865. MODIFICATION OF HEIGHT RESTRICTION IN AVIGATION 
                   EASEMENT

       (a) Modification.--Section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1948 (62 
     Stat. 1229), as added by section 2862 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (division 
     B of Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1805), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In addition, 
     such height restriction shall not apply to the structure 
     proposed to be constructed on a parcel of real property that 
     is within the area conveyed under this Act and is identified 
     as 1110 Santa Rosa Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, so 
     long as the proposed structure upon completion does not 
     exceed a height of 155 feet above mean low-water level.''.
       (b) Instrument of Release.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall execute and file in the appropriate office any 
     instrument necessary to effect the modification of the 
     avigation easement referred to in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a).
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Jefferson: At the end of subtitle 
     F of title III (page 111, after line 10, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 384. PRIORITY TO STATES FOR THE TRANSFER OF NONLETHAL 
                   EXCESS SUPPLIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 2547 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``The Secretary of 
     Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Subject to 
     subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (3); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of 
     Defense shall be made available to a State, a local 
     government of a State, a Territory, or a possession, upon the 
     request of the State, local government, Territory, or 
     possession pursuant to authority provided in another 
     provision of law, before such supplies are made available for 
     humanitarian relief purposes under this section. The 
     President may make such supplies available for humanitarian 
     purposes before such supplies are made available to a State, 
     local government, Territory, or possession under this 
     subsection in order to respond to an emergency for which such 
     supplies are especially suited.''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Johnson of Georgia, as modified: 
     At the end of subtitle D of title I (page 21, after line 20, 
     insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . EVALUATION OF RESTART OF C-5B AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     conduct an evaluation of the costs of restarting production 
     of C-5B aircraft for the strategic airlift mission. The 
     evaluation shall include startup costs and production costs 
     for a production run of from 30 to 70 units.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the evaluation 
     under subsection (a). The report may be submitted as part of 
     any other required report to those committees relating to 
     intertheater airlift.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. McCloskey: At the end of subtitle 
     B of title II (page 42, after line 5), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . ARMY HELICOPTER ENGINE UPGRADE PROGRAM.

       The amount authorized in section 201 for the Army is hereby 
     reduced by $4,500,000, to be derived from the amount provided 
     for development of an electronic fuel control to upgrade the 
     hydromechanical unit for the T53-series helicopter engine.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Moakley: At the end of subtitle C 
     of title I (page 19, after line 15), insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC.   . LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF TAGS VESSELS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate 
     funds for any of the vessels designated as TAGS-63, TAGS-64, 
     or TAGS-65 unless the Secretary certifies to the 
     congressional defense committees that the multibeam sonars to 
     be used on those vessels (whether new or remanufactured) have 
     been obtained through the use of competitive acquisition 
     procedures.
       (b) National Security Waiver.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     may waive the limitation in subsection (a) for reasons of 
     national security. Such a waiver may not take effect until 
     the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives a report giving 
     notice of the waiver and an explanation of the national 
     security reasons for the waiver.
       Amendment offered by Mr. Pallone: At the end of subtitle D 
     of title XXVIII (page 366, after line 24), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Edison, New 
     Jersey (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) 
     included on the real property inventory of Fort Dix, New 
     Jersey, which consists of approximately 10 acres and contains 
     recreational fields and an unused garage identified as 
     building 1072 on the real property inventory.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance required by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City--
       (1) maintain and use the recreational fields conveyed under 
     such subsection for recreational purposes; and
       (2) permit the women's softball team known as the Edison 
     Angels (and any successor to such team) to continue to use 
     such recreational fields on the same terms and conditions as 
     contained in the agreement between the team and the 
     Secretary, in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest 
     of the City in and to the property conveyed under subsection 
     (a) (including improvements thereon) shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate reentry on the property, if the Secretary 
     determines that the City is not complying with the conditions 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by the 
     City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Pickett: At the end of subtitle C 
     of title XI (page 307, after line 11), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 1136. EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENT, EDUCATION, AND 
                   TRAINING PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE COAST GUARD.

