[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 111 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8919-S8922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT OF 1996

                                 ______
                                 

                    BRYAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 5066-5077

  Mr. BRYAN proposed 12 amendments to the bill S. 1936, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 5066

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

       ``(a) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     developing and implementing the integrated management system.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any agency action relating to the development or 
     implementation of the integrated management system shall be 
     subject to judicial review.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5067

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations 
     in developing and implementing the integrated management 
     system.

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

       ``(a) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     developing and implementing the integrated management system.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any agency action relating to the development or 
     implementation of the integrated management system shall be 
     subject to judicial review.

     ``SEC.  . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault or negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery acceptance or transport of spent 
     nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by the 
     Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) of 
     the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by circumstances 
     within the reasonable control of either the contract holder 
     or the Department or their respective contractors or 
     suppliers, the charges and schedules specified by this 
     contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any estimated 
     additional costs incurred by the party not responsible for or 
     contributing to the delay.
       ``(c) Remedy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the provision of subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 
     shall constitute the only remedy available to contract 
     holders or the Department for failure to perform under a 
     contract executed under Section 302(a) of the Nuclear Waste 
     Policy Act of 1982.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5068

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.  . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations 
     in developing and implementing the integrated management 
     system.

     ``SEC.  . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault of negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery, acceptance or transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by 
     the Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by 
     circumstances within the reasonable control of either the 
     contract holder or the Department or their respective 
     contractors or suppliers, the charges and schedules specified 
     by this contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any 
     estimated additional

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     costs incurred by the party not responsible for or 
     contributing to the delay.
       ```(c) Remedy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     Section shall constitute the only remedy available to 
     contract holders or the Department for failure to perform 
     under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982.

                           Amendment No. 5069

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.  . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal, State, and local 
     laws and regulations in developing and implementing the 
     integrated management system.

     ``SEC.  . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault of negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery, acceptance or transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by 
     the Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by 
     circumstances within the reasonable control of either the 
     contract holder or the Department or their respective 
     contractors or suppliers, the charges and schedules specified 
     by this contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any 
     estimated additional costs incurred by the party not 
     responsible for or contributing to the delay.
       ``(c) Remedy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     Section shall constitute the only remedy available to 
     contract holders or the Department for failure to perform 
     under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5070

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations 
     in developing and implementing the integrated management 
     system.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5071

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal, State, and local 
     laws and regulations in developing and implementing the 
     integrated management system.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5072

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal, State, and local 
     laws and regulations in developing and implementing the 
     integrated management system.

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

       ``(a) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     developing and implementing the integrated management system.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any agency action relating to the development or 
     implementation of the integrated management system shall be 
     subject to judicial review.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5073

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations 
     in developing and implementing the integrated management 
     system.

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

       ``(a) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     developing and implementing the integrated management system.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any agency action relating to the development or 
     implementation of the integrated management system shall be 
     subject to judicial review.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5074

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC.  . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault or negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery, acceptance or transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by 
     the Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by 
     circumstances within the reasonable control of either the 
     contract holder or the Department or their respective 
     contractors or suppliers, the charges and schedules specified 
     by this contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any 
     estimated additional costs incurred by the party not 
     responsible for or contributing to the delay.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5075

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC.  . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault or negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery, acceptance or transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by 
     the Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by 
     circumstances within the reasonable control of either the 
     contract holder or the Department or their respective 
     contractors or suppliers, the charges and schedules specified 
     by this contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any 
     estimated additional costs incurred by the party not 
     responsible for or contributing to the delay.
       ``(c) Remedy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     Section shall constitute the only remedy available to 
     contract holders or the Department for failure to perform 
     under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5076

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

       ``(a) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     developing and implementing the integrated management system.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any agency action relating to the development or 
     implementation of the integrated management system shall be 
     subject to judicial review.

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     ``SEC.   . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault or negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery, acceptance or transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by 
     the Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by 
     circumstances within the reasonable control of either the 
     contract holder or the Department or their respective 
     contractors or suppliers, the charges and schedules specified 
     by this contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any 
     estimated additional costs incurred by the party not 
     responsible for or contributing to the delay.
       ``(c) Remedy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     Section shall constitute the only remedy available to 
     contract holders or the Department for failure to perform 
     under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5077

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new provisions:

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all Federal, State, and local 
     laws and regulations in developing and implementing the 
     integrated management system.

     ``SEC.   . COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

       ``(a) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply with all requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     developing and implementing the integrated management system.
       ``(b) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, any agency action relating to the development or 
     implementation of the integrated management system shall be 
     subject to judicial review.

     ``SEC.   . CONTRACT DELAYS.

