[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  1995

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                      HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 2341

  Mr. HOLLINGS proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 4603) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and making supplemental appropriations for these 
Departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 5, line 2 strike ``provisions'' through the period 
     at the end of line 21 and insert: ``provisions of subpart 1 
     of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, as amended, for grants to States under 
     the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance Programs.
       ``In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, and other assistance authorized by section 106(b) 
     of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, Public 
     Law 103-159 (107 Stat. 1536), $100,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to upgrade criminal history 
     records.''
       On page 16, on line 13 after ``$51,695,000'' insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That any fees received in 
     excess of $33,460,000 collected during fiscal year 1995 shall 
     be available until expended''.
       On page 34, on line 15 after ``1995'' strike ``and 
     thereafter''.
       On page 43, on line 15 after ``$65,468,000'' insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That any fees received in 
     excess of $33,460,000 collected during fiscal year 1995 shall 
     be available until expended''.
       On page 102, on line 8 after ``from'' insert the following: 
     ``a child under the age of seventeen, or''.
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                        GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 2342

  Mr. GRAMM proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as 
follows:

       In the Committee amendment beginning on page 85, line 5; 
     after the word ``$400,000,000;'', insert the following: 
     ``Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     made available by the Legal Services Corporation may be made 
     directly or indirectly available to any grantee to file or 
     maintain in any Federal or State court any action that would 
     have the effect of nullifying any provisions of Federal or 
     State law which seeks to reform welfare;''.
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                 SHELBY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2343

  Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. D'Amato, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Bryan, Mr. Coats, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Gramm) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . (a) The Senate finds that--
       (1) $14,000,000,000 is owed to over 9,000,000 children as a 
     result of interstate child support evasion;
       (2) chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, effective 
     since October 25, 1992, makes willful avoidance of child 
     support payments across State lines a Federal crime;
       (3) chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, is a 
     useful Federal tool to assist in the collection and 
     enforcement of interstate child support cases;
       (4) the President has committed to improve interstate child 
     support enforcement as a part of his welfare reform 
     initiative;
       (5) despite such commitment, only five cases have been 
     tried or filed under chapter 11A of title 18, United States 
     Code;
       (6) custodial parents with legitimate cases for prosecution 
     seeking to bring charges under chapter 11A of title 18, 
     United States Code, are being turned away by local Federal 
     law enforcement officials or referred back to State child 
     support agencies; and
       (7) despite Justice Department guidelines, many local 
     Federal law enforcement agencies continue to display a 
     fundamental lack of knowledge concerning the existence and 
     means of enforcement of chapter 11A of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General 
     of the United States should immediately address the 
     deficiencies in the enforcement of chapter 11A of title 18, 
     United States Code, to make local Federal law enforcement 
     agencies more responsive to the needs of custodial parents 
     owed interstate child support and to significantly increase 
     the number of cases filed and prosecuted under chapter 11A of 
     title 18, United States Code.
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               COVERDELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2344

  Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Heflin, and Mr. Graham) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       Beginning on page 118, line 25, strike ``and other'' and 
     all that follows through page 119, line 1 and insert the 
     following: ``, the flooding and other damage caused by 
     Tropical Storm Alberto in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and 
     other disasters and associated administrative expenses, 
     $470,000,000, which shall be''.
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                  NUNN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2345

  Mr. NUNN (for himself, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Heflin, and Mr. Graham) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       On page 118, after ``Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations'' on line 20, insert the following:


                         department of commerce

                  economic development administration

                economic development assistance programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'' pursuant to the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Assistance Act of 1965 as amended, to be 
     used for grants to assist States and local communities in 
     recovering from the flooding and damage caused by Tropical 
     Storm Alberto and other disasters, $50,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended; and in addition $5,000,000 to 
     remain available until expended, which may be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriations for ``Salaries and 
     expenses''; Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b) (2) (D) (i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement, as defined in the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
     is transmitted to Congress.
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                        BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 2346

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4603, supra; as follows:

