[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4779-4795; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 4796 and 4798; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 390, were introduced.
  Pages H5870-71
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Report entitled ``Improving the Management of the Farmers Home 
Administration Single-Family Housing Portfolio Through Centralized 
Servicing and Mortgage Escrowing'' (H. Rept. 103-609);
  Report entitled ``Information Resources Management in a Reconfigured 
United States Department of Agriculture'' (H. Rept. 103-610); and
  S. 473, to promote the industrial competitiveness and economic growth 
of the United States by strengthening the linkages between the 
laboratories of the Department of Energy and the private sector and by 
supporting the development and application of technologies critical to 
the economic, scientific and technological competitiveness of the 
United States, amended (H. Rept. 103-611 Pt. I).
Page H5870
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Geren of Texas to act as Speaker pro tempore 
for today.
  Page H5771
Recess: House recessed at 10:54 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House took 
the following actions:
  Passed and cleared for the President: S. 537.
  Passed and sent to the Senate: H.R. 2266 and H.R. 2411.
  Passed over without prejudice: H.R. 3718, H.R. 1184, and H.R. 2084.
  Agreed to dispense with the further reading of the Private Calendar.
Pages H5774-75
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Fisheries agreement: Message wherein he transmits an Agreement 
between the Government of the United States and the Government of the 
Republic of Lithuania concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United 
States--referred to the Committee on Merchant Marines and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. No. 103-280);
  Page H5775
  National emergency with respect to Libya: Message wherein he 
transmits his intentions with respect to the national emergency in 
Libya--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. No. 103-281); and
  Pages H5775-77
  National emergency with respect to Iraq: Message wherein he transmits 
his intentions with respect to the continuation of the national 
emergency in Iraq--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. No. 103-282).
  Page H5783
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Space exploration: H. Con. Res. 261, to honor the United States 
astronauts who flew in space as a part of the program of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to reach and explore the Moon;
  Pages H5783-84
  Certified development company program: H.R. 4322, amended, to amend 
the Small Business Act to increase the authorization for the 
development company program;
  Pages H5784-85
  Reemployed annuitants: H.R. 3246, amended, to provide that the 
provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to reemployed annuitants shall not apply with respect to 
postal retirees who are reemployed, on a temporary basis, to serve as 
rural letter carriers or rural postmasters. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H5785-88
  Department of Defense teachers amendments: H.R. 3499, amended, to 
amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel 
Practices Act;
  Pages H5788-89
  Terminally ill life insurance benefits: H.R. 512, amended, to amend 
chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that group life 
insurance benefits under such chapter may, upon application, be paid 
out to an insured individual who is terminally ill; and
  Pages H5789-91
  Child Nutrition Act reauthorization: H.R. 8, amended, to amend the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to extend 
certain authorities contained in such Acts through the fiscal year 1998 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 372 yeas to 40 nays, Roll No. 334).
  Pages H5791-H5807, H5849-50
Commission on Time and Learning: House passed S. 1880, to provide that 
the National Education Commission on Time and Learning shall terminate 
on September 30, 1994--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H5807
National Competitiveness Act: House disagreed to the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 820, to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 to enhance manufacturing technology development and transfer, and 
to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the 
Department of Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology; and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees:
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for 
consideration of the House bill (except sections 211-214 and 504), and 
the Senate amendment (except title XI, sections 221, 303(d), 504, and 
601-613, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Brown, Valentine, Roemer, McHale, Becerra, Walker, Lewis of Florida, 
and Rohrabacher.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for 
consideration of sections 211-214 and 504 of the House bill, and 
sections 221, 303(d), 504, and 601-613 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Brown, 
Valentine, Boucher, Eshoo, Becerra, Walker, Boehlert, and Bartlett of 
Maryland.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for 
consideration of title XI of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Brown, Valentine, Roemer, 
McHale, Becerra, Klein, Boucher, Walker, Linder, Hoke, and Baker of 
California.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking, Finance and 
Urban Affairs for consideration of sections 331-337, 341-361, 503(a) 
(4) and (5), 503(b) (5) and (6) of the House bill, and sections 216, 
306, and 307, the second 503(4), 1002, 1004, 1011, and title XI of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Gonzalez, Kanjorski, and Ridge.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and Labor for 
consideration of sections 346 and 407 of the House bill, and title XI, 
sections 211 and 212 insofar as said sections relate to workforce 
training and labor, sections 410, 604, 607-613, 1201, 1202, and 1302 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Ford of Michigan, Williams, and Goodling.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Operations 
for consideration of title XI and section 1301 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Conyers, 
Towns, and Clinger.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary for 
consideration of that portion of section 205 adding section 304(g) to 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, and section 361 
of the House bill, and title IX, section 307, that portion of section 
603 of adding section 101(d) to the High-Performance Computing Act of 
1991, sections 1005-1009, 1011-1013, and 1303 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Brooks, 
Synar, and Fish.
Pages H5807-14
  Agreed to the Walker motion to instruct the House conferees to agree 
to repeal the prohibition on judicial review contained in section 611 
of title 5, United States Code (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 380 
yeas to 36 nays, Roll No. 331).
Pages H5807-14
Intelligence Authorization: House completed all general debate and 
began consideration of amendments to H.R. 4299, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for intelligence, and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System; but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration of 
amendments will resume on Wednesday, July 20.
  Pages H5814-49
Agreed to:
  The Conyers amendment that makes the provisions establishing 
Inspectors General at the Defense Intelligence Agency and National 
Security Administration consistent with the Inspectors General Act;
Pages H5839-42
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that, to 
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased 
with funds made available should be American-made;
Page H5842
  The Skaggs amendment that requires the Central Intelligence Agency to 
submit to Congress within seven days after enactment of the bill, a 
report detailing the cost of classifying documents by each agency 
within the intelligence community; the number of personnel assigned to 
classifying documents; and a plan to reduce expenditures for such 
classification procedures; and
Pages H5847-48
  The Gilman amendment, as modified, that states the United States 
policy regarding the interdiction of aerial drug trafficking; and 
expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should review 
all interpretations within the Executive branch of law relevant to the 
assistance to foreign governments for aerial drug interdiction.
Pages H5848-49
Rejected:
  The Glickman amendment that sought to require the public disclosure 
of the aggregate amount requested, authorized, and spent on 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 194 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 332); and
Pages H5833-39
  The Sanders amendment that sought to cut the authorization level to 
90% of the fiscal year 1994 level (rejected by a recorded vote of ayes 
to noes, Roll No. 333).
Pages H5842-47
  H. Res. 468, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H5814-18
Woodrow Wilson Plaza: House passed S. 832, to designate the plaza to be 
constructed on the Federal Triangle property in Washington, D.C., as 
the ``Woodrow Wilson Plaza''--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H5850
Referrals: One Senate-passed measure was referred to the appropriate 
House committee.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5774.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appears on pages H5872-73.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5813-14, H5838-39, H5847, and H5849-50.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:05 p.m.