[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5692]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1530

                         Offered By: Mrs. Mink

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of title III (page 153, after 
     line 25), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 396. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION FOR HUMANITARIAN 
                   PURPOSES IN PACIFIC RIM REGION.

       (a) Authority to Provide Transportation.--Chapter 157 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2643. Provision of transportation for humanitarian 
       purposes in Pacific Rim region

       ``(a) Authority.--(1) Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 
     31, the Secretary of Defense may provide persons described in 
     subsection (b) and equipment described in subsection (c) with 
     transportation on a space-available basis--
       ``(A) to an airport or port in a country or other entity in 
     the Pacific Rim region from an airport or port in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) to an airport or port in the United States from an 
     airport or port in a country or other entity in the Pacific 
     Rim region.
       ``(2) Transportation provided under subsection (a) shall be 
     provided without charge.
       ``(b) Persons Covered.--Persons eligible for transportation 
     under this section are--
       ``(1) minor children residing in the Pacific Rim region who 
     have been admitted for necessary medical treatment at a 
     medical facility in the Pacific Rim region, but who are 
     unable to afford the costs of transportation to the facility; 
     and
       ``(2) in the case of any child described in paragraph (1), 
     one adult attendant.
       ``(c) Equipment Covered.--Equipment eligible for 
     transportation under this section is limited to equipment 
     intended for health or humanitarian use by a nonprofit 
     organization at the ultimate destination of the equipment.
       ``(d) Conditions.--The Secretary may provide transportation 
     under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(1) the provision of that transportation is not 
     inconsistent with the foreign policy of the United States;
       ``(2) the transportation is for humanitarian purposes; and
       ``(3) adequate arrangements have been made with sending and 
     receiving entities before the provision of such 
     transportation at the location of departure and arrival.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2643. Provision of transportation for humanitarian purposes in 
              Pacific Rim region.''.