[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7119-S7126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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    THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

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                         REID AMENDMENT NO. 758

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 936, 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; as follows:

       On page 45, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       (e) Availability of Funds for Counter-Landmine 
     Technologies.--Of the amounts transferred under this section, 
     the Secretary of Defense may utilize not more than $2,000,000 
     for the following activities:
       (1) The development of technologies for detecting, 
     locating, and removing abandoned landmines.
       (2) The operation of a test and evaluation facility at the 
     Nevada Test Site, Nevada, for the testing of the performance 
     of such technologies.
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                       FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 759

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1075. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   GROUND FORCES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Limitation.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense may not be obligated 
     for the deployment of any ground elements of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the 
     later of--
       (1) June 30, 1998; or
       (2) a date that is specified for such purpose (pursuant to 
     a request of the President or otherwise) in a law enacted 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply--
       (1) to the support of--
       (A) members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
     deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in a number that is 
     sufficient only to protect United States diplomatic 
     facilities in that country as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act; and
       (B) noncombat personnel of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina only to advise 
     commanders of forces engaged in North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization peacekeeping operations in that country; or
       (2) to restrict the authority of the President under the 
     Constitution to protect the lives of United States citizens.
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            DOMENICI (AND BINGAMAN) AMENDMENTS NOS. 760-761

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted two amendments 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 760

       Insert where appropriate:

     SEC.  . LOS ALAMOS LAND TRANSFER.

       (a) The Secretary of Energy on behalf of the federal 
     government shall convey without consideration fee title to 
     government-owned land under the administrative control of the 
     Department of Energy to the Incorporated County of Los 
     Alamos, Los Alamos, New Mexico, or its designee, and to the 
     Secretary

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     of the Interior in trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso for 
     purposes of preservation, community self-sufficiency or 
     economic diversification in accordance with this section.
       (b) In order to carry out the requirement of subsection (a) 
     the Secretary shall:
       (1) no later than three months from the date of enactment 
     of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report identifying parcels of land considered suitable for 
     conveyance, taking into account the need to provide lands--
       (A) which are not required to meet the national security 
     missions of the Department of Energy;
       (B) which are likely to be available for transfer within 
     ten years, and;
       (C) which have been identified by the Department, the 
     County of Los Alamos, or the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, as 
     being able to meet the purposes stated in subsection (a).
       (2) No later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, submit to the appropriate Congressional committees 
     a report containing the results of a title search on all 
     parcels of land identified in paragraph (1), including an 
     analysis of any claims of former owners, or their heirs and 
     assigns, to such parcels. During this period, the Secretary 
     shall engage in concerted efforts to provide claimants with 
     every reasonable opportunity to legally substantiate their 
     claims. The Secretary shall only transfer land for which the 
     United States government holds clear title.
       (3) no later than 21 months from the date of enactment of 
     this Act, complete any review required by the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4375) with 
     respect to anticipated environmental impact of the conveyance 
     of the parcels of land identified in the report to Congress, 
     and;
       (4) no later than 3 months after the date which is the 
     later of--
       (A) the date of completion of the review required by 
     paragraph (3); or
       (B) the date on which the County of Los Alamos and the 
     Pueblo of San Ildefonso submit to the Secretary a binding 
     agreement allocating the parcels of land identified in 
     paragraph (1) to which the government has clear title--

     submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a plan for 
     conveying the parcels of land in accordance with the 
     agreement between the County and the Pueblo and the findings 
     of the environmental review in paragraph (3).
       (5) as soon as possible, but no later than nine months 
     after the date of submission of the plan under paragraph (4), 
     complete the conveyance of all portions of the lands 
     identified in the plan.
       (c) If the Secretary finds that a parcel of land identified 
     in subsection (b) continues to be necessary for national 
     security purposes for a limited period of time or that 
     remediation of hazardous substances in accordance with 
     applicable laws has not been completed, and the finding will 
     delay the parcel's conveyance beyond the time limits provided 
     in paragraph (5), the Secretary shall convey title of the 
     parcel upon completion of the remediation or after the parcel 
     is no longer necessary for national security purposes.
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                           Amendment No.  761