       On page 110, line 9, add the following after the word 
     ``expenses'': ``Provided further, That on the date upon which 
     the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 
     U.S.C. 2871, et seq.) is repealed, as provided for by section 
     310(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 442), 
     funds made available for expenses of the Board for 
     International Broadcasting shall be made available until 
     expended only for expenses necessary to enable the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry out the authorities 
     provided in section 305(a) of Public Law 103-326, including 
     the appointment of staff personnel as authorized by section 
     305(a)(11) of Public Law 103-236:''.
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 2347

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. McCAIN) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4603, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.     . Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of Senate 
     that the Attorney General should:
       (a) Evaluate the number of individuals illegally crossing 
     the U.S.-Mexico border;
       (b) Develop and implement a policy that seeks to curb the 
     number of illegal border crossings;
       (c) Ensure that any policy developed seeks to curb the 
     number of crossings equally along the entirety of the 
     Southwest border; and
       (d) Ensure that such policy enables law enforcement 
     officials to shift resources to address any increases in the 
     number of illegal border crossings wherever they may occur.
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                  COVERDELL AMENDMENTS NOS. 2348-2349

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed two amendments to the bill 
H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2348

       On page 2, insert between lines 22 and 23 the following:
       It is the sense of the Senate that of the funds 
     appropriated under this title that are made available to the 
     National Institute of Justice for criminal justice research 
     funds should be allocated for research on the crime of 
     stalking and strategies to protect the victims of such 
     crimes.
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                           Amendment No. 2349

       On page 5, insert between lines 21 and 22 the following:
       It is the sense of the Senate that $200,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this title to the Department of Justice 
     for discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
     State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs should be 
     granted to the National Victim Center to conduct criminal 
     justice and victim service provider training on the crime of 
     stalking.
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                      FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 2350

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       On page 110, line 25, after ``Public Law 103-236'': add the 
     following: ``Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     this Act used by the Board for International Broadcasting or 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors to relocate offices or 
     operations of RFE/RL, Incorporated, from Munich, Germany to 
     Prague, Czech Republic, shall be made available only from 
     funds provided for the Board for International Broadcasting 
     in this paragraph.
       ``Provided further, That not less than the amount 
     appropriated by this Act for the Office of Inspector General, 
     Board of International Broadcasting shall be available for 
     semiannual reviews of RFE/RL, Inc. and that on-site review is 
     maintained at the current level throughout the duration of 
     the relocation transition.''
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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2351

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4603, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.     . REPORT ON AU PAIR PROGRAM.

       The Director of the United States Information Agency shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, within 
     90 days of enactment of this Act, containing the following:
       (1) The number of persons accepted and the number of 
     persons rejected each year for admission to the United States 
     under a J Visa as part of the au pair program;
       (2) The guidelines and/or a summary of the procedures used 
     by each au pair agency regarding screening of prospective au 
     pairs for prior criminal activity and other relevant 
     information;
       (3) The guidelines and/or a summary of the procedures used 
     by each au pair agency regarding training of au pairs in 
     child care and in relevant United States laws;
       (4) The procedures used by each au pair agency to ensure 
     that au pairs abide by local, state, and federal laws, and 
     the United States Information Agency's policies and 
     procedures for dealing with au pairs who violate such laws;
       (5) The mechanisms available to the United States 
     Information Agency to enforce compliance with au pair agency 
     guidelines and procedures;
       (6) The contractual relationship between au pair agencies 
     and individuals located overseas who select and screen 
     prospective au pairs, and the guidelines and standards which 
     apply to these individuals;
       (7) The procedures used by each au pair agency to check 
     personal character and employment references for each 
     prospective au pair; and
       (8) The procedures used by each au pair agency to deal with 
     au pairs who are determined by their host family to be 
     unsuitable.
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                 BIDEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2352

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Biden for himself, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. 
Domenici) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 36, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       Sec. 112. Section 1404(a)(5)(B) of the Victims of Crime Act 
     of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``1994'' and inserting ``1995''.

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