[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H5818-H5820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 3540

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 8: Page 95, line 12, insert before the 
     semicolon the following; ``, including the murders of 
     Mireille Bertin, Michel Gonzalez, and Jean Hubert Feuille''.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. Engel

       Amendment No. 9: Page 10, line 24, insert before the period 
     the following. ``, of which $6,000,000 shall be for 
     assistance for Kosova''.

                               H.R. 3540

                 Offered By: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 10: Page 97, line 5, insert the following new 
     section:


              prohibition of imet assistance for indonesia

       Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``International Military Education and Training'' 
     may be made available to the Government of Indonesia.

                               H.R. 3540

                      Offered By: Mr. Hall of Ohio

       Amendment No. 11: Page 97, line 5, insert the following new 
     section:


    prohibition on use of funds for procurement and manufacture of 
                        antipersonnel landmines

       Sec. 573. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for assistance in support of any country when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such country has used, or 
     is likely to use, any part of such assistance for the 
     procurement or manufacture of antipersonnel landmines.

                               H.R. 3540

                  Offered by: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 12: Page 7, line 17, before the period insert 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That, of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, $140,000,000 should be made 
     available for programs in Africa''.

                               H.R. 3540

                  Offered by: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 13: Page 7, line 21, strike ``and chapter 10 
     of part I''.
       Page 7, line 22, after ``$1,150,000,000'' insert 
     ``(decreased by $539,300,000)''.
       Page 9, after line 18, insert the following:


                      development fund for africa

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $539,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998.

                               H.R. 3540

                  Offered by: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 14: Page 22, line 15, insert the following:
       (n) The Congress--
       (1) finds that the rising number of reports of religious 
     persecutions in Russia is of concern;
       (2) urges the Secretary of State to be attentive to this 
     growing problem; and
       (3) urges the Government of Russia to eliminate 
     restrictions on religious institutions, such as the 
     restrictions placed on the Jewish Agency for Israel, and to 
     reissue operating licenses allowing such Agency to reopen 
     their offices.

                               H.R. 3540

                  Offered by: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 15: Page 97, line 5, insert the following:


                      development fund for africa

       Sec. 573. For necessary expenses to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, to be derived from amounts provided in this Act 
     for ``development assistance'', $539,300,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1998.

                               H.R. 3540

                Offered by: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 16: Page 97, line 5, insert the following new 
     section:


            prohibition of funds for school of the americas

       Sec. 573. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the School of the Americas.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. LaHood

       Amendment No. 17: Page 2, line 25, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $72,600,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 18: Strike Section 518A (page 50, line 3 
     through page 52, line 20).

                               H.R. 3540

                        Offered By: Mr. Manzullo

       Amendment No. 19: Page 3, line 25, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $3,136,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Mica

       Amendment No. 20: Page 7, line 4, after ``$600,000,000'' 
     insert ``increased by $23,287,500)''.
       Page 13, line 11, after ``$465,750,000'' insert 
     ``(decreased by $23,287,500)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Mica

       Amendment No. 21: Page 11, line 20, after ``$1,500,000'' 
     insert ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 13, line 11, after ``$465,750,000'' insert 
     ``(decreased by $1,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                        Offered By: Mr. Neumann

       Amendment No. 22: Page 17, line 15, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $40,750,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 23: On page 3, line 25, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 24: On page 3, line 25, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 25: On page 4, line 25, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 26: On page 4, line 25, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 27: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 28: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 29: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 30: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $1,525,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 31: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $800,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 32: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $400,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 33: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $150,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 34: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $50,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 35: On page 27, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $25,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 36: On page 28, line 1, insert after the 
     colon the following:


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     ``Provided further, That up to $20,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for 
     grant financed military education and training for any high 
     income country on the condition that that country agrees to 
     fund from its own resources the transportation cost and 
     living allowances of its students:''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 37: On page 28, line 1, insert after the 
     colon the following:

