[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                     LABOR--HHS APPROPRIATIONS ACT

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                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 2460

  Mr. SPECTER proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 2460) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, supra; as follows:

       On Page 25, line 13, before the last period, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 108. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES IN HAITI.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings--
       (1) Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     provides that Congress shall have the sole power to declare 
     war; and
       (2) On July 31, the United Nations Security Council adopted 
     Resolution 940, which authorizes member states of the United 
     Nations to use all necessary means to facilitate the 
     departure from Haiti of the military leadership, consistent 
     with the Governors Island Agreement, the prompt return of the 
     legitimately elected President, and the restoration of the 
     legitimate authorities of the Government of Haiti.
       (b) Prohibition of United States Armed Forces in Haiti.--
     The President is prohibited from using the United States 
     Armed Forces to facilitate the departure of the military 
     leadership and the restoration of the legitimately elected 
     government.
       (c) The prohibition in subsection (b) does not apply if--
       (1) the use of the United States Armed Forces in Haiti is 
     authorized in advance by Congress;
       (2) the temporary deployment of forces of the United States 
     Armed Forces into Haiti is necessary in order to protect or 
     evacuate United States citizens from a situation of imminent 
     danger and the President reports as soon as practicable to 
     Congress after the initiation of the temporary deployment, 
     but in no case later than 48 hours after the initiation of 
     the temporary deployment; or
       (3) the deployment of forces of the United States Armed 
     Forces into Haiti is vital to the national security interests 
     of the United States (including the protection of American 
     citizens in Haiti), there is not sufficient time to seek and 
     receive congressional authorization, and the President 
     reports as soon as practicable to Congress after the 
     initiation of the deployment, but in no case later than 48 
     hours after the initiation of the deployment.
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 2461

  Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4606, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the committee amendment on page 69, at the 
     end of line 5, insert the following: ``Provided further, that 
     $37,360,000 shall be transferred to Department of Health and 
     Human Services to be used solely for AIDS research and 
     prevention programs in Fiscal Year 1997.''
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                 BROWN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2462

  Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Lieberman) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4606, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the committee amendment, add 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC.   . VISAS FOR OFFICIALS OF TAIWAN.

       Section 4(b)(6) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 
     3302(b)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' immediately after ``(6)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Whenever the president of Taiwan or any other high-
     level official of Taiwan shall apply to visit the United 
     States for the purposes of discussions with United States 
     federal or state government officials concerning:
       (i) Trade or business with Taiwan that will reduce the 
     U.S.-Taiwan trade deficit;
       (ii) Prevention of nuclear proliferation;
       (iii) Threats to the national security of the United 
     States;
       (iv) The protection of the global environment;
       (v) The protection of endangered species; or
       (vi) Regional humanitarian disasters.
       The official shall be admitted to the United States, unless 
     the official is otherwise excludable under the immigration 
     laws of the United States.''.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 2463

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4606, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . PROTECTION AGAINST THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.

       Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1118. Protection against the Human Immunodeficiency 
       Virus

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever, after testing positive for the 
     Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and receiving actual 
     notice of that fact, knowingly donates or sells, or knowingly 
     attempts to donate or sell, blood, semen, tissues, organs, or 
     other bodily fluids, except as determined necessary for 
     medical research, shall be fined or imprisoned in accordance 
     with subsection (c).
       ``(b) Transmission Not Required.--Transmission of the Human 
     Immunodeficiency Virus does not have to occur for a person to 
     be convicted of a violation of this section.
       ``(c) Penalty.--Any person convicted of violating the 
     provisions of subsection (a) shall be subject to a fine of 
     not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000 and imprisoned 
     for not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years, or both.''.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2464

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. McCain, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. 
Wellstone, Mr. Exon, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. DeConcini) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC.   . TERMINATION OF ARMS EMBARGO.

       (1) Termination.--The President shall terminate the United 
     States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina no later than November 15, 1994 so that 
     Government may exercise its right of self-defense under 
     Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
       (2) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `United 
     States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina' means the application to the Government of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina of--
       (A) the policy adopted July 10, 1991, and published in the 
     Federal Register of July 19, 1991 (58 F.R. 33322) under the 
     heading `Suspension of Munitions Export Licenses to 
     Yugoslavia'; and
       (B) any similar policy being applied by the United States 
     Government as of the date of receipt of the request described 
     in paragraph (1) pursuant to request described in paragraph 
     (1) pursuant to which approval is denied for transfers of 
     defense articles and defense services to the former 
     Yugoslavia.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted as authorization for deployment of United States 
     forces in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina for any 
     purpose, including training, support, or delivery of military 
     equipment.

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