       (a) Preseparation Counseling.--As soon as possible after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall implement the requirements of section 
     1142 of title 10, United States Code, for the Coast Guard.
       (b) Employment Assistance, Job Training Assistance, and 
     Other Transitional Assistance.--Section 1144 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, the Secretary of Transportation,'' 
     after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking out ``of a military department'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``concerned''
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, the Secretary of 
     Transportation,'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking out ``Department of 
     Defense is'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of 
     Defense and the Department of Transportation are'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Transportation'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (5) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``and the Department 
     of Transportation'' after ``Department of Defense''.
       (c) Teacher and Teacher's Aide Placement Program.--Section 
     1151 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, and the Secretary 
     of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Transportation'' after ``Secretary of Defense'' in the matter 
     preceding the paragraphs;
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``by the Secretary of Defense'' in the 
     matter preceding the subparagraphs; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``of Defense, or the 
     Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast 
     Guard,'' after ``Secretary'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(4), by striking out ``Secretary'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretaries'';
       (5) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Transportation'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (6) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, and the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (B) by striking out ``subsection (c)(3), the Secretary'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)(4), the 
     Secretaries''; and
       (C) by striking out ``Secretary may'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretaries may'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(2), by striking out ``Secretary'' the 
     first two places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretaries'';
       (8) in subsection (e)(3)--
       (A) by inserting ``of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (B) by inserting ``involved after ``unless the Secretary'';
       (9) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out ``Secretary'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretaries'';
       (10) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by inserting ``, or the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' in the matter preceding the paragraphs; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``involved'' after ``the 
     Secretary'';
       (11) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``, and the 
     Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast 
     Guard,'' after ``Secretary of Defense'' in the matter 
     preceding the subparagraphs;
       (12) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Transportation'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by inserting ``involved'' after ``Secretary'' each 
     place it appears in paragraphs (2) through (6);
       (13) in subsection (h)(7)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``the 
     Secretary'' in the first sentence; and
       (ii) by inserting ``involved'' after ``The Secretary'' in 
     the second sentence; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``involved'' after 
     ``The Secretary'';
       (14) in subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Secretary'' both 
     places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretaries''; and
       (15) in subsection (j)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting ``, or the Secretary 
     of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``involved'' after 
     ``Secretary'' both places it appears.
       (d) Public Safety Officer Placement Program.--Section 1152 
     of such title, as amended by section 1132(a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, and the Secretary 
     of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``, or the 
     Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast 
     Guard,'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, and the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (B) by striking out ``to the Secretary'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``to the Secretaries''; and
       (C) by striking out ``Secretary may'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretaries may'';
       (4) In subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (B) by inserting ``involved'' after ``unless the 
     Secretary'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Transportation'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by inserting ``involved'' after ``Secretary'' each 
     place it appears in paragraphs (2) through (5); and
       (6) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``the 
     Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``involved'' after ``The 
     Secretary''.
       (e) Health Care Placement Program.--Section 1153 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by insert ``, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``by the Secretary of Defense'' in the 
     matter preceding the subparagraphs; and
       (B) by paragraph (C), by inserting ``of Defense, or the 
     Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast 
     Guard,'' after ``Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, and the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (B) by striking out ``to the Secretary'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``to the Secretaries''; and
       (C) by striking out ``Secretary may'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretaries may'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (B) by inserting ``involved'' after ``unless the 
     Secretary'';
       (5) in subsection (c)(3), by striking out ``Secretary'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretaries'';
       (6) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Transportation'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by inserting ``involved'' after ``Secretary'' each 
     place it appears in paragraphs (2) through (5); and
       (7) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,'' after ``the 
     Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``involved'' after ``The 
     Secretary''.
