[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H4381-H4384]
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 169 and rule 
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 1119.

                              {time}  1034


                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999, and for other purposes, with Mr. Young of Florida in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Tuesday, June 
24, 1997, amendment No. 8 printed in part 1 of House Report 105-137 by 
the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Buyer] had been disposed of.
  There being no further amendments in order, the question is on the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I want to take this opportunity to 
commend Chairman Spence and the other members of the National Security 
Committee for their efforts in drafting a defense bill that funds our 
national security priorities with limited resources. It is a balancing 
act that has become even more difficult as a result of the present 
administration that asks our men and women in uniform to do more around 
the world while subsequently giving them less resources. In fact, 
today, our troops are stationed in nearly 100 nations and the world, 
more than ever before. Yet, we are spending three time less on defense 
as a percentage of our national economy than when John F. Kennedy was 
President in 1963.
  The defense bill Chairman Spence has crafted uses the resources 
available to focus on improving the quality of life for our troops and 
their families. The bill improves force readiness and modernizes aging 
equipment. Furthermore, Chairman Weldon and the members of the Research 
and Development Subcommittee have provided resources to continue the 
invaluable research and development efforts for the weapons systems 
that give our troops an overwhelming edge on the battlefield. We should 
never put our service men and women in harm's way with anything less 
than overpowering force and the most advanced technology available.
  I would be remiss, however, if I did not add that I remain concerned 
about the effect declining defense budgets are having on our ability to 
recruit and retain new engineers and scientists who design, maintain, 
and upgrade our weapon's systems. Picatinny Arsenal, located in my 
congressional district, is home to many of our Nation's best and 
brightest weapons engineers. The men and women of Picatinny Arsenal 
design warheads for the Patriot missile, the 155mm howitzer for the 
Army's revolutionary Crusader artillery system and improvements to the 
gun turret of the Comanche helicopter, as well as developing the 
weapons of the future for our troops on the frontlines. If the 
knowledge that exists at Pacatinny and similar facilities within the 
Department of Defense is not passed on to new engineers and scientists, 
it will be lost forever. This knowledge cannot be replicated or 
replaced. We can only retain it and maintain it by continuing to 
recruit bright young men and women and by giving them the resources to 
continue their critical work.
  Again, I want to commend Chairman Spence and the other members of the 
House National Security Committee for their work on this bill.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Chairman, I have a noncontroversial amendment to 
title 29 of the bill dealing with wildlife conservation on military 
lands or, as it is better known, the Sikes Act.
  During the past 3 years, my Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans conducted two hearings on the Sikes Act and the 
House, on two separate occasions during the 104th Congress, approved 
legislation to extend this landmark statute.
  Regrettably, this legislation did not become law and the Department 
of Defense [DOD], the Department of the Interior [DOI], and the 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife

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Agencies have been engaged in ongoing discussions on the details of a 
reauthorization bill.
  I am happy to report that those negotiations have now been successful 
and that the language contained in my amendment has been endorsed by 
DOD, DOI, and the States.
  The Sikes Act is the law under which land under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Defense is managed for fish and wildlife-related 
conservation and recreational purposes. The Department of Defense 
controls nearly 25 million acres of valuable fish and wildlife habitat 
at approximately 900 military installations nationwide. These lands, 
equal in size to the State of Kentucky, contain a wealth of plant and 
animal life, and provide vital habitat for migrating waterfowl and 
nearly 100 federally listed threatened or endangered species.
  Enacted by Congress in 1960, the Sikes Act provides a mechanism for 
cooperative wildlife management on these military installations. It is 
time to reauthorize this Act.
  Under the terms of my amendment, which I am offering on behalf of 
Chairman Don Young, Chairman Joel Hefley, and me, the Sikes Act will be 
reauthorized for 5 years; integrated natural resource management plans 
will be required on all military installations with significant fish, 
wildlife, or natural resources; and certain elements are required for 
those plans--including fish and wildlife management, wetland 
protection, and fish and wildlife-oriented recreation. The Department 
of the Interior and the States will have a meaningful role in the 
development of those plans and wildlife-dependent recreation, such as 
fishing and hunting, will be facilitated on all military lands, where 
appropriate. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall submit an 
annual report to the Congress describing the number of integrated 
natural resource management plans in effect, the amount of money 
expended on conservation activities, and an assessment on whether these 
plans comply with the act.
  Finally, this amendment will allow the Department of Defense to 
transfer any wildlife conservation fees collected at a military 
installation that has been closed to a DOD facility that will remain 
open in the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of this noncontroversial amendment 
which will not only reauthorize the Sikes Act but will improve its 
effectiveness.
  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to register my opposition to 
the provisions of the defense bill inserted by my friend from Ohio 
which would put 10,000 United States troops on the United States-Mexico 
border.
  As a veteran and a former law enforcement officer, I understand the 
unique perspectives of those who strive to keep the peace on the 
border, and the views of those in this Congress who believe we should 
put resources we already have in a place they are needed.
  However, this is a very bad idea. For 50 years, the United States 
spent our money and our energy on fighting the war against communism 
and, in 1989, we saw the Berlin Wall finally come down. It would be a 
mistake of enormous proportions if we erected our own wall along our 
southern border in the form of our military. At a time when Mexico is 
our neighbor, friend, and economic partner, it would be folly to 
station troops who are trained to kill on the international border.
  There is a huge difference between law enforcement officers trained 
to police the civilian population and the military troops who are 
trained to kill the enemy.
  We have a problem with illegal immigrants and drugs coming across the 
border, but the answer to that problem is to increase the Border Patrol 
staff along the border, not reinforce it with troops trained to shoot 
to kill. Already there have been two incidents along the border in 
which the military engaged. As a result, one young U.S. citizen has 
died and the Texas Rangers seem to be ready to proceed with a murder 
indictment against the marine who fired the shot that killed him.
  The reason I support trade treaties like NAFTA and GATT is that they 
address the economic foundations of this region by expanding economic 
and job opportunities. We are better served as a nation if we address 
the economic motivation behind the movement of illegal immigrants and 
drugs as opposed to positioning U.S. troops to be our cops.
  The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Wicker) having assumed the chair, Mr. Young of Florida, Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1119) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military 
activities for the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 169, he reported the bill back 
to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute adopted by the Committee of the 
Whole?
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I demand a separate vote on amendment No. 
35 offered by my distinguished colleague from California, Mr. 
Rohrabacher, relating to the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction 
funds.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is a separate vote demanded on any other 
amendment?
  If not, the Clerk will redesignate the amendment on which a separate 
vote has been demanded.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment:
       At the end of title XI (page 371, after line 18), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1112. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
                   IN CASE OF TRANSFER OF MISSILE SYSTEM BY 
                   RUSSIA.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds may, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, be obligated or expended to carry out a Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction program in Russia after the date on which it 
     is made known to the Secretary of Defense that Russia has 
     transferred to the People's Republic of China an SS-N-22 
     missile system.
       (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to any transfer by Russia of an SS-N-22 missile system to the 
     People's Republic of China that occurs on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 204, 
nays 219, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 235]

                               YEAS--204

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                               NAYS--219

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Crane
     Engel
     McHugh
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Yates

                              {time}  1057

  Messrs. SCOTT, TOWNS, HASTERT, WYNN, and SMITH of Michigan changed 
their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. COSTELLO and Mr. KINGSTON changed their vote from ``nay'' to 
``yea.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I was necessarily absent during rollcall vote 
235. If present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall 235.


                          Personal Explanation

  Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 235, the Rohrabacher 
amendment, I was unavoidably detained at the Arlington National 
Cemetery. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

                              {time}  1100

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Wicker). The question is on the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 304, 
noes 120, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 236]

                               AYES--304

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--120

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

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                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cox
     Crane
     Lowey
     McHugh
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Yates

                              {time}  1116

  The Clerk announced the following pair: On this vote:

       Radanovich of California for, with Mr. Yates of Illinois, 
     against.

  Ms. STABENOW and Mr. MARTINEZ changed their vote from ``aye'' to 
``no.''
  Mr. FORD changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.''.

  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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