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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  1995

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                      PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 2353

  Mr. PRESSLER 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 94, line 12, before the colon insert the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That certification under section 401(b) 
     of Public Law 103-236 may only be made if the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives are notified of the steps taken to meet 
     the requirements of sec. 401(b) of Public Law 103-236 at 
     least 15 days in advance of the proposed certification.
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                        COATS AMENDMENT NO. 2354

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

       On page 95, line 9, before the period insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That the amount appropriated under this 
     heading shall be transferred to the appropriate 
     appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense to 
     reimburse the Department for amounts expended out of such 
     accounts in support of international peacekeeping 
     activities''.
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               WOFFORD (AND JEFFORDS) AMENDMENT NO. 2355

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. WOFFORD (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 64, line 1, after ``Provided,'' insert ``That of 
     the funds appropriated herein, $10,000,000 shall be available 
     for trade adjustment assistance: Provided further,''.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2356

  Mr. DOLE (for himself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. 
Jeffords) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following: ``Provided 
     further, of the funds appropriated in Title V and in Chapter 
     II of Title VII, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred, at 
     the discretion of the President and subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Appropriations Committees of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate, to support 
     humanitarian relief in and around Rwanda.''
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               HUTCHISON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2357

  Mr. DOLE (for Mrs. Hutchison for herself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Reid, Mr. Gramm, and 
Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following: ``Provided 
     further, of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     Contributions to International Organizations and 
     Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in 
     Title V, and for Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
     Operations in Title VII, not less than $350,000,000 shall be 
     made available until expended to carry out the provisions of 
     section 501 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 
     1986, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1365), to reimburse States for the 
     cost of incarcerating illegal aliens.''
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                BUMPERS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2358

  Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       At page 113, strike lines 16 through 21.
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                 DORGAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2359

  Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Bumpers) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the language proposed to be stricken by the 
     Bumpers amendment, insert the following:


                                 ``NED

       ``For grants made by the United States Information Agency 
     to the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
     National Endowment for Democracy Act, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.''
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                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 2360

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

       At the appropriate place in the bill, and add the following 
     new section:
       Sec.   . Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress 
     that the President of the United States and the President-
     elect of Mexico should meet as soon as possible following the 
     August elections in Mexico to discuss bilateral issues of 
     mutual concern with the objective of deepening and 
     strengthening the ties between the two neighbors, with 
     emphasis on cooperation to establish equitable and effective 
     regulation of the flow of citizens across the border between 
     Mexico and the United States.
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                JEFFORDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2361

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Specter, Mr. Moynihan, 
Mr. Riegle, Mr. Danforth, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
Glenn, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Simon, and Mr. 
Kohl) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       On page 64, line 20, after ``realignment,'' insert: 
     ``Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated in 
     this paragraph, $10,000,000, shall be available for the trade 
     adjustment assistance program and $174,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants pursuant to Title I of the Public Works 
     and Economic Development Act of 1965 as amended''.
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                    HELMS AMENDMENTS NOS. 2362-2363

  Mr. HELMS proposed two amendments to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 2362

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

     SEC.   . INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE VISAS AND EXCLUSION FROM 
                   ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES.

       None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     issue a visas to any alien who illegally confiscates or has 
     confiscated or has directed or overseen the illegal 
     confiscation of the property of a United States person, or 
     converts or has converted for personal gain property 
     otherwise illegally confiscated from a United States person.
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                           Amendment No. 2363

       On page 118, line 3, strike ``and''.
       On page 118, line 9, strike the period and insert ``, 
     and''.
       On page 118, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following 
     new paragraphs:
       (3) the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, certifies that none of the entities 
     dealing with the commercial launch service or their 
     subsidiaries have been found by the United States Government 
     to have engaged in any missile-related transfer prohibited by 
     the Arms Export Control Act or the Export Administration Act 
     of 1979, and
       (4) the Secretary of State certifies that none of the 
     equipment or technical data acquired by Chinese or Russian 
     entities as a direct result of providing commercial launch 
     services for United States-origin satellites will enhance the 
     military capabilities of the People's Republic of China or 
     Russia.
                                 ______


                  ROTH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2364

  Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Heflin, and Mr. Coats) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

     At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE CASE OF UNITED 
                   STATES V. KNOX.

