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 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4554, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD 
 AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995


                       Amendments in disagreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the amendments in 
disagreement are considered as having been read.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that each of the 
motions printed in the joint explanatory statement of the managers be 
considered as read when offered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Illinois?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Senate 
amendments numbered 5, 18, 24, 29, 58, 83, 95, 96, and 101 be 
considered en bloc and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Illinois?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments in 
disagreement.
  The texts of the various Senate amendments referred to in the 
unanimous-consent request are as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 5: Page 12, line 2, after 
     ``California'' insert ``, Beckley, West Virginia''.
       Senate amendment No. 18: Page 17, line 3, after 
     ``$10,147,000'' insert ``, of which up to $125,000 may be 
     transferred to the Cooperative State Research Service''.
       Senate amendment No. 24: Page 19, line 3, after 
     ``improvements'' insert ``: :Provided further, That $462,000 
     shall be available for a grant pursuant to section 1472 of 
     the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3818), in addition to other 
     funds available in this appropriation for grants under this 
     section''.
       Senate amendment No. 29: Page 25, after line 21 insert:
       In fiscal year 1996, section 32 funds shall be used to 
     promote sunflower and cottonseed oil exports to the full 
     extent authorized by section 1541 of Public Law 101-624 (7 
     U.S.C. 1464 note), and such funds shall be used to facilitate 
     additional sales of such oils in world markets.
       Senate amendment No. 58: Page 51, line 5, after 
     ``$47,500,000,'' insert ``of which $1,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out the Northern Great Plains Rural 
     Development Act (if enacted); and''.
       Senate amendment No. 83: Page 70, after line 6 insert:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no employee of 
     the United States Department of Agriculture shall be 
     peremptorily removed without a hearing from his or her 
     position because of remarks made during personal time 
     regarding Departmental policies or proposed policies.
       Senate amendment No. 95: Page 80, strike out lines 1 to 16 
     and insert:
       Sec. 723. Prohibition on Use of Funds for Honey Payments or 
     Loan Forfeitures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to provide for a total amount of payments and/or 
     total amount of loan forfeitures to a person to support the 
     price of honey under section 207 of the Agriculture Act of 
     1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h) and section 405A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1425a) is excess of zero dollars in the 1994 and 1995 crop 
     years.
       Senate amendment No. 96: Page 80, strike out all after line 
     16 over to and including line 2 on page 81 and insert:
       Sec. 724. No funds shall be available in fiscal year 1995 
     and thereafter for payments under the Act of August 30, 1890 
     and the tenth and eleventh paragraphs under the heading 
     ``Emergency Appropriations'' of the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 
     U.S.C. 321 et seq.).
       Senate amendment No. 101: Page 83, after line 18 insert:
       Sec. 744. (a) In addition to funds made available elsewhere 
     in this Act, there are hereby appropriated as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act the following, to remain available 
     through September 30, 1995:
       Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants, $10,000,000
       Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants, $15,000,000
       Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program account: For the 
     cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans, 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as follows: emergency loans, $7,670,000.
       (b) Of the amount appropriated in the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994, Public Law 103-211, 
     for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations, $23,000,000 is 
     transferred to the Emergency Conservation Program.
       (c) These amounts are designated by Congress as emergency 
     requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, and that such amounts shall be available only to the 
     extent the President designates such use as emergency 
     requirements pursuant to such Act.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 5, 18, 
     24, 29, 58, 83, 95, 96, and 101 and concur therein.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 11: Page 14, line 15, strike out all 
     after ``expended;'' down to and including ``amended;'' in 
     line 18.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 11 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: ``$475,000 for rangeland research grants as 
     authorized by subtitle M of the National Agriculture 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as 
     amended; $8,990,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural 
     research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 
     U.S.C. 450i(c));''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 15: Page 16, line 2, strike out 
     ``$413,960,000'' and insert ``$423,083,000''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 15 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert 
     ``$433,438,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 25: Page 19, line 24, strike out 
     ``438,651,000'' and insert ``$438,901,000''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 25 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert 
     ``$443,651,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 26: Page 21, strike out all after line 
     18 over to and including line 2 on page 22.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 26 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       In fiscal year 1995, the agency is authorized to collect 
     fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
     assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other 
     political subdivisions, domestic and international 
     organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided 
     that such fees are structured such that any entity's 
     liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
     assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the 
     agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, without further 
     appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
     services.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings). The Clerk will designate the 
next amendment in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 32: Page 29, line 22, strike out all 
     after ``$62,796,000'' down to and including ``Service'' in 
     line 24.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 32 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment insert: 
     Provided, That until October 1, 1995, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may collect and use such sums as may be necessary 
     for the delivery of catastrophic risk protection under 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 508 of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act, as that Act would be amended by section 
     6(a)(3) of H.R. 4217 as passed by the House on August 5, 
     1994, if such provision or similar provision is enacted into 
     law: Provided further, That in addition to amounts otherwise 
     appropriated in this Act, there are hereby appropriated such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
     crop insurance fund established under section 516 of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act, as that Act would be amended by 
     sections 8 (b) and (c) of H.R. 4217, if such provision or 
     similar provision is enacted into law.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 33: Page 32, after line 3 insert:


                          disaster assistance

       Such sums as may be necessary from the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation shall be available, through July 15, 1995, to 
     producers under the same terms and conditions authorized in 
     chapter 3, subtitle B, title XXII of Public Law 101-624 for 
     1994 crops, including aquaculture and excluding ornamental 
     fish, affected by natural disasters: Provided, That such 
     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, and 
     that such funds 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 pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That these funds shall be made available upon 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such funds 
     shall also be available for payments to producers for 1995 
     through 1998 orchard crop losses, if the losses are due to 
     freezing conditions incurred between January 1, 1994, and 
     March 31, 1994, and Federal Crop Insurance is not available 
     for affected orchard crop producers; Provided further, That 
     the use of funds for this purpose 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, and that such use shall be 
     available only to the extent the President designates such 
     use an emergency requirement pursuant to such Act: Provided 
     further, That such funds made available from the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation shall be available to fund the costs of 
     replanting, reseeding, or repairing damage to commercial 
     trees (regardless of the age of the damaged trees), including 
     orchard and nursery inventory, as a result of 1994 weather-
     related damages: Provided further, That the use of funds for 
     these purposes 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, and that such use shall be available only to the 
     extent the President designates such use an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to such Act: Provided further, That the 
     terms and conditions of section 521, paragraphs (a) (3) and 
     (4), paragraph (b)(3), subparagraph (c)(2)(C), and 
     subsections (d) and (e), as amended in section 201 S. 2095 
     (as reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry on June 22, 1994) shall apply to all claims for 
     assistance made under this paragraph.


                      Motion Offered by Mr. Durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 33 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:


                          Disaster Assistance

       Such sums as may be necessary from the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation shall be available, through July 15, 1995, to 
     producers under the same terms and conditions authorized in 
     chapter 3, subtitle B, title XXII of Public Law 101-624 for 
     1994 crops, including aquaculture and excluding ornamental 
     fish, affected by natural disasters: Provided, That these 
     funds shall be made available upon enactment of this Act: 
     Provided further, That such funds shall also be available for 
     payments to producers for 1995 through 1996 orchard crop 
     losses, if the losses are due to freezing conditions incurred 
     between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994, and Federal crop 
     insurance is not available for affected orchard crop 
     producers: Provided further, That such funds shall also be 
     available to fund the costs of replanting, reseeding, or 
     repairing damage to commercial trees, including orchard and 
     nursery inventory, as a result of 1994 weather-related 
     damages: Provided further, That the terms and conditions of 
     section 521, paragraphs (a)(3) and (4), paragraph (b)(3), 
     subparagraph (c)(2)(C), and subsections (d) and (e), as 
     amended in section 201 of S. 2095 (as reported by the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on June 22, 
     1994) shall apply to all claims for assistance made under 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That such amounts and uses 
     of funds made available under this paragraph are designated 
     by Congress as emergency requirements pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, and that such funds and uses shall be 
     available only to the extent and official budget request for 
     a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 34: Page 33, line 2, strike out 
     ``$576,562,000'' and insert ``$591,049,000''.