       Insert where appropriate:

     SEC.   . NORTHERN NEW MEXICO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

       (a) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy by this Act, $5,000,000 shall be 
     available for payment by the Secretary of Energy to a 
     nonprofit or not-for-profit educational foundation chartered 
     to enhance the educational enrichment activities in public 
     schools in the area around the Los Alamos National Laboratory 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Foundation'').
       (b) Funds provided by the Department of Energy to the 
     Foundation shall be used solely as corpus for an endowment 
     fund. The Foundation shall invest the corpus and use the 
     income generated from such an investment to fund programs 
     designed to support the educational needs of public schools 
     in Northern New Mexico educating children in the area around 
     the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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                      DODD AMENDMENTS NOS. 762-763

  Mr. DODD proposed two amendments to the bill, S. 936, supra; as 
follows:
       On page 226, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
                   Subtitle B--Persian Gulf Illnesses

     SEC. 721. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Gulf War illness'' means any one of the 
     complex of illnesses and symptoms that might have been 
     contracted by members of the Armed Forces as a result of 
     service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
     the Persian Gulf War.
       (2) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``Persian Gulf veteran'' means an individual 
     who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in the 
     Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
     War.
       (4) The term ``contingency operation'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, and includes a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping 
     operation, or similar operation.

     SEC. 722. PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PERSIAN GULF 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall prepare 
     a plan to provide appropriate health care to Persian Gulf 
     veterans (and their dependents) who suffer from a Gulf War 
     illness.
       (b) Content of Plan.--In preparing the plan, the 
     Secretaries shall--
       (1) use the presumptions of service connection and illness 
     specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 721(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to determine the 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and the dependents of Persian Gulf 
     veterans) who should be covered by the plan;
       (2) consider the need and methods available to provide 
     health care services to Persian Gulf veterans who are no 
     longer on active duty in the Armed Forces, such as Persian 
     Gulf veterans who are members of the reserve components and 
     Persian Gulf veterans who have been separated from the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (3) estimate the costs to the Government of providing full 
     or partial health care services under the plan to covered 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and their covered dependents).
       (c) Followup Treatment.--The plan required by subsection 
     (a) shall specifically address the measures to be used to 
     monitor the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of, 
     and patient satisfaction with, health care services provided 
     to Persian Gulf veterans after their initial medical 
     examination as part of registration in the Persian Gulf War 
     Veterans Health Registry or the Comprehensive Clinical 
     Evaluation Program.
       (d) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretaries shall submit to Congress the plan required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 723. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REVISED DISABILITY 
                   CRITERIA FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARDS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a study evaluating the revisions that were 
     made by the Secretary of Defense to the criteria used by 
     physical evaluation boards to set disability ratings for 
     members of the Armed Forces who are no longer medically 
     qualified for continuation on active duty so as to ensure 
     accurate disability ratings related to a diagnosis of a 
     Persian Gulf illness pursuant to section 721(e) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).

     SEC. 724. IMPROVED MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS 
                   DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN CONTINGENCY OR COMBAT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) System Required.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074d the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074e. Medical tracking system for members deployed 
       overseas