       (f) Upward Bound.--Section 4466 of the Defense Conversion, 
     Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division 
     D of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection
       ``(h) Application to Coast Guard.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation may implement the provisions of this section 
     for the Coast Guard in the same manner and to the same extent 
     as such section applies to the Department of Defense.''.
       (g) Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training.--
     (1) Section 4483 (1) of the Service Members Occupational 
     Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (subtitle G of title XLIV 
     of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``and the 
     Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast 
     Guard''.
       (2) As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall implement the 
     requirements of the Service Members Occupational Conversion 
     and Training Act of 1992 (subtitle G of title XLIV of Public 
     Law 102-484: 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) for the Coast Guard.
       (h) Limitation on Funding.--Funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Defense, the Department 
     of Education, the Department of Labor, or the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs may not be used to carry out subsection (a) 
     or the amendments made by this section.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Pickett: Page 173, strike out 
     lines 19 though 21.
       Page 177, line 15, strike out ``; and'' and all that 
     follows through ``Guard.'' on line 17 and insert in lieu 
     thereof a period.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Spratt: At the end of subtitle D 
     of title XXXI (page 414, after line 4), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3155. DESIGNATION OF MARILYN LLOYD SCHOLARSHIP AND 
                   FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Designation.--Section 3132(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274e) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     scholarship and fellowship program shall be known as the 
     `Marilyn Lloyd Scholarship and Fellowship Program'.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 3, 1995.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Spence, as modified: At the end of 
     subtitle A of title XII, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1204. LIMITATIONS ON COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 
     301(21) for Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction programs--
       (1) none of such amounts may be obligated for environmental 
     restoration or for housing of former or retired military 
     personnel of the Soviet Union;
       (2) not more than $60,000,000 may be obligated for the 
     demilitarization of defense industries and the conversion of 
     military technologies and capabilities into civilian 
     activities;
       (3) not more than $200,000,000 may be obligated for Weapons 
     Dismantlement, Destruction, and Denuclearization;
       (4) not more than $60,000,000 may be obligated for Safety 
     and Security, Transportation, and Storage;
       (5) not more than $40,000,000 may be obligated for 
     Nonproliferation;
       (6) not more than $20,000,000 may be obligated for Defense 
     and Military-to-Military Contacts; and
       (7) not more than $20,000,000 may be obligated for 
     Research, Support, and Overhead.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Kennedy: At the end of title X 
     (page 277, after line 2), insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING SAFE, SECURE 
                   DISMANTLEMENT OF SOVIET NUCLEAR ARSENAL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is a pressing national security challenge for the 
     United States to expedite the safe, secure dismantlement of 
     the nuclear arsenal of the former Soviet Union.
       (2) In particular, it is essential to expedite the return 
     of strategic nuclear warheads from Ukraine, Belarus, and 
     Kazakhstan and to expedite the safe, secure dismantlement of 
     the nuclear delivery vehicles of Ukraine, Belarus, and 
     Kazakhstan.
       (3) Leakage of nuclear materials and technology, and the 
     continuing threat of emigration of scientists and technicians 
     from the former Soviet nuclear weapons complex, pose a grave 
     threat to United States national security and to 
     international stability.
       (4) Congress has authorized so-called ``Nunn-Lugar'' funds 
     to enable the Department of Defense to carry out cooperative 
     activities with states of the former Soviet Union to address 
     these threats.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
     should continue to give their serious attention to carrying 
     out a coordinated strategy for addressing this urgent 
     national security issue;
       (2) the United States should expedite the availability and 
     effective application of so-called ``Nunn-Lugar'' funds;
       (3) when possible, the United States should work with local 
     contractors in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia to 
     expedite effective use of such funds; and
       (4) Efforts should be made to make the Science and 
     Technology Centers in Moscow and Kiev, designed to slow the 
     emigration of scientists and technicians from the former 
     Soviet weapons complex, fully operational on an expedited 
     basis.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Dellums, as modified: At the end 
     of title X (page 277, after line 2), insert the following new 
     sections:

     SEC.   . COORDINATION OF MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CONTACT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the amount authorized in this Act 
     for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be obligated 
     for a military-to-military contact program until the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State submit to 
     Congress a joint report on the coordination of military-to-
     military contact programs under their respective 
     jurisdictions.
