[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2590-H2593]
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. 2

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 55: Page 335, after line 6, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 709. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR PROVIDING 
                   HOUSING FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949), the property known as 252 Seventh Avenue in New 
     York County, New York is authorized to be conveyed in its 
     existing condition under a public benefit discount to a non-
     profit organization that has among its purposes providing 
     housing for low-income individuals or families provided, that 
     such property is determined by the Administrator of General 
     Services to be surplus to the needs of the government and 
     provided it is determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development that such property will be used by such 
     non-profit organization to provide housing for low- and 
     moderate-income families or individuals.

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       (b)(1) Public Benefit Discount.--The amount of the public 
     benefit discount available under this section shall be 75 
     percent of the estimated fair market value of the property, 
     except that the Secretary may discount by a greater 
     percentage if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, determines that a higher percentage is 
     justified due to any benefit which will accrue to the United 
     States from the use of such property for the public purpose 
     of providing low- and moderate-income housing.
       (2) Reverter.--The Administrator shall require that the 
     property be used for at least 30 years for the public purpose 
     for which it was originally conveyed, or such longer period 
     of time as the Administrator feels necessary, to protect the 
     Federal interest and to promote the public purpose. If this 
     condition is not met, the property shall revert to the United 
     States.
       (3) Determination of fair market value.--The Administrator 
     shall determine estimated fair market value in accordance 
     with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (4) Deposit of proceeds.--The Administrator of General 
     Services shall deposit any proceeds received under this 
     subsection in the special account established pursuant to 
     section 204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949.
       (5) Additional terms and conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States and to accomplish a public purpose.

                               H.R. 1469

                    Offered By: Mr. Barr of Georgia

                  (Supplemental Appropriations, FY97)

       Amendment No. 4: Add at an appropriate place the following:

     SEC.  . USE OF FUNDS FOR STUDIES OF MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.

       None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act 
     shall be used now or hereafter in any fiscal year for any 
     study of the medicinal use of marijuana.

                               H.R. 1469

                    Offered By: Mr. Barr of Georgia

                  (Supplemental Appropriations, FY97)

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


        commission on the advancement of federal law enforcement

       For an additional amount for the operations of the 
     Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, 
     $2,000,000.

                               H.R. 1469

                    Offered By: Mr. Barr of Georgia

                  (Supplemental Appropriations, FY97)

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:


   firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence 
misdemeanor conviction not to apply to convictions obtained before the 
                        prohibitions became law

       Sec.   . Subsections (d)(9), (g)(9), and (s)(3)(B)(i) of 
     section 922 of title 18, United States Code, are each 
     hereafter amended by inserting ``, on or after September 30, 
     1996,'' before ``of a misdemeanor''.

                               H.R. 1469

                   Offered By: Mr. Davis of Virginia

       Amendment No. 7: Page 51, after line 23, add the following 
     new title:

              TITLE IV--PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN


                              short title

       Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the ``Government 
     Shutdown Prevention Act''.


                           continuing funding

       Sec. 402. (a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal 
     year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of 
     fiscal year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out 
     of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 
     out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 
     funds, such sums as may be necessary to continue any program, 
     project, or activity for which funds were provided in fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (b) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for a program, project, or activity for fiscal year 
     1998 pursuant to this title shall be at 100 percent of the 
     rate of operations that was provided for the program, 
     project, or activity in fiscal year 1997 in the corresponding 
     regular appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997.
       (c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title for a 
     program, project, or activity shall be available for the 
     period beginning with the first day of a lapse in 
     appropriations and ending with the earlier of--
       (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law (whether or not that 
     law provides for that program, project, or activity) or a 
     continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as 
     the case may be; or
       (2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.


                          terms and conditions

       Sec. 403. (a) An appropriation of funds made available, or 
     authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be made 
     available to the extent and in the manner which would be 
     provided by the pertinent appropriation Act for fiscal year 
     1997, including all of the terms and conditions and the 
     apportionment schedule imposed with respect to the 
     appropriation made or funds made available for fiscal year 
     1997 or authority granted for the program, project, or 
     activity under current law.
       (b) Appropriations made by this title shall be available to 
     the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
     pertinent appropriation Act.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     whenever the rate for operations for any continuing project 
     or activity would result in a furlough or a reduction-in-
     force of Government employees, that rate for operations may 
     be increased to a level that would enable the furlough or a 
     reduction-in-force to be avoided.


