[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 91 (Thursday, July 14, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 14, 1994]
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      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.


                      UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
vote on final passage of H.R. 4426, the foreign operations 
appropriations bill no later than 2 p.m. tomorrow; that upon the 
disposition of that bill, the Senate proceed to the consideration of 
H.R. 4453, the military construction appropriations bill; that when the 
Senate considers the military construction appropriations bill on 
Friday, July 15, that it be in order for Senator McCain to offer two 
amendments, as follows, and that no amendments be in order to those two 
amendments, no motions to table be in order, and they be limited to the 
following times, to be equally divided in the usual form:
  First is a McCain amendment regarding add-ons, 2 hours; second is a 
McCain amendment regarding criteria for add-ons, 1 hour; and that it be 
in order now to order the yeas and nays on final passage of H.R. 4453.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MITCHELL. I now ask for the yeas and nays on final passage of 
H.R. 4453.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                    AMENDMENT NO. 2296, as modified

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment 
No. 2296 that was agreed to previously be modified, and I send the 
modification to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is so 
modified.
  The amendment (No. 2296), as modified, is as follows:

       On Page 22, after line 12, add the following new section:
       Fund made available in this Act for assistance to the New 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union shall be 
     subject to provisions of section 117 (relating to 
     Environmental and Natural Resources) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that it be 
in order to order the yeas and nays on final passage of H.R. 4426, the 
foreign operations appropriations bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, this is the culmination of several hours 
of discussions and negotiations on how best to proceed on these matters 
and we have discussed other matters as well, myself and the 
distinguished Republican leader and the assistant Republican leader, 
and we hope to have a further announcement with respect to other 
pending bills earlier tomorrow morning.
  I thank my colleague for his cooperation and patience.
  Mr. President, I now suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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