       (b) Covered Programs.--Programs to be covered in the report 
     under subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Military-to-military contact programs to be carried out 
     using funds authorized in this Act for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs.
       (2) Military-to-military contact programs authorized under 
     other provisions of this Act.
       (3) Military-to-military contact programs authorized under 
     chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include 
     discussion of how those programs are carried out to maximize 
     their effect in enhancing United States foreign policy 
     objectives and how they are carried out to maximize their 
     cost-efficiency.

     SEC.   . EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON COOPERATIVE THREAT 
                   REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       Section 1207 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 
     1993 (title XII of Public Law 103-60; 107 Stat. 1782) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Not later than April 30, 1994, and 
     not later than October 30, 1994,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Not later than April 30 and not later than October 
     30 of each year,'';
       (2) by striking out ``under this title'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``under programs described in section 1203(b)''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``this title'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the programs described in section 
     1203(b)''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Kyl: At the end of title X (page 
     277, after line 2), insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . LIMITATION ON COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM 
                   RELATING TO OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 
                   PROGRAM OF RUSSIA.

       None of the amount authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be 
     obligated until the President certifies to Congress that 
     Russia has terminated its offensive biological weapons 
     program.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Spratt: At the end of title V 
     (page 172, after 22), insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . REQUEST FOR POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONING IN THE ARMY OF 
                   TWO AFRICAN AMERICANS DISCHARGED FROM WEST 
                   POINT DUE TO RACIAL PREJUDICE DURING POST-CIVIL 
                   WAR PERIOD.

       (a) Request. --The President is authorized and requested to 
     issue, or have issued, posthumous commissions in the grade of 
     second lieutenant in the Regular Army--
       (1) in the name of James Webster Smith of South Carolina, 
     the first African American appointed to the United States 
     Military Academy, who was appointed to the Academy in 1870 
     and was subsequently discharged from the Corps of Cadets of 
     the Academy and from the Army due to extreme racial 
     prejudice; and
       (2) in the name of Johnson Chesnut Wittaker of South 
     Carolina, the third African American appointed to the United 
     States Military Academy, who was appointed to the Academy in 
     1876 and was subsequently discharged from the Corps of Cadets 
     of the Academy and from the Army shortly before his 
     graduation and commissioning as a second lieutenant due to 
     extreme racial prejudice.
       (b) Treatment of Benefits.--The provisions of section 1523 
     of the title 10, United States Code, apply in the case of a 
     commission issued as requested in subsection (a).
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Inslee as modified: At the end of 
     subtitle D of title XXXI (page 414, after line 4), add the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 3155. REPORT ON ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT AND CONVERSION 
                   ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM RECONFIGURATION OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 1995, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress information 
     on economic redevelopment and conversion activities that, in 
     the determination of the Secretary, may result from the 
     reconfiguration of the Department of Energy nuclear weapons 
     complex. The Secretary may submit the information in a report 
     or submit the programmatic environmental impact statement 
     referred to in section 3145(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1949) and include the information in that 
     statement.
       (b) Contents.--The information referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the existing condition and capabilities 
     of the facilities of the nuclear weapons complex.
       (2) A description of the technologies and processes at such 
     facilities that have the potential to be developed in 
     collaboration with private industry, State, local, or tribal 
     governments, institutions of higher education, or non-profit 
     organizations.
       (3) An estimate of the costs associated with economic 
     redevelopment and conversion activities as a result of the 
     reconfiguration of the nuclear weapons complex.