       ``(a) System Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a system to assess the medical condition of members 
     of the armed forces (including members of the reserve 
     components) who are deployed outside the United States or its 
     territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation 
     (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, 
     or similar operation) or combat operation.
       ``(b) Elements of System.--The system shall include the use 
     of predeployment medical examinations and postdeployment 
     medical examinations (including an assessment of mental 
     health and the drawing of blood samples) to accurately record 
     the medical condition of members before their deployment and 
     any changes in their medical condition during the course of 
     their deployment. The postdeployment examination shall be 
     conducted when the member is redeployed or otherwise leaves 
     an area in which the system is in operation (or as soon as 
     possible thereafter).
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The results of all medical 
     examinations conducted under the system, records of all 
     health care services (including immunizations) received by 
     members described in subsection (a) in anticipation of their 
     deployment or during the course of their deployment, and 
     records of events occurring in the deployment area that may 
     affect the health of such members shall be retained and 
     maintained in a centralized location to improve future access 
     to the records.
       ``(d) Quality Assurance.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a quality assurance program to evaluate the success 
     of the system in ensuring that members described in 
     subsection (a) receive predeployment medical examinations and 
     postdeployment medical examinations and that the 
     recordkeeping requirements are met.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074d the following new item:

``1074e. Medical tracking system for members deployed overseas.''.

     SEC. 725. REPORT ON PLANS TO TRACK LOCATION OF MEMBERS IN A 
                   THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan for 
     collecting and maintaining information regarding the daily 
     location of units of the Armed Forces, and to the extent 
     practicable individual members of such units, serving in a 
     theater of operations during a contingency operation or 
     combat operation.

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     SEC. 726. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE DETECTION AND MONITORING 
                   OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN 
                   A THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan regarding 
     the deployment, in a theater of operations during a 
     contingency operation or combat operation, of a specialized 
     unit of the Armed Forces with the capability and expertise to 
     detect and monitor the presence of chemical hazards, 
     biological hazards, and similar hazards to which members of 
     the Armed Forces may be exposed.

     SEC. 727. NOTICE OF USE OF INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGS.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 1107. Notice of use of investigational new drugs

       ``(a) Notice Required.--(1) Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense requests or requires a member of the armed forces to 
     receive an investigational new drug, the Secretary shall 
     provide the member with notice containing the information 
     specified in subsection (d).
       ``(2) The Secretary shall also ensure that medical care 
     providers who administer an investigational new drug or who 
     are likely to treat members who receive an investigational 
     new drug receive the information required to be provided 
     under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d).
       ``(b) Time for Notice.--The notice required to be provided 
     to a member under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided before 
     the investigational new drug is first administered to the 
     member, if practicable, but in no case later than 30 days 
     after the investigational new drug is first administered to 
     the member.
       ``(c) Form of Notice.--The notice required under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be provided in writing unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that the use of written notice is 
     impractical because of the number of members receiving the 
     investigational new drug, time constraints, or similar 
     reasons. If the Secretary provides notice under subsection 
     (a)(1) in a form other than in writing, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the notification 
     method used and the reasons for the use of the alternative 
     method.
       ``(d) Content of Notice.--The notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
       ``(1) Clear notice that the drug being administered is an 
     investigational new drug.
       ``(2) The reasons why the investigational new drug is being 
     administered.
       ``(3) Information regarding the possible side effects of 
     the investigational new drug, including any known side 
     effects possible as a result of the interaction of the 
     investigational new drug with other drugs or treatments being 
     administered to the members receiving the investigational new 
     drug.
       ``(4) Such other information that, as a condition for 
     authorizing the use of the investigational new drug, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services may require to be 
     disclosed.
       ``(e) Records of Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the medical records of members accurately 
     document the receipt by members of any investigational new 
     drug and the notice required by subsection (d).
       ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term 
     `investigational new drug' means a drug covered by section 
     505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     355(i)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1107. Notice of use of investigational new drugs.''.

     SEC. 728. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH EFFORTS 
                   REGARDING GULF WAR ILLNESSES.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of medical research initiatives regarding Gulf 
     War illnesses. The report shall address the following:
       (1) The type and effectiveness of previous research 
     efforts, including the activities undertaken pursuant to 
     section 743 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     and sections 270 and 271 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1613).
       (2) Recommendations regarding additional research regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses, including research regarding the nature 
     and causes of Gulf War illnesses and appropriate treatments 
     for such illnesses.
       (3) The adequacy of Federal funding and the need for 
     additional funding for medical research initiatives regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses.