     ``Provided further, That the civilian personnel for whom 
     military education and training may be provided under this 
     heading may also include members of national legislatures who 
     are responsible for the oversight and management of the 
     military, and may also include individuals who are not 
     members of the government:''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 38: On page 28, line 8, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $60,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 39: On page 28, line 8, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $30,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 40: On page 29, line 7, strike 
     ``$35,000,000'', and insert ``$27,160,000'', and
       On page 29, line 10, strike ``$323,815,000'' and insert 
     ``$251,287,000''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 41: On page 29, line 7, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $7,840,000)'', 
     and
       On page 29, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $72,528,000)''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 42: On page 30, line 5, after ``Act:'', 
     insert

     Provided further, That not more than $100,000,000 of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be available 
     for use in financing the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act to countries other than Israel and 
     Egypt.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 43: On page 30, line 5, after ``Act:'', 
     insert:

     ``Provided further, That not more than $50,000,000 of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be available 
     for use in financing the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States under the Arms Export 
     Control Act to countries other than Israel and Egypt:''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 44: On page 31, line 4, after the colon 
     insert the following:

     ``Provided further, That the Department of Defense shall 
     conduct during the current fiscal year nonreimbursable audits 
     of private firms whose contracts are made directly with 
     foreign governments and are financed with funds made 
     available under this heading (as well as subcontractors 
     thereunder) as requested by the Defense Security Assistance 
     Agency:''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 45: On page 31, strike everything starting on 
     line 19, through, ``loans:'' on line 1, on page 31.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 46: On page 80, lines 15 and 16, strike ``110 
     percent'' and insert ``1000 percent''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 47: On page 80, lines 15 and 16, strike ``110 
     percent'', and insert ``500 percent''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 48: On page 81, line 21, strike ``5 percent'' 
     and insert ``20 percent''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 49: On page 81, line 21, strike ``5 percent'' 
     and insert ``15 percent''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 50: On page 81, line 21, strike ``5 
     percent'', and insert ``10 percent''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 51: On page 82, line 12, strike, ``of up to 
     $25,000,000''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 52: On page 82, line 12, strike 
     ``$25,000,000'' and insert, ``$50,000,000''.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 53: On page 93, strike everything beginning 
     on line 1, through ``training.'' on page 93, line 21.

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 54: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Cambodia and Thailand.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 55: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Indonesia.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 56: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Kenya.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 57: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. Not more than $50,000,000 of the funds made 
     available under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' may be made available for use in financing the 
     procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design 
     and construction services that are not sold by the United 
     States Government under the Arms Export Control Act to 
     countries other than Israel and Egypt.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 58: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds made available under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made 
     available for any country when it is made known to the 
     President that the government of such country has not agreed 
     to the Department of Defense conducting during the current 
     fiscal year nonreimbursable audits of private firms whose 
     contracts are made directly with foreign government and are 
     financed with funds made available under this heading (as 
     well as subcontractors thereunder) as requested by the 
     Defense Security Assistance Agency.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 59: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Austria.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 60: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Finland.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 61: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Malta.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 62: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Portugal.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 63: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Spain.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 64: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Singapore.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 65: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for India.''

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered by: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 66: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Military Education and Training'' may 
     be made available for Bahrain.''

[[Page H5820]]

                               H.R. 3540

                       Offered by: Mr. Radanovich

       Amendment No. 67: Page 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following new section:


                   limitation on assistance to turkey

       ``Sec. 573. Not more than $22,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be made available to the Government of Turkey, 
     except when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the 
     Government of Turkey has (1) joined the United States in 
     acknowledging the atrocity committed against the Armenian 
     population of the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; and (2) 
     taken all appropriate steps to honor the memory of the 
     victims of the Armenian genocide.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 68: Page 52, strike lines 14 through 20.