       (a) Declarations.--The Congress declares that--
       (1) the Congress has passed legislation to protect children 
     against the evils of child pornography, including the Child 
     Protection Act of 1984, and provided for the enforcement of 
     those laws;
       (2) on November 4, 1993, the Senate, by a vote of 100-to-0, 
     and on April 20, 1994, the House of Representatives, by a 
     vote of 425-3, rejected the Justice Department's new, narrow 
     interpretation of the Federal child pornography statutes as 
     delineated by the Solicitor General in the case of United 
     States v. Knox and implored the Justice Department to 
     properly enforce the law and protect our Nation's children;
       (3) on June 9, 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Third Circuit in the case of United States v. Knox 
     rejected the Justice Department's narrow interpretation of 
     the Federal child pornography statutes and reaffirmed the 
     conviction of Stephen Knox; and
       (4) the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit properly 
     interpreted the Child Protection Act of 1984.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the Justice Department should accept the decision of 
     the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 
     the case of United States v. Knox;
       (2) the Justice Department should vigorously oppose any 
     effort by the defendant in that case, or any other party, to 
     overturn the decision in that case; and
       (3) in the future the Justice Department should exercise 
     its prosecutorial discretion in accord with that decision.
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                 BAUCUS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2365

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

       On page 118, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       Sec. 610 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, no funds appropriated in title V of this Act under the 
     heading ``United States Information Agency'' under the 
     subheading ``broadcasting to cuba'' may be used for any 
     activities relating to the provision of the TV Marti program 
     or otherwise to broadcast TV Marti.
       (b) The amount appropriated in title V of this Act the 
     heading ``United States Information Agency'' under the 
     subheading ``broadcasting to cuba'' is hereby reduced by an 
     amount equal to the amount otherwise appropriated under such 
     subheading for activities referred to in subsection (a).
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                 MACK (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 2366

  Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 2365 proposed by Mr. Baucus to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; 
as follows:

       Strike all after the word ``Sec.'' and insert the 
     following:
       (A) Findings.--
       (1) There are credible reports that on July 15, 1994, Cuban 
     Government vessels fired high-pressure water hoses, 
     repeatedly rammed and deliberately sunk the ``13th of 
     March'', a tugboat carrying 72 unarmed Cuban citizens.
       (2) About forty of the men, women, and children passengers 
     on the ``13th of March'' drowned as a result of Cuban 
     Government actions, including most or all of the twenty 
     children aboard.
       (3) The President of the Untied States ``deplored'' the 
     sinking of the ``13th of March'' as ``another example of the 
     brutal nature of the Cuban regime.''
       (4) All of the men who survived the sinking of the ``13th 
     of March'' have been imprisoned by the Cuban Government.
       (5) The freedom to emigrate is an internationally 
     recognized human right and freedom's fundamental guarantor of 
     last resort.
       (6) The Cuban Government, by jamming TV and Radio Marti, 
     denies the Cuban people the right of free access to 
     information, including information about this tragedy.
       (B) It is the sense of the Senate to--
       (1) condemn the Cuban Government for deliberately sinking 
     the ``13th of March'', causing the deaths of about 40 Cuban 
     citizens, including about twenty children;
       (2) urge the President to direct the U.S. Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to seek a resolution in 
     the United Nations Security Council that
       (a) condemns the sinking of the ``13th of March'';
       (b) provides for a full internationally supervised 
     investigation of the incident; and,
       (c) urges the Cuban Government to release from prison and 
     cease intimidation measures against all survivors of the 
     sinking of the ``13th of March''.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2367

  Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hollings, 
Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Robb, Mr. Pell, and Mr. McCain) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       (A) Findings.--
       (1) There are credible reports that on July 15, 1994 Cuban 
     government vessels fired high-pressure water hoses, 
     repeatedly rammed and deliberately sunk the ``13th of 
     March'', a tugboat carrying 72 unarmed Cuban citizens.
       (2) About forty of the men, women, and children passengers 
     on the ``13th of March'' drowned as a result of Cuban 
     government actions, including most or all of the twenty 
     children aboard.
       (3) The President of the United States ``deplored'' the 
     sinking of the ``13th of March'' as ``another example of the 
     brutal nature of the Cuban regime.''
       (4) All of the men who survived the sinking of the ``13th 
     of March'' have been imprisoned by the Cuban government.
       (5) The freedom to emigrate is an internationally 
     recognized human right and freedom's fundamental guarantor of 
     last resort.
       (6) The Cuban government, by jamming TV and Radio Marti, 
     denies the Cuban people the right of free access to 
     information, including information about this tragedy.
       (B) It is the Sense of the Senate to--
       (1) condemn the Cuban government for deliberately sinking 
     the ``13 of March'', causing the deaths of about 40 Cuban 
     citizens, including about twenty children;
       (2) urge the President to direct the U.S. Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to seek a resolution in 
     the United Nations Security Council that
       (2) condemns the sinking of the ``13th of March'';
       (b) provides for a full internationally supervised 
     investigation of the incident; and,
       (c) urges the Cuban government to release from prison and 
     cease intimidation measures against all survivors of the 
     sinking of the ``13th of March''.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2368

  Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. D'Amato) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following: ``No funds 
     appropriated under the Act to the Department of Justice shall 
     be used to implement any policy, regulation, guideline, or 
     executive order with respect to the death penalty which 
     permits the consideration of evidence that race was a 
     statistically significant factor in the decision to seek or 
     impose the sentence of death in any capital case.''
                                 ______


                 HATCH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2369

  Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Dole, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. 
Thurmond) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2368 proposed by Mr. 
Dole to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and add the following: ``No 
     funds appropriated under the Act to the Department of 
     Justice, or any other agency shall be used to implement any 
     policy, regulation, guideline, of executive order with 
     respect to the death penalty which permits the consideration 
     of evidence that race was a statistically significant factor 
     in the decision to seek or impose the sentence of death in 
     any capital case.''
                                 ______


                 LEVIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2370

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Levin, Mr. Glenn, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Riegle, Mr. Wofford, and Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       On page 51, line 9, after the sum ``$500,000'' insert: '': 
     Provided further, That of the total amount included in this 
     paragraph for the National Marine Fisheries Service, $450,000 
     shall be made available for payment to the Great Lakes 
     Fishery Commission within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
     as part of the United States' match to the increased Canadian 
     contribution pursuant to the Convention on Great Lakes 
     Fisheries. This sum shall not affect other appropriations 
     provided for the Commission under this Act''
                                 ______


                        DODD AMENDMENT NO. 2371

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

       On page 9, strike line 24 and all that follows through page 
     10, line 5, and insert the following:


                  community schools supervision grants

       For grants to community-based organizations to provide 
     year-round supervised sports programs, and extracurricular 
     and academic programs for children in order to promote the 
     positive character development of such children, as 
     authorized in H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by the Senate, 
     $37,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                      ounce of prevention council

       For grants by the Ounce of Prevention Council, as 
     authorized in H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by the Senate, $3,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.
                                 ______


                      HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 2372

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

       On page 51 of the bill on line 8 strike the sum 
     ``$2,200,000'' and insert the sum ``$2,000,000''.
                                 ______


                PRESSLER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2373

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Pressler for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Brown,  
and Mrs. Hutchison) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; 
as follows:

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


     PAYMENTS-IN-KIND AS ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS 
                        PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       Sec.  . It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) United States assessed contributions to peacekeeping 
     operations conducted by the United Nations may consist of 
     contributions of excess defense articles or may be in the 
     form of payments made directly to United States companies 
     providing goods and services in support of United Nations 
     peacekeeping activities; and
       (2) such contributions should be made in consultation with 
     the Secretaries of State and Defense.
                                 ______