     SEC. 729. PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are many ongoing studies that investigate risk 
     factors which may be associated with the health problems 
     experienced by Persian Gulf veterans; however, there have 
     been no studies that examine health outcomes and the 
     effectiveness of the treatment received by such veterans.
       (2) The medical literature and testimony presented in 
     hearings on Gulf War illnesses indicate that there are 
     therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, that have 
     been effective in treating patients with symptoms similar to 
     those seen in many Persian Gulf veterans.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall 
     establish a program of cooperative clinical trials at 
     multiple sites to assess the effectiveness of protocols for 
     treating Persian Gulf veterans who suffer from ill-defined or 
     undiagnosed conditions. Such protocols shall include a 
     multidisciplinary treatment model, of which cognitive 
     behavioral therapy is a component.
       (c) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     in section 201(1), the sum of $4,500,000 shall be available 
     for program element 62787A (medical technology) in the budget 
     of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 to carry 
     out the clinical trials program established pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       On page 217, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
Subtitle A--General Matters
                                  ____

       At the appropriate place in the bill at the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . (A) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds 
     that--
       (1) His Excellency Christopher F. Patten, the now former 
     Governor of Hong Kong, was the twenty-eighth British Governor 
     to preside over Hong Kong, prior to that territory reverting 
     back to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997;
       (2) Chris Patten was a superb administrator and an 
     inspiration to the people who he sought to govern;
       (3) During his five years as Governor of Hong Kong, the 
     economy flourished under his stewardship, growing by more 
     than 30% in real terms;
       (4) Chris Patten presided over a capable and honest civil 
     service;
       (5) Common crime declined during his tenure, and the 
     political climate was positive and stable;
       (6) The most important legacy of the Patten administration 
     is that the people of Hong Kong were able to experience 
     democracy first hand, electing members of their local 
     legislature; and
       (7) Chris Patten fulfilled the British commitment to ``put 
     in place a solidly based democratic administration'' in Hong 
     Kong prior to July 1, 1997.
       (B) It is the Sense of the Congress that--
       (1) Governor Chris Patten has served his country with great 
     honor and distinction; and
       (2) He deserves special thanks and recognition from the 
     United States for his tireless efforts to develop and nurture 
     democracy in Hong Kong.
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                 STEVENS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 764

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Smith of 
Oregon, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Reid, Mr. Murkowski, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. DeWine, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Burns, 
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Bennett) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 905. SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

       (a) Establishment.--(1) Chapter 1011 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 10509. Senior Representative of the National Guard 
       Bureau.

       ``(a) Appointment.--There is a Senior Representative of the 
     National Guard Bureau who is appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Subject to 
     subsection (b), the appointment shall be made from officers 
     of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air 
     National Guard of the United States who--
       ``(1) are recommended for such appointment by their 
     respective Governors or, in the case of the District of 
     Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
     National Guard; and
       ``(2) meet the same eligibility requirements that are set 
     forth for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 10502(a) of this title.
       ``(b) Rotation of Office.--An officer of the Army National 
     Guard may be succeeded as Senior Representative of the 
     National Guard Bureau only by an officer of the Air National 
     Guard, and an officer of the Air National Guard may be 
     succeeded as Senior Representative of the National Guard 
     Bureau only by an officer of the Army National Guard. An 
     officer may not be reappointed to a consecutive term as 
     Senior Representative of the National Guard Bureau.
       ``(c) Term of Office.--An officer appointed as Senior 
     Representative of the National Guard Bureau serves at the 
     pleasure of the President for a term of four years. An 
     officer may not hold that office after becoming 64 years of 
     age. While holding the office, the Senior Representative of 
     the National Guard Bureau may not be removed from the reserve

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     active-status list, or from an active status, under any 
     provision of law that otherwise would require such removal 
     due to completion of a specified number of years of service 
     or a specified number of years of service in grade.
       ``(d) Grade.--The Senior Representative of the National 
     Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade of 
     general.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``10509. Senior Representative of the National Guard Bureau.''.