       ``(a) Unavoidable Delays by Contract Holder or 
     Department.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     neither the Department nor the contract holder shall be 
     liable under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for damages caused by 
     failure to perform its obligations thereunder, if such 
     failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without 
     the fault or negligence of the party failing to perform. In 
     the event circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
     contract holder or the Department--such as acts of God, or of 
     the public enemy, acts of Government in either its sovereign 
     or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine 
     restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe 
     weather--cause delay in scheduled delivery, acceptance or 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level radioactive 
     waste, the party experiencing the delay will notify the other 
     party as soon as possible after such delay is ascertained and 
     the parties will readjust their schedules, as appropriate, to 
     accommodate such delay.
       ``(b) Avoidable Delays by Contract Holder or Department.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event 
     of any delay in the delivery, acceptance or transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level nuclear waste to or by 
     the Department under contracts executed under Section 302(a) 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 caused by 
     circumstances within the reasonable control of either the 
     contract holder or the Department or their respective 
     contractors or suppliers, the charges and schedules specified 
     by this contract will be equitably adjusted to reflect any 
     estimated additional costs incurred by the party not 
     responsible for or contributing to the delay.
       ``(c) Remedy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     Section shall constitute the only remedy available to 
     contract holders or the Department for failure to perform 
     under a contract executed under Section 302(a) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982.
                                 ______
                                 

               LIEBERMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5078

  Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. 
Simon, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Roth, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. 
Feinstein,  Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       On page 126, after line 7, insert the following: 
     ``(Including Transfers of Funds)''.
       On page 127, beginning on line 14, strike ``Provided 
     further,'' and all that follows through the colon on page 
     128, line 6, and insert the following: ``Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding any prohibitions in this or any other 
     Act on direct assistance to North Korea, not more than 
     $25,000,000 may be made available to the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization (KEDO) only for heavy fuel 
     oil costs and other expenses associated with the Agreed 
     Framework, of which $13,000,000 shall be from funds 
     appropriated under this heading and $12,000,000 may be 
     transferred from funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings `International Organization and Programs', `Foreign 
     Military Financing Program', and `Economic Support Fund':''.
       On page 138, line 12, strike ``the Korean'' and all that 
     follows through ``or'' on line 13.
                                 ______
                                 

                  HELMS (AND LOTT) AMENDMENT NO. 5079

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Helms, for himself and Mr. Lott) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       On page 198; between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:


      DEOBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS

       Sec. 580. Chapter 3 of part III of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 668. DEOBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED ECONOMIC 
                   ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Requirement to Deobligate.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
     this section and in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 617(a) 
     of this Act, at the beginning of each fiscal year the 
     President shall deobligate and return to the Treasury any 
     funds described in paragraph (2) that, as of the end of the 
     preceding fiscal year, have been obligated for a project or 
     activity for a period of more than 2 years but have not been 
     expended.
       ``(2) Funds.--Paragraph (1) applies to funds made available 
     for--
       ``(A) assistance under chapter 1 of part I of this Act 
     (relating to development assistance), chapter 10 of part I of 
     this Act (relating to the Development Fund for Africa), or 
     chapter 4 of part II of this Act (relating to the economic 
     support fund);
       ``(B) assistance under the Support for East European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989; and
       ``(C) economic assistance for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union under chapter 11 of part I of this Act or 
     under any other provision of law authorizing economic 
     assistance for such independent states.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--The President, on a case-by-case basis, 
     may waive the requirement of subsection (a)(1) if the 
     President determines and reports to the Congress that it is 
     in the national interest to do so.
       ``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--As used in 
     this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.''.
                                 ______
                                 

                BINAGMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5080

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Bingaman for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, and Mr. 
Simon) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:
       The Senate finds that:
       The political situation in the African nation of Burundi 
     has deteriorated and there are reports of a military coup 
     against the elected government of Burundi, and;
       The continuing ethnic conflict in Burundi has caused untold 
     suffering among the people of Burundi and has resulted in the 
     deaths of over 150,000 people in the past two years, and;
       The attempt to overthrow the government of Burundi makes 
     the possibility of an increase in the tension and the 
     continued slaughter of innocent civilians more likely, and;
       The United States and the International Community have an 
     interest in ending the crisis in Burundi before it reaches 
     the level of violence that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 when 
     over 800,000 people died in the war between the Hutu and the 
     Tutsi tribes, Now therefore it is the sense of the Senate 
     that:
       The United States Senate condemns any violent action 
     intended to overthrow the government of Burundi, and;
       Calls on all parties to the conflict in Burundi to exercise 
     restraint in an effort to restore peace, and
       Urges the Administration to continue diplomatic efforts at 
     the highest level to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis 
     in Burundi.
                                 ______
                                 

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                ABRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5081

  Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Abraham, for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Inouye, 
Mr. Graham, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Hatfield) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       On page 107, line 25, before the period insert the 
     following: ``:Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $15,000,000 
     shall be available only for the American Schools and 
     Hospitals Abroad program under section 214 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       ABRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 5081

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       On page 107, line 25, before the period insert the 
     following: ``:Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 
     available only for a land and resource management institute 
     to identify nuclear contamination at Chernobyl.''

                          ____________________