       (4) A description of how the Secretary will coordinate with 
     local interests regarding such activities.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Farr of California: At the end of 
     title VIII (page 246, after line 23), insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 873. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON PURCHASE OF FIRE, 
                   SECURITY, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND UTILITY 
                   SERVICES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a demonstration project, beginning October 1, 1994, 
     at Monterey, California, under which any fire-fighting, 
     security-guard, police works, utility, or other municipal 
     services needed for operation of any Department of Defense 
     asset in Monterey County, California, may be purchased from 
     government agencies located within the county of Monterey. 
     The purchase of such services for the demonstration project 
     may be made notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Evaluation of Project.--Not later than December 31, 
     1995, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report evaluating the results of the project and making any 
     recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate, 
     including recommendations on whether the purchase authorities 
     used in conducting the project could be used to provide 
     similar services at other locations.
                                  ____

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the 
designation of the amendments and the reading of the modifications be 
dispensed with.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
California?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from California 
[Mr. Dellums] will be recognized for 10 minutes, and the gentleman from 
South Carolina [Mr. Spence] will be recognized for 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums].
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pallone].

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  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, I want to take this opportunity to thank 
Chairman Dellums and the committee for including my amendment in the en 
bloc amendments that were just mentioned.
  Mr. Chairman, the amendment that I have proposed basically would 
transfer property from the Sergeant Joyce Kilmer Army Reserve Center in 
Edison in my district. The property that would be transferred to the 
township includes a girls' softball field which has been developed by 
the Edison Angels. The Edison Angels is a softball league that has won 
several local championships as well as State and regional 
championships. They have been using the property for a number of years, 
developing it and making it suitable for an expanded softball league.
  Mr. Chairman, this amendment would transfer the property to the 
township and require that the township lease it to the Edison Angels 
for $1 a year in perpetuity. It basically would allow the softball 
league to continue to develop the property and continue their 
activities there which are very important locally.
  Mr. Chairman, in addition the amendment would transfer a garage 
facility known as Building 1072 which is an unused garage facility. The 
Army Reserve is basically building a new garage, and this is something 
also that the township of Edison has use for and would like to utilize 
since the Army Reserve is now not using it anymore.
  Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank the chairman of the committee for 
allowing this amendment. It is something that is very important to the 
citizens of Edison Township.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York [Mr. Solomon].
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, the ongoing controversy concerning international 
inspection of North Korea's nuclear program has clearly reached the 
watershed point.
  On May 14, engineers began the removal of spent fuel rods from the 
Yongbyon Reactor, North Korea's principal nuclear facility.
  Based on the findings from the limited inspections that have been 
permitted in the past, there is no doubt that weapons-grade plutonium 
can be extracted from the kind of fuel rods used at Yongbyon.
  The current refueling operation at Yongbyon will take at least 
another several weeks to complete--and the crucial removal of the spent 
fuel rods was begun without any on-site inspection by independent 
observers.
  Mr. Chairman, this is the moment that everyone has feared--this is 
the time when North Korea has to show its hand once and for all.
  Over the past weekend, North Korea did permit an inspection team to 
conduct at least a visual examination of the fuel rods that have 
already been removed.
  This initial indication that North Korea may be willing to cooperate 
is welcome, but it is not being too dramatic to say that the fate of 
international efforts to control the spread of nuclear weapons is still 
hanging in the balance.
  North Korea has a history of taking one step forward toward 
cooperation, only to back up later and become intransigent--therefore 
the pressure cannot be let up.
  Every respected commentator, inside and outside of Government, has 
said that containing North Korea's nuclear ambitions presently 
represents the single most important challenge to our Government's 
foreign policy.
  The implications for our own Armed Forces are, of course, enormous.
  Only last week, Secretary of Defense Perry said the diplomatic 
standoff with North Korea was becoming what he termed a ``substantial, 
near-term crisis.''
  The amendment I have offered expresses the sense of Congress that the 
administration should seek international sanctions against North Korea 
and reschedule the ``team spirit'' military exercises with South Korea 
if the inspection controversy at Yongbyon is not resolved 
satisfactorily in favor of unfettered inspection.