       (b) Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff.--Section 151(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(7) The Senior Representative of the National Guard 
     Bureau.''.
       (c) Adjustment of Responsibilities of Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau.--(1) Section 10502 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``, and to the Senior 
     Representative of the National Guard Bureau,'' after ``Chief 
     of Staff of the Air Force,''.
       (2) Section 10504(a) of such title is amended in the second 
     sentence by inserting ``, and in consultation with the Senior 
     Representative of the National Guard Bureau,'' after 
     ``Secretary of the Air Force''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.
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                  DODD (AND McCAIN) AMENDMENT NO. 765

  Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill add the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . (A) Congress finds that--
       (1) on July 6, 1997, elections were conducted in Mexico in 
     order to fill 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 32 seats 
     in the 128 seat Senate, the office of the Mayor of Mexico 
     City, and local elections in a number of Mexican states;
       (2) for the first time, the federal elections were 
     organized by the Federal Electoral Institute, an autonomous 
     and independent organization established under the Mexican 
     Constitution;
       (3) more than 52 million Mexican citizens registered to 
     vote,
       (4) eight political parties registered to participate in 
     the July 6, elections, including the Institutional 
     Revolutionary Party (PRI), the National Action Party (PAN), 
     and the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD);
       (5) Since 1993, Mexican citizens have had the exclusive 
     right to participate as observers in activities related to 
     the preparation and the conduct of elections;
       (6) Since 1994, Mexican law has permitted international 
     observers to be a part of the process;
       (7) With 84% of the ballots counted, PRI candidates 
     received 38% of the vote for seats in the Chamber of 
     Deputies; while PRD and PAN candidates received 52% of the 
     combined vote;
       (8) PRD candidate, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solorzano has become 
     the first elected Mayor of Mexico City, a post previously 
     appointed by the President;
       (9) PAN members will now serve as governors in seven of 
     Mexico's 31 states;
       (B) It is the Sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the recent Mexican elections were conducted in a free, 
     fair and impartial manner;
       (2) the will of the Mexican people, as expressed through 
     the ballot box, has been respected by President Ernesto 
     Zedillo and officials throughout his Administration;
       (3) President Zedillo, the Mexican Government, the Federal 
     Electoral Institute, the political parties and candidates, 
     and most importantly the citizens of Mexico should all be 
     congratulated for their support and participation in these 
     very historic elections.
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                     GRAHAM AMENDMENTS NOS. 766-768

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GRAHAM submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 766

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 235. CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTRONIC COMBAT TESTING.

       (a) Limitation.--The electronic combat testing assets of 
     the laboratories and test and evaluation centers of the 
     Department of Defense may not be transferred from the 
     locations of those assets as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act until the five-year plan for consolidation of 
     laboratories and test and evaluation centers of the 
     Department of Defense required by section 277 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 242) is completed.
       (b) Continued Support for SOCOM and Air Combat Command.--
     The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, within amounts 
     available for use for the purpose, the range electronic 
     combat test capabilities at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 
     are funded at levels sufficient to continue to meet the 
     operational requirements of the Special Operations Command 
     and the Air Combat Command.
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                           Amendment No. 767