                                coverage

       Sec. 404. Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for any program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall cover all 
     obligations or expenditures incurred for that program, 
     project, or activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998 
     for which this title applies to that program, project, or 
     activity.


                              expenditures

       Sec. 405. Expenditures made for a program, project, or 
     activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be 
     charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
     authorization whenever a regular appropriation bill or a 
     joint resolution making continuing appropriations until the 
     end of fiscal year 1998 providing for that program, project, 
     or activity for that period becomes law.


         initiating or resuming a program, project, or activity

       Sec. 406. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to this title shall be used to 
     initiate or resume any program, project, or activity for 
     which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not 
     available during fiscal year 1997.


                    protection of other obligations

       Sec. 407. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     effect Government obligations mandated by other law, 
     including obligations with respect to Social Security, 
     Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits.


                               definition

       Sec. 408. In this title, the term ``regular appropriation 
     bill'' means any annual appropriation bill making 
     appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or granting 
     authority, for any of the following categories of programs, 
     projects, and activities.
       (1) Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies 
     programs.
       (2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     judiciary, and related agencies.
       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The government of the District of Columbia and other 
     activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
     revenues of the District.
       (5) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
     and Education, and related agencies.
       (6) The Departments of Veterans and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices.
       (7) Energy and water development.
       (8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
       (9) The Department of the Interior and related agencies.
       (10) Military construction.
       (11) The Department of Transportation and related agencies.
       (12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
     agencies.
       (13) The legislative branch.

                               H.R. 1469

                         Offered By: Mr. Fazio

       Amendment No. 8: Page 5, after line 7, insert the 
     following:
       In addition, for replacement of farm labor housing under 
     section 514 of the Housing Act of 1949 that was lost or 
     damaged by flooding that occurred as a result of the January 
     1997 floods, $1,000,000, to be derived by transfer from 
     amounts provided in this Act for ``Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency--Disaster Relief'': Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county 
     designated as a disaster area by the President shall be 
     eligible to apply to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
     assistance from such funds, which shall be immediately 
     dispersed by the Secretary upon documented loss of farm labor 
     housing units: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     used by the recipient counties to assist the purchase of farm 
     labor housing, including (but not limited to) mobile homes, 
     motor homes, and manufactured housing.

                               H.R. 1469

                        Offered By: Mr. Goodling

       Amendment No. 9: Page 51, after line 23, insert the 
     following:


 prohibition of funds for new national testing program in reading and 
                              mathematics

       Sec. 3003. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1997 or any prior fiscal year for 
     the Fund for the Improvement of Education under the heading 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--Education Research, Statistics, 
     and Improvement'' may be used to develop, plan, implement, or 
     administer any national testing program in reading or 
     mathematics.

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                               H.R. 1469

                        Offered By: Mr. Neumann

       Amendment No. 10: Page 28, line 5, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $2,387,677,000)''.
       Page 28, line 6, strike ``$2,387,677,000'' and all that 
     follows through line 7.
       Page 35, strike lines 8 through 25.
       Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:


               further rescissions in nondefense accounts

       Sec. 3003. (a) Rescission of Funds.--Of the aggregate 
     amount of discretionary appropriations made available to 
     Executive agencies in appropriation Acts for fiscal year 1997 
     (other than for the defense category), $3,600,000,000 is 
     rescinded.
       (b) Allocation and Report.--Within 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (1) allocate such rescission among the appropriate accounts 
     in a manner that will achieve a total net reduction in 
     outlays for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 resulting from 
     such rescission of not less than $3,500,000,000; and
       (2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth such 
     allocation.
       (c) Definitions.--
       (1) The terms ``discretionary appropriations'' and 
     ``defense category'' have the respective meanings given such 
     terms in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (2) The term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

                               H.R. 1469

                         Offered By: Mr. Neumann

       Amendment No. 11: Page 28, line 5, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $2,387,677,000)''.
       Page 28, line 6, strike ``$2,387,677,000'' and all that 
     follows through line 7.