                      Motion Offered by Mr. Durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 34 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     ``$556,062,000, and the unobligated and uncommitted portion 
     of the fiscal year 1994 appropriation for the Conservation 
     Reserve Program shall be transferred to this account''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 37: Page 35, line 14, strike out all 
     after ``2209b)'' down to and including ``State'' in line 19.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 37 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(of which $10,000,000 shall be available for the 
     watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act approved 
     June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a), as amended 
     and supplemented): Provided, That, for fiscal year 1995 only, 
     not to exceed 10 per centum of the foregoing amounts shall be 
     available for allocation to any one State''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 41: Page 42, line 25, strike out 
     ``$2,323,339,000'' and insert ``$2,400,000,000''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 41 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert 
     ``$2,200,000,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 42: Page 43, line 11, strike 
     ``$268,105,000'' and insert ``$282,640,000''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 42 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert 
     ``$244,720,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 57: Page 50, strike out lines 8 to 11.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 57 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment insert:

                 Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     may use 1980 or 1990 census information for grant eligibility 
     of projects submitted to the agency prior to the availability 
     of 1990 census information in amounts not to exceed total 
     project cost overruns.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 70: Page 59, line 25, after 
     ``Institute'' insert: Provided further, That $859,000 shall 
     be available to provide grants to States for non-recurring 
     costs in providing for the special dietary needs of children 
     with disabilities''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 70 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert 
     ``$500,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 75: Page 61, line 19, strike out 
     ``$28,817,457,000'' and insert ``$28,830,710,000''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 75 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert ``and section 601 of Public Law 96-597 (48 
     U.S.C. 1469d), $28,830,710,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 76: Page 62, line 9, strike out all 
     after ``Project'' down to and including ``1994'' in line 13.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 76 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     in this Act shall be used to cash out food stamp benefits 
     beyond a total of 25 projects and the total participation in 
     such projects shall not exceed 3 per centum of the estimated 
     national household level participating in the Food Stamp 
     Program''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 84: Page 70, after line 6 insert:
       None of the funds in this Act may be used to enforce the 
     permitted levels and conditions of use for the nutrient 
     selenium, as revised in the Federal Register for September 
     13, 1993. The permitted levels and conditions of use for the 
     nutrient selenium are deemed to be the levels and conditions 
     set forth in section 573.920 of title 21, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, prior to September 13, 1993, unless and until 
     the Commissioner determines that the use of selenium at those 
     levels results in a direct and significant adverse effect on 
     the quality of the environment.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 84 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert:
       The stay (published at 58 Fed. Reg. 47962) of the 1987 food 
     additive regulation relating to selenium (21 Code of Federal 
     Regulations 573.920) is suspended until December 31, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 89: Page 72, line 3, strike out all 
     after ``expenses'' down to and including ``appropriation'' in 
     line 8.


