[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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  ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995

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                 KERRY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2127

  Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bumpers, and Mr. Lautenberg) 
proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 4506) making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 40, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 502. TERMINATION OF ADVANCED LIQUID METAL REACTOR 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Termination.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     funds appropriated under this Act may not be obligated or 
     expended for purposes of the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor/
     Integral Fast Reactor (ALMR/IFR) program.
       (b) Termination Costs.--Funds appropriated under this Act 
     for the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor/Integral Fast Reactor 
     (ALMR/IFR) program may be obligated and expended for that 
     program only for payment of the costs associated with the 
     immediate termination of the program beginning in fiscal year 
     1995.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2128

  Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Feingold, 
Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. DeConcini, Mr. 
Kohl, and Mr. Roth) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4506, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 40, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:


funding for energy supply, research and development activities relating 
                      to renewable energy sources

       Sec. 502. (a) Reduction in Appropriation for Weapons 
     Activities for Atomic Energy Defense.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, the amount appropriated in title 
     III of this Act under the heading ``Atomic Energy Defense 
     Activities Weapons Activities'' is hereby reduced by 
     $33,042,000.
       (b) Increase in Appropriation for Energy Supply, Research 
     and Development Activities.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the amount appropriated in title III 
     of this Act under the heading ``Energy Supply, Research and 
     Development Activities'' is hereby increased by $33,042,000.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds appropriated in 
     title III of this Act under the heading ``Energy Supply, 
     Research and Development Activities''--
       (1) not less than $94,400,000 shall be available for 
     photovoltaic energy systems (of which $93,400,000 shall be 
     available for operating expenses and $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for capital equipment);
       (2) not less than $33,293,000 shall be available for solar 
     thermal energy systems (of which $33,593,000 shall be 
     available for operating expenses and $700,000 shall be 
     available for capital equipment);
       (3) not less than $51,710,000 shall be available for wind 
     energy systems (of which $50,710,000 shall be available for 
     operating expenses and $1,000,000 shall be available for 
     capital equipment);
       (4) not less than $13,129,000 shall be available for 
     international solar energy programs;
       (5) not less than $4,700,000 shall be available for 
     resource assessment (of which $4,300,000 shall be available 
     for operating expenses and $400,000 shall be available for 
     capital equipment);
       (6) not less than $9,460,000 shall be available for solar 
     and renewable energy program direction; and
       (7) not less than $14,000,000 shall be available for 
     hydrogen research.
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                        BURNS AMENDMENT NO. 2129

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 18, line 19 insert the following before the period:
       ``Provided further, That within the funds made available in 
     this Act for the Water Management and Conservation Program, 
     $300,000 shall be available for any western regional drought 
     mitigation center located within the Great Plains Region 
     through a competitive grant process.''
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                       NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 2130

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4506, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the sentence on page 22, line 7, after the 
     word ``Act'', insert the following new provision--
       ``Provided further, That within funds available for 
     hydrogen research, $250,000 shall be made available to an 
     institution where expertise in electrochemical (fuel cells), 
     thermochemical and photochemical reactions for hydrogen 
     production may be synergistically studied and the application 
     to gas storage and alternate vehicle technology may be 
     integrated.''
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                     KEMPTHORNE AMENDMENT NO. 2131

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Kempthorne) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 22, line 7, insert before the period the following: 
     : Provided further, That not less than $1,500,000 shall be 
     available for hydropower research and development, of which 
     $1,000,000 shall be available under the Advanced Hydropower 
     Turbine program for design activities conducted and funded 
     jointly by the Secretary of Energy and one or more 
     appropriate entities from the private sector for an energy-
     efficient turbine that reduces the environmental impact on 
     fish species.
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                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 2132

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 17, at the end of line 13, delete the period after 
     the word ``Act'' and add the following new proviso: ``: 
     Provided further, That of the total appropriated, $4,827,000 
     shall be available for transfer to the State of New Mexico 
     Irrigation Works Construction Fund for settlement of all 
     claims associated with Costilla Dam''.
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                        FORD AMENDMENT NO. 2133

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Ford) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 14, after line 8, add the following:
       Sec. 102. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, shall not collect fees at boat launching 
     ramps located in undeveloped or lightly developed shorelands 
     with minimum security and illumination.
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                        DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 2134

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Dole) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 16, line 2, insert the following before the period: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for 
     General Investigations, $500,000 is provided for the Wichita, 
     Kansas, Equus Beds project''.
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  LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 2135
  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4506, supra; as follows:

       Page 3, between lines 21 and 22 insert the following: 
     ``Grand Marais Harbor, Michigan, $100,000'';.
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                       CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 2136

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Chafee) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 9, line 15, before the `` : '', insert the 
     following: ``Allendale Dam, Rhode Island, $67,500''.
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              LAUTENBERG (AND BRADLEY) AMENDMENT NO. 2137

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Lautenberg and Mr. Bradley) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 21, line 25, after ``expended'' insert:
       ``, of which $45,000,000 is to initiate construction of the 
     Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) at the Princeton Plasma 
     Physics Laboratory, subject to subsequent enactment into law 
     of specific authorizing legislation.''
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                STEVENS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2138

  Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Murkowski) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the Committee amendment on page 32 insert the 
     following:
       ``Provided, The Secretary may expend up to $25 million in 
     unobligated funds for the formulation and implementation of a 
     program to provide Alaska villages with reliable and 
     affordable electrical generation systems, and, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, may use any such 
     unobligated funds to provide fuel for electrical generation, 
     at market prices to any village in Alaska that is unable to 
     obtain such fuel from commercial vendors: Provided further, 
     that the State of Alaska will provide a dollar-for-dollar 
     match of the Federal share.''
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              WELLSTONE (AND JEFFORDS) AMENDMENT NO. 2139

  Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 22, line 5, insert after ``distribution 
     activities:'' the following: ``Provided further, That from 
     available funds appropriated under this Act, but not from any 
     funds appropriated for the Solar and Renewable Energy 
     Programs, not less than $90,000,000 shall be expended for 
     photovoltaic energy systems (of which $89,000,000 shall be 
     for operating expenses and $1,000,000 shall be for capital 
     equipment): Provided further, That from available funds 
     appropriated under this Act, but not from any funds 
     appropriated for the Solar and Renewable Energy Programs not 
     less than $46,000,000 shall be expended for wind energy 
     systems (of which $45,000,000 shall be for operating expenses 
     and $1,000,000 shall be for capital equipment): Provided 
     further, That from available funds appropriated under this 
     Act, but not from any funds appropriated for the Solar and 
     Renewable Energy Programs, not less than $12,000,000 shall be 
     expended for ``hydrogen research:''.
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               PRESSLER (AND DASCHLE) AMENDMENT NO. 2140

  Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. Pressler for himself and Mr. Daschle) proposed 
an amendment to the bill H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       On page 16, line 2 insert the following before the period:
       ``: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for 
     general investigations, $50,000 is provided for the Lewis and 
     Clark Rural Water System, South Dakota feasibility study''.
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               KEMPTHORNE (AND CRAIG) AMENDMENT NO. 2141

  Mr. KEMPTHORNE (for himself and Mr. Craig) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 4506, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: 
     ``It is the sense of the Senate that the Corps of Engineers 
     shall not facilitate or carry out the draft or drawdown below 
     1520 feet of Dworshak Reservoir until such time as the Corps 
     of Engineers has completed a study of all possible 
     alternatives and potential options including environmental 
     and economic analysis for the affected area, and presented 
     such report to the appropriate committees of Congress and the 
     affected delegations.
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995

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                  LEVIN (AND COHEN) AMENDMENT NO. 2142

  Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Cohen) proposed an amendment to the 
bill (S. 2182) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 25, beginning with line 4, strike out all through 
     page 26, line 13.
       On page 272, line 16, strike out ``$2,189,858,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$2,339,858,000''.
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                 WARNER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2143

  Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Gorton, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2182, supra; as follows:

  At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following section:

     SEC.  . ELIMINATION OF DISPARITY BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DATES FOR 
                   MILITARY AND CIVILIAN RETIREE COST-OF-LIVING 
                   ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.

       (a) In General.--The fiscal year 1995 increase in military 
     retired pay shall (notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code) first be 
     payable as part of such retired pay for the month of March 
     1995.
       (b) Definitions.--for the purposes of subsection (a):
       (1) The term ``fiscal year 1995 increase in military 
     retired pay'' means the increase in retired pay that, 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 1401a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, becomes effective on December 1, 1994.
       (2) The term ``retired pay'' includes retainer pay.
       (c) Limitation.--subsection (a) shall be effective only if 
     there is appropriated to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement fund (in an Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1995 that is enacted 
     before March 1, 1995) such amount as is necessary to offset 
     increased outlays to be made from that fund during fiscal 
     year 1995 by reason of the provisions of subsection (a).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1995 to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund the sum of $376,000,000 to 
     offset increased outlays to be made from that fund during 
     fiscal year 1995 by reason of the provisions of subsection 
     (a).
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                        NUNN AMENDMENT NO. 2144

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. NUNN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2182, supra; as follows:

       On page 138, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 634. ELIMINATION OF DISPARITY BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DATES 
                   FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN RETIREE COST-OF-
                   LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Military Retirement.--Section 1401a(b)(2)(B) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out clause 
     (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(ii) Fiscal years 1995 and 1996.--In the case of an 
     increase in retired pay that, pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     becomes effective on December 1 of 1994 or 1995, the initial 
     month for which such increase is payable as part of such 
     retired pay shall (notwithstanding such December 1 effective 
     date) be June of the following year.
       ``(iii) Fiscal years 1997 and 1998.--In the case of an 
     increase in retired pay that, pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     becomes effective on December 1 of 1996 or 1997, the initial 
     month for which such increase is payable as part of such 
     retired pay shall (notwithstanding such December 1 effective 
     date) be April of the following year.''.
       (b) Civil Service Retirement.--(1) Notwithstanding section 
     11001 of Public Law 103-66 (107 Stat. 408; 5 U.S.C. 8340 
     note), this section shall apply with respect to any cost-of-
     living increase scheduled to take effect, during fiscal years 
     1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998, under--
       (A) section 8340(b) or 8462(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code;
       (B) section 826 or 858 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
     or
       (C) section 291 of the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2131).
       (2) A cost-of-living increase described in paragraph (1) 
     shall not take effect--
       (A) in the case of each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, 
     until June 1 of the following year; and
       (B) in the case of each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998, 
     until April 1 of the following year.
       (3) Nothing in this section shall be considered to affect 
     any determination relating to eligibility for an annuity 
     increase or the amount of the first increase in an annuity 
     under section 8340 (b) or (c) or 8462 (b) or (c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, or comparable provisions of law.

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