  Mr. Chairman, the time has come for Congress to send an unmistakable 
signal to North Korea that continued defiance of the international 
nonproliferation regime cannot be tolerated.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my distinguished 
colleague, the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Cylburn].
  (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of an amendment to H.R. 4301 
which would authorize and request the President to issue posthumous 
commissions in the grade of second lieutenant in the U.S. Army for 
Johnson Chesnut Whittaker and James Webster Smith, both of South 
Carolina.
  Born a slave in 1858 in Camden, SC, Whittaker was appointed to West 
Point in 1876 by Representative S.L. Hodge of South Carolina. Whittaker 
was among the first African Americans to enter the academy. As the only 
African-American cadet, he was ostracized by his peers and later 
flogged by them.
  In April 1880, Cadet Whittaker failed to show up for reveille and was 
later found in his room on the floor, bloodied and bruised, with his 
feet tied to his bed. His ears had been slashed, and a mirror was 
smashed over his head. The incident was looked upon as a ruse by West 
Point authorities who claimed that Whittaker had inflicted himself with 
the bruises, and therefore should be dismissed from the academy. 
Whittaker requested a court martial, was convicted and forced out of 
the corps. However, the judgment was overruled by President Chester 
Arthur. But, the Army authorities would have the final say. They ruled 
that since Whittaker had not attended classes and was behind in his 
academics, he should be ``drummed out'' of the corps of cadets just 
short of graduation.
  During his ordeal at West Point, Whittaker was defended by two South 
Carolina attorneys: Daniel Chamberlain, a former governor of South 
Carolina, and Richard Greener, the first black graduate of Harvard Law 
School.
  After his discharge from the Academy, Mr. Whittaker returned to his 
native State of South Carolina. He practiced law in my hometown of 
Sumter, and subsequently taught at the Colored Normal, Industrial, 
Agricultural, and Mechanical College, now South Carolina State 
University--my alma mater--in Orangeburg. His son Miller, who was South 
Carolina's first African-American architect, became president of the 
college in 1932.
  After an illustrious career as a teacher, principal, and attorney, 
Mr. Whittaker died in Orangeburg in 1931. Among the college presidents, 
community leaders, and professors laid to rest in Orangeburg Cemetery, 
Johnson Chesnut Whittaker is perhaps the most well known. And, it is 
time for his trailblazing spirit and uncelebrated valor to reach the 
annals of history, where his courage, and intellect can be recounted 
for future generations.
  Prior to going to West Point, Mr. Whittaker attended the University 
of South Carolina, where he counted among his friends George Washington 
Murray, who, it is reported, was also his college roommate. I am proud 
to state that Mr. Murray was one of my ancestors, and was the last 
African American elected to Congress from South Carolina, prior to my 
election in 1992.
  Mr. Chairman, Johnson Chesnut Whittaker and James Webster Smith are 
unsung patriots. It is now time for them to take their rightful place 
in American history.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to say just in passing as the chairman has 
said previously, these amendments in the en bloc series have been 
agreed upon by both sides and that enables us to get to our other work 
a lot faster, it accomplishes a lot, and we are delighted to be able to 
do it, to accommodate Members who have these amendments.
  Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I concur with the explanation of the gentleman from 
South Carolina. This is an opportunity for us to meet a number of our 
colleagues, to be able to work with them on a bipartisan basis, to 
accept these amendments in a fashion that is consistent with what we 
perceive to be appropriate national policy and within the framework of 
the consensus of our committee.
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of an amendment I have 
offered to H.R. 4301 that would authorize the President to issue 
posthumous military commissions to two African Americans who fell 
victim to racial prejudice and harassment while attending the U.S. 
Military Academy at West Point during the post Civil War period.