                      PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 2374

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

       On page 103, after line 23, insert the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 507. (a) No later than March 1, 1995, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report describing the technical cooperation 
     activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency with 
     countries on the list of terrorist countries.
       (b) As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the term ``list of terrorist countries'' means the list 
     of countries the governments of which have repeatedly 
     provided support for acts of international terrorism, as 
     determined by the Secretary of State under section 6(j) of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979.
                                 ______


                CRAIG (AND DeCONCINI) AMENDMENT NO. 2375

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Craig, for himself and Mr. DeConcini) proposed 
an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       Sec.   . No funds appropriated herein, or by any other Act, 
     shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the 
     compensation of any officer or employee of the United States 
     to deny or refuse entry into the United States of any goods 
     on the U.S. Munitions List manufactured or produced in the 
     People's Republic of China, for which authority had been 
     granted to import into the United States, on or before May 
     26, 1994, and which were, on or before May 26, 1994, in a 
     bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone, in port, or, as 
     determined by the United States on a case-by-case basis, in 
     transit.
                                 ______


                 BROWN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2376

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Brown, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Murkowski) proposed 
an amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.   . HIGH-LEVEL VISITS FOR TAIWAN.

       Section 2(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 
     3301(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       (7) to establish regular, cabinet-level contacts with 
     Taiwan through exchanges of visits between cabinet-level 
     officials of Taiwan and the United States.
                                 ______


                 BROWN (AND D'AMATO) AMENDMENT NO. 2377

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Brown for himself and Mr. D'Amato) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4603, supra; as follows:

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

     ``SEC.   . MEMBERSHIP IN A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AS A BASIS 
                   FOR EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE 
                   IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

       ``Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B) is amended--
       ``(1) in clause (i)(II) by inserting `or' at the end;
       ``(2) by adding after the clause (i)(II) the following:
       ```(III) is a member of an organization that engages in, or 
     has engaged in, terrorist activity or who actively supports 
     or advocates terrorist activity,'; and
       ``(3) by adding after clause (iii) the following:
       ```(iv) Terrorist organization defined.--As used in this 
     Act, the term `terrorist organization' means an organization 
     which commits terrorist activity as determined by the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney 
     General.'''.
                                 ______


                 BROWN (AND HEFLIN) AMENDMENT NO. 2378

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

       On page 118, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

     SEC.  . RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the liberties protected by our Constitution include 
     religious liberty protected by the first amendment;
       (2) citizens of the United States profess the beliefs of 
     almost every conceivable religion;
       (3) Congress has historically protected religious 
     expression even from governmental action not intended to be 
     hostile to religion;
       (4) the Supreme Court has written that ``the free exercise 
     of religion means, first and foremost, the right to believe 
     and profess whatever religious doctrine one desires'';
       (5) the Supreme Court has firmly settled that under our 
     Constitution the public expression of ideas may not be 
     prohibited merely because the content of the ideas is 
     offensive to some;
       (6) Congress enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
     of 1993 to restate and make clear again our intent and 
     position that religious liberty is and should forever be 
     granted protection from unwarranted and unjustified 
     government intrusions and burdens;
       (7) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written 
     proposed guidelines to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993, 
     that expand the definition of religious harassment beyond 
     established legal standards set forth by the Supreme Court, 
     and that may result in the infringement of religious liberty;
       (8) such guidelines do not appropriately resolve issues 
     related to religious liberty and religious expression in the 
     workplace;
       (9) properly drawn guidelines for the determination of 
     religious harassment should provide appropriate guidance to 
     employers and employees and assist in the continued 
     preservation of religious liberty as guaranteed by the first 
     amendment;
       (10) the Commission states in its proposed guidelines that 
     it retains wholly separate guidelines for the determination 
     of sexual harassment because the Commission believes that 
     sexual harassment raises issues about human interaction that 
     are to some extent unique; and
       (11) the subject of religious harassment also raises issues 
     about human interaction that are to some extent unique in 
     comparison to other harassment.
       (b) Category of Religious Harassment in Proposed 
     Guidelines.--For purposes of issuing final regulations under 
     title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in connection with 
     the proposed guidelines published by the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 
     51266), the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission shall ensure that--
       (1) the category of religion shall be withdrawn from the 
     proposed guidelines;
       (2) any new guidelines for the determination of religious 
     harassment shall be drafted so as to make explicitly clear 
     that symbols or expressions of religious belief consistent 
     with the first amendment and the Religious Freedom 
     Restoration Act of 1993 are not to be restricted and do not 
     constitute proof of harassment;
       (3) the Commission shall hold public hearings on such new 
     proposed guidelines; and
       (4) the Commission shall receive additional public comment 
     before issuing similar new regulations.
                                 ______