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1041. ASSESSMENT OF THE CUBAN THREAT TO UNITED STATES 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has been an avowed enemy of Cuba for 
     over 35 years, and Fidel Castro has made hostility towards 
     the United States a principal tenet of his domestic and 
     foreign policy.
       (2) The ability of the United States as a sovereign nation 
     to respond to any Cuban provocation is directly related to 
     the ability of the United States to defend the people and 
     territory of the United States against any Cuban attack.
       (3) In 1994, the Government of Cuba callously encouraged a 
     massive exodus of Cubans, by boat and raft, toward the United 
     States.
       (4) Countless numbers of those Cubans lost their lives on 
     the high seas as a result of those actions of the Government 
     of Cuba.
       (5) The humanitarian response of the United States to 
     rescue, shelter, and provide emergency care to those Cubans, 
     together with the actions taken to absorb some 30,000 of 
     those Cubans into the United States, required immeasurable 
     efforts and expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars 
     for the costs incurred by the United States and State and 
     local governments in connection with those efforts.
       (6) On February 24, 1996, Cuban MiG aircraft attacked and 
     destroyed, in international airspace, two unarmed civilian 
     aircraft flying from the United States, and the four persons 
     in those unarmed civilian aircraft were killed.
       (7) Since the attack, the Cuban government has issued no 
     apology for the attack, nor has it indicated any intention to 
     conform its conduct to international law that is applicable 
     to civilian aircraft operating in international airspace.
       (b) Review and Report.--Not later than March 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall carry out a comprehensive review 
     and assessment of Cuban military capabilities and the threats 
     to the national security of the United States that are posed 
     by Fidel Castro and the Government of Cuba and submit a 
     report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives. The report shall contain--
       (1) a discussion of the results of the review; and
       (2) the Secretary's assessment of the threats, including--
       (A) such unconventional threats as--
       (i) encouragement of migration crises; and
       (ii) attacks on citizens and residents of the United States 
     while they are engaged in peaceful protest in international 
     waters or airspace;
       (B) the potential for development and delivery of chemical 
     or biological weapons; and
       (C) the potential for internal strife in Cuba that could 
     involve citizens or residents of the United States or the 
     Armed Forces of the United States.
       (c) Consultation on Review and Assessment.--In performing 
     the review and preparing the assessment, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall consult with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff, the Commander-in-Chief of the United States 
     Southern Command, and the heads of other appropriate agencies 
     of the Federal Government.
       (D) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense will certify 
     to Congress that contingency plans have been developed and 
     appropriate assets have been identified to defend United 
     States territory against potential hostile action by Cuba. 
     The current assessment by the intelligence community of Cuban 
     military capabilities and the threats to the national 
     security of the United States posed by Fidel Castro and the 
     Government of Cuba will be the basis for development of the 
     contingency plans.
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                           Amendment No. 768

       At the end of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 905. CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in the 
     Department of Defense in accordance with section 2166 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b).
       (b) Charter for Center.--(1) Chapter 108 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 902, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 2166. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is a Center for Hemispheric 
     Defense Studies in the Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Center is to develop, 
     organize, manage, administer, and present for civilian and 
     military leaders of South American, Central American, and 
     Caribbean nations executive-level academic programs that are 
     designed--
       ``(1) to stimulate deliberations about defense policy and 
     civil-military relations specifically in the context of the 
     requirements and interests of South American, Central 
     American, and Caribbean nations;
       ``(2) to provide those leaders with an understanding of 
     defense decisionmaking and resource management in a 
     democratic society;
       ``(3) to improve the expertise of the civilian leaders of 
     such nations in national defense and military matters;

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       ``(4) to strengthen civil-military relations within those 
     nations; and
       ``(5) to foster intergovernmental understanding and 
     cooperation in democratic countries in the Western 
     Hemisphere.
       ``(c) Locations of Educational Programs.--(1) The 
     headquarters of the Center is located at the National Defense 
     University, Fort McNair, District of Columbia. The 
     headquarters is the principle location for the presentation 
     of the core programs of the Center.
       ``(2) The Center may present at locations in South 
     American, Central American, and Caribbean nations activities 
     that are designed to assist any of such nations to 
     institutionalize the development of civilian defense 
     expertise, as follows:
       ``(A) Series of short courses.
       ``(B) Outreach and research activities that complement the 
     educational programs of the Center.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, 
     as amended by section 902, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

`` 2166. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.''.