                               H.R. 1469

                        Offered By: Mr. Neumann

       Amendment No. 12: Page 28, line 5, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $1,700,000,000)''.
       Page 28, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,700,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 1469

                         Offered By: Ms. Pelosi

       Amendment No. 13: Page 18, after line 4, insert the 
     following new chapter:

                               CHAPTER 4A

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

       For an additional amount for ``Health Resources and 
     Services'' for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs authorized 
     by section 2616 of the Public Health Service Act, 
     $68,000,000.
       Page 35, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $68,000,000)''.
       Page 35, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $68,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 1469

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 14: Page 18, after line 4, insert the 
     following new chapter:

                               CHAPTER 4A

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health


          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences'', $10,000,000, for emergency 
     research of and treatment for the synergistic impact of 
     chemicals on the soldiers who served in the Persian Gulf and 
     who are currently suffering form Gulf War Syndrome.
       Page 37, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 1469

                      Offered By: Mr. Scarborough

       Amendment No. 15: Page 51, after line 23, insert the 
     following new section:


            elimination of nonemergency discretionary funds

       Sec. 3003. Each amount otherwise appropriated in this Act 
     that is not designated in this Act by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, and is not required to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by a provision of law, is hereby reduced to 
     $0.

                               H.R. 1486

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 2: After chapter 6 of title V add the 
     following (and redesignate the subsequent chapter and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

CHAPTER 7--PHASE-OUT OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE 
   FUNDS AND PROHIBITION ON NEW ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND ASSISTANCE FOR 
                          CERTAIN OTHER FUNDS

     SEC. 571. PHASE-OUT OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 
                   ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise available to the United States Agency for 
     International Development may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the following enterprise funds (or any 
     successor enterprise funds):
       (1) The Albanian-American Enterprise Fund.
       (2) The Baltic-American Enterprise Fund.
       (3) The Bulgarian American Enterprise Fund.
       (4) The Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund.
       (5) The Czech and Slovak American Enterprise Fund.
       (6) The Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund.
       (7) The Polish-American Enterprise Fund.
       (8) The Romanian American Enterprise Fund.
       (9) The Southern Africa Regional Enterprise Fund.
       (10) The U.S. Russia Investment Fund.
       (11) The Western NIS Enterprise Fund.
       (b) Transition.--The President (acting through the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development), in conjunction with the board of directors of 
     each enterprise fund referred to in paragraphs (1) through 
     (11) of subsection (a), shall, as soon as practicable after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, take the necessary 
     steps to wind up the affairs of each such enterprise fund.
       (e) Repeals.--
       (1) Existing enterprise funds.--(A) The following 
     provisions of law are hereby repealed:
       (i) Subsection (c) of section 498B of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295b(c)).
       (ii) Section 201 of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421).
       (B) The repeals made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect 
     2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Trans-caucasus enterprise fund.--Subsection (t) under 
     the heading ``Assistance for the New Independent States of 
     the Former Soviet Union'' of the Foreign Operation, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996, is 
     hereby repealed.

     SEC. 572. PROHIBITION ON NEW PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 
                   ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on March 12, 1998, the President 
     may not provide for the establishment of, or the support for, 
     any enterprise fund for the purposes of promoting private 
     sector development, or promoting policies and practices 
     conducive to private sector development, in any foreign 
     country.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``enterprise fund'' means a private, nonprofit organization 
     designated by the President in accordance with procedures 
     applicable to the procedures used to designate enterprise 
     funds under section 201 of the Support for East European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421).

     SEC. 573. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPEAN BANK FOR 
                   RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND OTHER 
                   INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FUNDS.