                               H.R. 3540

                        Offered By: Mr. Sounder

       Amendment No. 69: Page 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following:


                   LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO

       Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the 
     Government of Mexico, except if it is made known to the 
     Federal entity or official to which funds are appropriated 
     under this Act that--
       (1) the Government of Mexico is taking actions to reduce 
     the amount of illegal drugs entering the United States from 
     Mexico; and
       (2) the Government of Mexico--
       (A) is taking effective actions to apply vigorously all law 
     enforcement resources to investigate, track, capture, 
     incarcerate, and prosecute individuals controlling, 
     supervising, or managing international narcotics cartels or 
     other similar entities and the accomplices of such 
     individuals, individuals responsible for, or otherwise 
     involved in, corruption, and individuals involved in money-
     laundering;
       (B) is pursing international anti-drug trafficking 
     initiatives;
       (C) is cooperating fully with international efforts at 
     narcotics interdiction; and
       (D) is cooperating fully with requests by the United States 
     for assistance in investigations of money-laundering 
     violations and is making progress toward implementation of 
     effective law to prohibit money-laundering.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 70: Page 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following:


                   limitation on assistance to mexico

       Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the 
     Government of Mexico, except if it is made known to the 
     Federal entity or official to which funds are appropriated 
     under this Act that--
       (1) the Government of Mexico is taking actions to reduce 
     the amount of illegal drugs entering the United States from 
     Mexico, as determined by the Director of the Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy; and
       (2) the Government of Mexico--
       (A) is taking effective actions to apply vigorously all law 
     enforcement resources to investigate, track, capture, 
     incarcerate, and prosecute illegal drug kingpins and their 
     accomplices, individuals responsible for, or otherwise 
     involved in, corruption, and individuals involved in money-
     laundering; and
       (B) is pursuing international anti-drug trafficking 
     initiatives.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 71: Page, 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following:


                   limitation on assistance to mexico

       Sec. 573. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the 
     Government of Mexico, unless the President determines and 
     certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate that--
       (1) the Government of Mexico is taking actions to reduce 
     the amount of illegal drugs entering the United States from 
     Mexico; and
       (2) the Government of Mexico--
       (A) is taking effective actions to apply vigorously all law 
     enforcement resources to investigate, track, capture, 
     incarcerate, and prosecute individuals controlling, 
     supervising, or managing international narcotics cartels or 
     other similar entities and the accomplices of such 
     individuals, individuals responsible for, or otherwise 
     involved in, corruption, and individuals involved in money-
     laundering;
       (B) is pursuing international anti-drug trafficking 
     initiatives;
       (C) is cooperating fully with international efforts at 
     narcotics interdiction; and
       (D) is cooperating fully with requests by the United States 
     for assistance in investigations of money-laundering 
     violations and is making progress toward implementation of 
     effective laws to prohibit money-laundering.

                               H.R. 3540

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 72: Page 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following new section:


                 across-the-board reduction of amounts

       Sec. 573. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 1 
     percent.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
     for the following:
       (1) ``Trade and Development Agency''.
       (2) ``Development Assistance''.
       (3) ``International Disaster Assistance''.
       (4) ``African Development Foundation''.
       (5) ``Inter-American Foundation''.
       (6) ``Peace Corps''.
       (7) ``International Narcotics Control''.
       (8) ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and 
     Related Programs''.
       (9) ``Contribution to the Asian Development Fund''.
       (10) ``Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund''.

                               H.R. 3540

                       Offered By: Mr. Visclosky

       Amendment No. 73: Page 85, line 8, insert after ``Funds'' 
     the following: ``(other than funds appropriated in this Act 
     under the heading `Economic Support Fund')''.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 74: Page 34, line 12, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 34, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''.
       Page 34, after line 24, insert the following:


              contribution to the african development bank

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the 
     paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $8,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


              contribution to the african development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
     Development Fund, as authorized by Public Law 103-306, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. Zimmer

       Amendment No. 75: Page 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following:


prohibition on development of shopping center near the former auschwitz 
                           concentration camp

       Sec. 573. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Government of Poland should prohibit development of a 
     shopping center within the 500-yard protective zone 
     surrounding the former Auschwitz concentration camp in the 
     town of Osweicim, Poland.