                      HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 2379

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

       On page 36, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 112. It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) any alien who is being deported upon release from 
     imprisonment for committing an offense which is an aggravated 
     felony, as defined under immigration laws, should be escorted 
     out of the United States by a federal law enforcement 
     official or employee of the Service; and
       (2) the Attorney General must take adequate safeguards and 
     determine that there is no threat to the public health and 
     safety in deporting any alien described in paragraph (1) 
     where the Attorney General knows or has reason to know that 
     the alien has a communicable disease of public health 
     significance (as determined by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services).
                                 ______


               HOLLINGS (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 2380

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

       On page 24, on line 4, strike the sum ``$2,210,511,000'' 
     and insert ``$2,230,511,000'';
       On page 28, on line 18, strike the sum ``$2,354,104,000'' 
     and insert ``$2,400,104,000'';
       On page 69, on line 7, strike the sum ``$2,399,318,000'' 
     and insert ``$2,409,318,000'';
       On page 76, on line 10, strike the sum ``$120,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$138,000,000''.
                                 ______


                 BROWN (AND HEFLIN) AMENDMENT NO. 2381

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

       On page 118, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

     SEC.  . RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the liberties protected by our Constitution include 
     religious liberty protected by the first amendment;
       (2) citizens of the United States profess the beliefs of 
     almost every conceivable religion;
       (3) Congress has historically protected religious 
     expression even from governmental action not intended to be 
     hostile to religion;
       (4) the Supreme Court has written that ``the free exercise 
     of religion means, first and foremost, the right to believe 
     and profess whatever religious doctrine one desires'';
       (5) the Supreme Court has firmly settled that under our 
     Constitution the public expression of ideas may not be 
     prohibited merely because the content of the ideas is 
     offensive to some;
       (6) Congress enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
     of 1993 to restate and make clear again our intent and 
     position that religious liberty is and should forever be 
     granted protection from unwarranted and unjustified 
     government intrusions and burdens;
       (7) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written 
     proposed guidelines to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993, 
     that expand the definition of religious harassment beyond 
     established legal standards set forth by the Supreme Court, 
     and that may result in the infringement of religious liberty;
       (8) such guidelines do not appropriately resolve issues 
     related to religious liberty and religious expression in the 
     workplace;
       (9) properly drawn guidelines for the determination of 
     religious harassment should provide appropriate guidance to 
     employers and employees and assist in the continued 
     preservation of religious liberty as guaranteed by the first 
     amendment;
       (10) the Commission states in its proposed guidelines that 
     it retains wholly separate guidelines for the determination 
     of sexual harassment because the Commission believes that 
     sexual harassment raises issues about human interaction that 
     are to some extent unique; and
       (11) the subject of religious harassment also raises issues 
     about human interaction that are to some extent unique in 
     comparison to other harassment.
       (b) Category of Religious Harassment in Proposed 
     Guidelines.--For purposes of issuing final regulations under 
     title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in connection with 
     the proposed guidelines published by the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 
     51266), the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission shall ensure that--
       (1) the category of religion shall be withdrawn from the 
     proposed guidelines;
       (2) any new guidelines for the determination of religious 
     harassment shall be drafted so as to make explicitly clear 
     that symbols or expressions of religious belief consistent 
     with the first amendment and the Religious Freedom 
     Restoration Act of 1993 are not to be restricted and do not 
     constitute proof of harassment;
       (3) the Commission shall hold public hearings on such new 
     proposed guidelines; and
       (4) the Commission shall receive additional public comment 
     before issuing similar new regulations.

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