                      Motion Offered by Mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 89 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: ``: Provided, That the Commission is 
     authorized to charge reasonable fees to attendees of 
     Commission sponsored educational events and symposia to cover 
     the Commission's costs of providing those events and 
     symposia, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall 
     be credited to this account, to be available without further 
     appropriation''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 91: Page 77, line 14, after ``3837'' 
     insert ``, unless additional acres in excess of the 100,000 
     acre limitation can be enrolled without exceeding 
     $93,200,000: Provided, That the unused portion of the fiscal 
     year 1994 appropriation shall be used in addition to the 
     $93,200,000''.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 91 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     ``, unless additional acres in excess of the 100,000 acre 
     limitation can be enrolled without exceeding $93,200,000: 
     Provided, That the unobligated portion of the fiscal year 
     1994 appropriation shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for the Soil Conservation Service, 
     Conservation Operations''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 94: Page 79, strike out lines 19 to 
     25.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The Speaker pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 94 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert 
     ``$25,650,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate Amendment No. 98: Page 83, after line 18 insert:
       Sec. 741. Notwithstanding section 715 of this Act, none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel who carry 
     out a Market Promotion Program pursuant to section 203 (7 
     U.S.C. 5623) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, with 
     respect to tobacco or if the aggregate amount of funds and/or 
     commodities under such program exceeds $90,000,000: Provided, 
     That the appropriated levels provided in this Act for the 
     following accounts shall be reduced by 1.5 percent:
       Office of the Secretary.
       Office of Budget and Program Analysis.
       Chief Financial Officer.
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.
       Advisory Committees (USDA).
       Departmental Administration.
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional 
     Relations.
       Office of Communications.
       Office of the Inspector General.
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economics.
       Economic Research Service.
       National Agricultural Statistics Service.
       World Agricultural Outlook Board.
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and 
     Education.
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and 
     Inspection Services.
       Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses.
       Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
     Salaries and Expenses.
       Soil Conservation Service, Conservation Operations.
       Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, 
     Administrative Expenses.
       Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, 
     Administrative Expenses.
       Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account, 
     Administrative Expenses.
       Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, Administrative 
     Expenses.
       Farmers Home Administration, Salaries and Expenses.
       Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account, 
     Administrative Expenses.
       Rural Telephone Bank Program Account, Administrative 
     Expenses.
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer 
     Services.
       Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 98 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter inserted by said amendment, and on page 
     61, line 12, of the House engrossed bill strike 
     ``$94,500,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$84,500,000'', 
     and on page 79, line 18, of the House engrossed bill strike 
     ``$850,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$800,000,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 100: Page 83, after line 18, insert:
       Sec. 743. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to provide any Federal benefit or assistance to 
     any individual or entity in the United States unless the 
     Federal entity or official to which the funds are made 
     available takes reasonable actions to determine whether the 
     individual is in a lawful immigration status in the United 
     States.
       (b) In no case may a Federal entity, official or their 
     agent discriminate against any individual with respect to 
     filing, inquiry, or adjudication of an application for 
     funding made available in this Act on the basis of race, 
     color, creed, handicap, religion, sex, sexual orientation, 
     national origin, citizenship status or form of lawful 
     immigration status.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Federal 
     benefit or assistance'' does not include search and rescue; 
     emergency medical care; emergency mass care; emergency 
     shelter; clearance of roads and construction of temporary 
     bridges necessary to the performance of emergency tasks and 
     essential community services; warning of further risks or 
     hazards; dissemination of public information and assistance 
     regarding health and safety measures; the provision on an 
     emergency basis of food, water, medicine, and other essential 
     needs, including movement of supplies or persons; reduction 
     of immediate threats to life, property and public health and 
     safety; and programs funded under title IV of this Act.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 100 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 725. The Secretary shall take reasonable steps to 
     ensure that no funds made available under this Act be used to 
     provide any direct individual Federal benefit or assistance 
     to any individual applying for such benefit or assistance 
     unless said individual meets all eligibility criteria for the 
     benefit or assistance.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the next amendment 
in disagreement.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Senate amendment No. 102: Page 83, after line 18 insert:
       Sec. 745. Repayment of Deficiency Payments.--In any case in 
     which the Secretary of Agriculture finds that the farming, 
     ranching, or aquaculture operations of producers on a farm 
     have been substantially affected by a natural disaster in the 
     United States or by a major disaster or emergency designated 
     by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) during 
     the 1994 crop year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall not 
     require any repayment under subparagraph (G) or (H) of 
     section 114(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1445j(a)(2)) for the 1994 crop of a commodity prior to 
     January 1, 1995.


                      motion offered by mr. durbin

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Durbin moves that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 102 and 
     concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 727. Repayment of Deficiency Payments.--In any case in 
     which the Secretary of Agriculture finds that the farming, 
     ranching, or aquaculture operations of producers on a farm 
     have been substantially affected by a natural disaster in the 
     United States or by a major disaster or emergency designated 
     by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not require any repayment 
     under subparagraph (G) or (H) of section 114(a)(2) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445j(a)(2)) for the 1993 
     crop of a commodity prior to March 1, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Durbin].
  The motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes by which action was taken on the 
conference report and on the several motions was laid on the table.

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