  In the first instance, this amendment recommends a posthumous 
commission in the grade of second lieutenant for James Webster Smith of 
South Carolina, who is 1870 was the first African-American ever 
appointed to West Point. Smith was an intelligent young man who was 
recruited to receive the distinction of attending the U.S. Military 
Academy. Despite successfully passing the academic and physical exams 
required for admission, Smith was not accepted by the other cadets 
because of his race. Cadet Smith was finally discharged from the 
Academy after enduring racial prejudice and harassment.
  The story of James Webster Smith is told in chapter XXII of William 
S. McFeely's biography of Ulysses S. Grant, and I will borrow from that 
account extensively to explain why this man merits a posthumous 
commission. Smith was found in Columbia, South Carolina by a northern 
philanthropist, David Clark, and brought to Hartford, CT to finish his 
education. He did excellent work in high school and went on to Howard 
University. In 1870, he was nominated to be the first black cadet at 
West Point by Congressman Solomon H. Hodge. Three other blacks were 
nominated but failed either the entrance examination or the medical 
examination; therefore, Smith became the first and only African-
American to enter West Point in 1870.
  What Smith encountered at West Point was solid hostility, which took 
the form of silence treatment inflicted upon him by the whole cadet 
corps, including a first classman by the name of Frederick Dent Grant, 
the President's son. Smith's grades, despite the harassment, remained 
superior; but his nerves frayed, and he had a physical altercation with 
another cadet. He was dismissed from the Academy, and then pardoned and 
allowed to return; but a professor of philosophy by the name of Peter 
S. Michie required Smith to undergo an oral examination in his course. 
Michie had observed that black cadets all displayed a marked deficiency 
in deductive reasoning, so it is hardly surprising that James Webster 
Smith failed Michie's oral exam. His request for a re-exam was denied, 
and Smith had to leave West Point. Two years later, while teaching 
school, he died of tuberculosis.
  Mr. Speaker, in the second instance, this amendment authorizes and 
recommends a posthumous commission, also in the grade of second 
lieutenant, for Johnson Chesnut Whittaker, of South Carolina. In 1876, 
Whittaker was the third African-American appointed to the U.S. Military 
Academy. Like Smith, Whittaker was academically and physically 
qualified to attend the Academy. Also like Smith, his race prevented 
him from being accepted by the other cadets. Shortly before his 
graduation, and after nearly 4 years of enduring daily physical and 
psychological harassment, cadet Whittaker was discharged from the U.S. 
Military Academy as a result of racial hatred and harassment.
  Mr. Speaker, if this amendment is adopted, it is without cost to the 
American taxpayer, but provides posthumous justice for two young 
Americans who were denied their place in the military, and in military 
history, because of the color of their skin.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Chairman Dellums and 
Representative Spence for accepting two amendments which I have offered 
concerning nuclear weapons and nuclear proliferation.
  With the end of the cold war, there is no greater challenge to our 
national security than controlling and reducing current nuclear 
stockpiles, and preventing the worldwide proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction, and nuclear weapons, material and technology in 
particular.
  My first amendment is intended to help focus the attention of the 
Congress and the administration on the importance of the Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Treaty and the need to take steps to ensure that the 
treaty is extended indefinitely and unconditionally next year.
  The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at 
Washington, DC, London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968, is the centerpiece 
of global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The United 
States has demonstrated longstanding support for that treaty and 
related efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. President 
Clinton has declared that preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is 
one of the highest priorities of his administration.
  In April 1995, the signers of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons will convene a review conference in New York City to 
discuss the indefinite extension of the treaty. The policy of the 
President is to seek at the review conference the indefinite and 
unconditional extension of that treaty.
  In addition to setting out findings, my amendment says three things:
  First, it expresses the sense of the Congress that the President has 
the full support of the Congress in seeking the indefinite and 
unconditional extension of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons.
  Second, we urge the President as soon as possible to fill those 
positions at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency [ACDA] and 
other agencies with responsibility for nonproliferation as well as for 
the 1995 Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons. At ACDA, for example, major positions with a bearing 
on this issue have yet to be filled.