       (a) Prohibition on United States Assistance.--Beginning 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise available to the United 
     States Agency for International Development may be obligated 
     or expended for assistance to any private sector development 
     enterprise fund in which the European Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development (or any other international financial 
     institution of which the United States is a member) 
     participates, or which is financed by that Bank (or 
     international financial institution), including the following 
     enterprise funds (or any successor enterprise funds):
       (1) The Russia Small Business Fund.
       (2) The Regional Venture Fund for the Lower Volga Region.
       (3) The Slovenia Development Capital Fund.
       (b) Opposition to Multilateral Assistance.--The President 
     shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
     European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and any 
     other international financial institution of which the United 
     States is a member to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to oppose the participation of that Bank or 
     institution in, or financing by that Bank or institution of, 
     any private sector development enterprise fund, including any 
     enterprise fund referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     subsection (a).

                               H.R. 1486

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of chapter 1 of title VII 
     (relating to special authorities and other provisions of 
     foreign assistance authorizations) add the following (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 706. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Funds made available for assistance for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms 
     Export Control Act, or any other provision of law described 
     in this division for which amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated for such

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     fiscal years, may be used for procurement outside the United 
     States or less developed countries only if--
       (1) such funds are used for the procurement of commodities 
     or services, or defense articles, or defense services, 
     produced in the country in which the assistance is to be 
     provided, except that this paragraph only applies if 
     procurement in that country would cost less than procurement 
     in the United States or less developed countries;
       (2) the provision of such assistance requires commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, of a 
     type that are not produced in, and available for purchase 
     from, the United States, less developed countries, or the 
     country in which the assistance is to be provided;
       (3) the Congress has specifically authorized procurement 
     outside the United States or less developed countries; or
       (4) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
     States foreign assistance resources.

                               H.R. 1486

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of division A (relating to 
     international affairs agency consolidation, foreign 
     assistance reform, and foreign assistance authorizations) add 
     the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

                TITLE VIII--REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 801. REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Notwithstanding the specific authorizations of 
     appropriations in the preceding provisions of this division, 
     each amount authorized to be appropriated for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 under this division, or any 
     amendment made by this division, is hereby reduced by 5 
     percent, except for the following:
       (1) Chapter 1 of title IV (relating to narcotics control 
     assistance).
       (2) Chapter 2 of title IV (relating to nonproliferation, 
     antiterrorism, demining, and related programs).
       (3) Section 511(b) (relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa).
       (4) Section 511(f) (relating to the African Development 
     Foundation).
       (5) Section 512 (relating to child survival activities).
       (6) Chapter 5 of title V (relating to international 
     disaster assistance).

                               H.R. 1486

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of division A (relating to 
     international affairs agency consolidation, foreign 
     assistance reform, and foreign assistance authorizations) add 
     the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

                TITLE VIII--REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 801. REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Notwithstanding the specific authorizations of 
     appropriations in the preceding provisions of this division, 
     each amount authorized to be appropriated for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 under this division, or any 
     amendment made by this division, is hereby reduced by 10 
     percent, except for the following:
       (1) Chapter 1 of title IV (relating to narcotics control 
     assistance).
       (2) Chapter 2 of title IV (relating to nonproliferation, 
     antiterrorism, demining, and related programs).
       (3) Section 511(b) (relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa).
       (4) Section 511(f) (relating to the African Development 
     Foundation).
       (5) Section 512 (relating to child survival activities).
       (6) Chapter 5 of title V (relating to international 
     disaster assistance).

                               H.R. 1486

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of division A (relating to 
     international affairs agency consolidation, foreign 
     assistance reform, and foreign assistance authorizations) add 
     the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

                       TITLE VIII--FUNDING LEVELS

     SEC. 801. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                   1998 AND 1999 NOT TO EXCEED APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1997.

       Notwithstanding the specific authorizations of 
     appropriations in the preceding provisions of this division, 
     each amount authorized to be appropriated for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 under this division, or any 
     amendment made by this division, shall not exceed the amount 
     appropriated for each such provision for fiscal year 1997.

                               H.R. 1486

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of title XVII (relating to 
     foreign policy provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING IRANIAN 
                   RESISTANCE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State 
     should recognize and engage in substantive dialogue with 
     those groups inside and outside Iran that support the 
     restoration of democratic government in Iran, including the 
     National Council of Resistance of Iran.