[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D477-D479]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3457-3466, were introduced 
                                                             Page H5173
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 3415, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor fuels excise tax rates 
enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated 
to the general fund of the Treasury (H. Rept. 104-576, Part I);
  H. Res. 435, providing for further consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (H. Rept. 104-577); and
  H.R. 3259, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, amended (H. Rept. 
104-578 Part I).
Page H5173
Recess: House recessed at 9:08 a.m. and reconvened at 10:10 a.m. 
                                                     Pages H5055, H5060
Utah Public Lands: The House agreed to H. Res. 303, providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 1745, to designate certain public lands in the 
State of Utah as wilderness. Earlier, agreed to order the previous 
question on the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 197 
nays, Roll No. 169
  Pages H5060-69
Committees to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during proceedings of the House under 
the five-minute rule: Committee on Agriculture, Commerce, Government 
Reform and Oversight, International Relations, Judiciary, Resources, 
Science, Small Business, and Select Intelligence.
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Department of Defense Authorization: By a recorded vote of 272 ayes to 
153 noes, Roll No. 174, the House passed H.R. 3230, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1997.
  Pages H5069-H5103
  Rejected the Dellums motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
National Security with instructions to report it back forthwith 
containing an amendment that reallocates national missile defense 
funding for additional impact aid assistance and authorization for the 
Corps Surface-to-Air Missile system (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 
185 yeas to 240 nays, Roll No. 173).
Pages H5100-03
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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Agreed to:
  The Gilman amendment that prohibits any funds appropriated under any 
Act from being obligated or expended for the provision of assistance to 
Russia or any other state of the former Soviet Union to promote defense 
conversion, including assistance through the Defense Enterprise Fund 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 171). 
                                                         Pages H5078-81
  The Spence en bloc amendment, as modified, that provides for the 
seven Uniformed Service Treatment Facilities to change to a new program 
at the same time; requires a DOD study on mergers and acquisitions in 
the defense sector that addresses their effectiveness in eliminating 
excess capacity, degree of change in defense related Federal contracts 
relative to total business, and effect on employment during the three 
years preceding enactment; authorizes the transfer of naval vessels to 
certain foreign countries and modifies authorities governing foreign 
arms sales; requires an annual report on the purchases by DOD from 
foreign entities, including the dollar value of items for which the Buy 
America Act was waived, pursuant to any reciprocal procurement 
memorandum of understanding, the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, and any 
international agreement to which the United States is a party; provides 
the sense of Congress that it is in the security interest of the United 
States to provide assistance to countries to improve the security of 
their fissile materials; provides the sense of Congress that the 
Federal Government should support and encourage full utilization of the 
Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System; directs the 
Secretary of the Army to submit a plan for the reutilization or 
disposal of the Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant within 180 days of 
enactment and designates the Multi Purpose Range complex at Camp 
Shelby, Mississippi as the ``G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Range''; allows 
the Department of Energy to fund an existing program to assist the 
Russian government to shut down plutonium producing nuclear reactors 
out of unspent funds from prior years, rather than new funding; and 
designates $5 million to the Department of Energy Office of 
Environment, Safety, and Health to conduct annual inspections of 
compliance with nuclear safety requirements, to issue additional safety 
regulations, and to conduct investigations of potential safety 
violations involving occupational radiation hazards. 
                                                      Pages H5086-H5100
Rejected:
  The Solomon amendment that sought to prohibit funds for the 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program in Russia and Belarus until the 
President certifies to Congress that Russia has met ten conditions 
relating to arms control, Russian foreign and military policy and 
Russian exports (rejected by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 220 noes, 
Roll No. 170).
Pages H5074-78
  The Klug amendment that sought to phase out the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences and change the current minimum active 
duty requirement for the graduates of the Health Profession Scholarship 
Program to seven years (rejected by a recorded vote of 82 ayes to 343 
noes, Roll No. 172).
Pages H5081-86
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, 
cross references, and to make such other technical, clerical and 
conforming changes as may be necessary in the engrossment of the bill. 
                                                             Page H5103
Presidential Message--National Science Board: Read a message from the 
President wherein he submits his report of the National Science Board 
on Science and Engineering Indicators for 1996--referred to the 
Committee on Science.
  Pages H5103-04
Budget Resolution: The House completed all general debate on H. Con. 
Res. 178, establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Consideration 
of amendments will begin on Thursday, May 16.
  Pages H5104-33
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Wednesday, it 
adjourns to meet at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 16.
  Page H5133
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H5174-84.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
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H5077-78, H5080-81, H5085-86, H5102-03, and H5103. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m.