  Finally, we urge the President and the President's senior national 
security advisers to dedicate themselves to ensuring the indefinite and 
unconditional extension of the treaty at the review conference. This 
goal should be kept clearly in sight as the President formulates and 
implements other elements of nonproliferation policy of the United 
States, including U.S. counterproliferation doctrine, the nuclear 
posture review, and nuclear testing policy.
  My second amendment concerns the safe, secure dismantlement of the 
nuclear arsenal of the former Soviet Union. Thousands of nuclear 
weapons in the former Soviet Union are targeted or could be quickly 
targeted at the United States. It is clearly in the interest of our 
national security to expedite the reduction of this arsenal.

  This includes securing and dismantling the strategic nuclear warheads 
and nuclear delivery vehicles of Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. It 
also includes taking steps to halt the potential leakage of nuclear 
materials and technology, and addressing the continuing threat of 
emigration and scientists and technicians from the former Soviet 
nuclear weapons complex to other countries. Congress has authorized so-
called Nunn-Lugar funds to enable the Department of Defense to carry 
out cooperative activities with states of the former Soviet Union to 
address these threats. More than $1 billion has been authorized, but 
few of those funds have actually been spent.
  My amendment urges the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State to continue to give their serious attention to carrying out a 
coordinated strategy for addressing this urgent national security 
issue. In particular, it calls upon the administration to expedite the 
availability and effective use of so-called Nunn-Lugar funds. The 
amendment also highlights the importance of making the Science and 
Technology Centers in Moscow and Kiev, designed to slow the emigration 
of scientists and technicians from the former Soviet weapons complex, 
fully operational on an expedited basis.
  Once again, I want to thank Chairman Dellums and Representative 
Spence for working with me to make these amendments in order, and to 
accept them into the bill.
  Mr. SPRATT. I rise in strong support of this amendment, which I am 
pleased to sponsor. As Chairman of the Military Application of Nuclear 
Energy Panel of the Committee on Armed Services, I have had the 
privilege and honor of working closely with the gentlewoman from 
Tennessee [Mrs. Lloyd] over the last several years. Naming the 
environmental scholarship and fellowship program after Mrs. Lloyd is 
but a small token of appreciation for her hard work and the many 
valuable contributions she has made to the panel.
  In 1989, the DOE embarked on a massive and ambitious environmental 
program to clean up the nuclear weapons complex. The complex consists 
of 17 sites spread throughout the country, and after decades of 
focusing on production, most of these sites faced enormous 
environmental problems. My distinguished colleagues from Tennessee 
recognized that the DOE was going to be one of the largest, if not the 
largest, employer of environmental scientists and engineers. Mrs. Lloyd 
envisioned a program to provide financial assistance to qualified 
students enrolled in academic fields relevant to DOE's environmental 
requirements to help them later qualify for environmental management 
positions at the department.
  Acting on Mrs. Lloyd's initiative, the panel included in its 
recommendations for the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 1992 and 1993 section 3132 to establish the scholarship and 
fellowship program. This bill eventually became Public Law 102-90, and 
the program was initiated. The program provides $1 million annually to 
fund 20 undergraduate and 20 graduate students interested in pursuing a 
career in the department's environmental cleanup program. While the 
funding level is modest, it has been very successful and has encouraged 
young men and women across the Nation to pursue challenging careers as 
environmental scientists and engineers.
  The DOE has embraced the program and includes funding for it in its 
annual budget requests to Congress. The designation of this program as 
``The Marilyn Lloyd Environmental Education Scholarship and 
Fellowship'' program is only fitting since it was Mrs. Lloyd's 
foresight, hard work, and commitment which made its establishment 
possible. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and again 
offer my thanks and praise to Mrs. Lloyd for her leadership in this 
area.
  Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendments en bloc, as modified, 
offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums].
  The amendments en bloc, as modified, were agreed to.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Chairman, I move that the committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Scott) having assumed the chair, Mr. Durbin, Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4301) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

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