       (c) Relationship to National Defense University.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by section 902, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(6) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.''.
       (d) First Program Session of Center.--The Center for 
     Hemispheric Defense Studies shall present the inaugural 
     session of the Center's core education program during the 
     first quarter of fiscal year 1998.
       (e) Plan for Programs.--Not later than December 31, 1997, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a plan for convening 
     at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies a minimum of 
     five core program sessions each year and for operating and 
     maintaining the Center in general.
       (f) Assessment of Department of Defense Programs Relating 
     to Regional Security and Host Nation Development in the 
     Western Hemisphere.--(1) Congress reaffirms the findings on 
     Department of Defense programs relating to regional security 
     and host nation development in the Western Hemisphere that 
     are set forth in subsection (a) of section 1315 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2896).
       (2) Not later than May 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (A) carry out another comprehensive review and assessment 
     in accordance with subsection (b) of section 1315 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (108 
     Stat. 2897), in addition to the review and assessment 
     previously carried out under such subsection; and
       (B) submit to Congress a report on the additional review 
     and assessment.
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                   HUTCHISON AMENDMENTS NOS. 769-770

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 769

       On page 68, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 319. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEPOT-
                   LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     provisions of this Act, and any amendments made by such 
     provisions, relating to depot-level maintenance and repair 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 770

       On page 347, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 1075. POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION, AND OTHER SERVICES AT 
                   PROPERTY FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH RED RIVER 
                   ARMY DEPOT, TEXAS.

       (a) Authority To Enter into Agreement.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army may 
     enter into an agreement with the local redevelopment 
     authority for Red River Army Depot, Texas, under which 
     agreement the Secretary provides police services, fire 
     protection services, or hazardous material response services 
     for the authority with respect to the property at the depot 
     that is under the jurisdiction of the authority as a result 
     of the realignment of the depot under the base closure laws.
       (2) The Secretary may not enter into the agreement unless 
     the Secretary determines that the provision of services under 
     the agreement is in the best interests of the United States.
       (3) The agreement may provide for the reimbursement of the 
     Secretary, in whole or in part, for the services provided by 
     the Secretary under the agreement.
       (b) Treatment of Reimbursement.--Any amounts received by 
     the Secretary under the agreement under subsection (a) shall 
     be credited to the appropriations providing funds for the 
     services concerned. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
     the appropriations to which credited and shall be available 
     for the purposes, and subject to the conditions and 
     limitations, for which such appropriations are available.
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                 DORGAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 771

  Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Conrad, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Burns, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Ford, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Coverdell) 
proposed an amendment to amendment No. 705 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       After ``Sec.'' on page 1, line 3 of the amendment, strike 
     all and insert:

       . REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY BASES.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the costs and savings attributable to the base closure rounds 
     before 1996 and on the need, if any, for additional base 
     closure rounds.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A statement, using data consistent with budget data, of 
     the actual costs and savings (in the case of prior fiscal 
     years) and the estimated costs and savings (in the case of 
     future fiscal years) attributable to the closure and 
     realignment of military installations as a result of the base 
     closure rounds before 1996, set forth by Armed Force, type of 
     facility, and fiscal year, including--
       (A) operation and maintenance costs, including costs 
     associated with expanded operations and support, maintenance 
     of property, administrative support, and allowances for 
     housing at installations to which functions are transferred 
     as a result of the closure or realignment of other 
     installations;
       (B) military construction costs, including costs associated 
     with rehabilitating, expanding, and construction facilities 
     to receive personnel and equipment that are transferred to 
     installations as a result of the closure or realignment of 
     other installations;
       (C) environmental cleanup costs, including costs associated 
     with assessments and restoration;
       (D) economic assistance costs, including--
       (i) expenditures on Department of Defense demonstration 
     projects relating to economic assistance;
       (ii) expenditures by the Office of Economic Adjustment; and
       (iii) to the extent available, expenditures by the Economic 
     Development Administration, the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, and the Department of Labor relating to 
     economic assistance;
       (E) unemployment compensation costs, early retirement 
     benefits (including benefits paid under section 5597 of title 
     5, United States Code), and worker retraining expenses under 
     the Priority Placement Program, the Job Training Partnership 
     Act, and any other Federally-funded job training program;
       (F) costs associated with military health care;
       (G) savings attributable to changes in military force 
     structure; and
       (H) savings due to lower support costs with respect to 
     installations that are closed or realigned.
       (2) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, or the 
     actual costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the 
     annual estimates of costs and savings previously submitted to 
     Congress.
       (3) A list of each military installation at which there is 
     authorized to be employed 300 or more civilian personnel, set 
     forth by Armed Force.
       (4) An estimate of current excess capacity at military 
     installations, set forth--
       (A) as a percentage of the total capacity of the 
     installations of the Armed Forces with respect to all 
     installations of the Armed Forces;
       (B) as a percentage of the total capacity of the 
     installations of each Armed Force with respect to the 
     installations of such Armed Force; and
       (C) as a percentage of the total capacity of a type of 
     installation with respect to installations of such type.
       (5) The types of facilities that would be recommended for 
     closure or realignment in the event of an additional base 
     closure round, set forth by Armed Force.
       (6) The criteria to be used by the Secretary in evaluating 
     installations for closure or realignment in such event.
       (7) The methodologies to be used by the Secretary in 
     identifying installations for closure or realignment in such 
     event.
       (8) An estimate of the costs and savings to be achieved as 
     a result of the closure or realignment of installations in 
     such event, set forth by Armed Force and by year.
       (9) An assessment whether the costs of the closure or 
     realignment of installations in such event are contained in 
     the current Future Years Defense Plan, and, if not, whether 
     the Secretary will recommend modifications in future defense 
     spending in order to accommodate such costs.
       (c) Deadline.--The Secretary shall submit the report under 
     subsection (a) not later than the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2000 under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       (d) Review.--The Congressional Budget Office and the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report 
     prepared under subsection (a).
       (e) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--No funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of

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     Defense by this Act or any other Act may be used for any 
     activities of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission established by section 2902(a) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) until the later of--
       (1) the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
     required by subsection (a); or
       (2) the date on which the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Comptroller General complete a review of the report under 
     subsection (d).
       (e) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Secretary should develop a system having the 
     capacity to quantify the actual costs and savings 
     attributable to the closure and realignment of military 
     installations pursuant to the base closure process; and
       (2) the Secretary should develop the system in expedient 
     fashion, so that the system may be used to quantify costs and 
     savings attributable to the 1995 base closure round.
                                 ______
                                 

                         REID AMENDMENT NO. 772

  Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 936, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 30, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (  ) Availability of Funds for Counter-Landmine 
     Technologies.--Of the amounts available in section 201(4) for 
     demining activity, the Secretary of Defense may utilize 
     $2,000,000 for the following activities:
       (1) The development of technologies for detecting, 
     locating, and removing abandoned landmines.
       (2) The operation of a test and evaluation facility at the 
     Nevada Test Site, Nevada, for the testing of the performance 
     of such technologies.
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                       SARBANES AMENDMENT NO. 773

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SARBANES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       On page 30, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (  ) Availability of Funds for Counter-Landmine 
     Technologies.--Of the amounts available in section 201(4) for 
     demining activity, the Secretary of Defense may utilize 
     $2,000,000 for the following activities:
       (1) The development of technologies for detecting, 
     locating, and removing abandoned landmines.
       (2) The operation of a test and evaluation facility at the 
     Nevada Test Site, Nevada, for the testing of the performance 
     of such technologies.
                                 ______
                                 

                  COATS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 774

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. 
Brownback) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to 
the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1075. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING EXPANSION OF THE 
                   NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet 
     July 8 and 9, 1997, in Madrid, Spain, to issue invitations to 
     several countries in Central Europe and Eastern Europe to 
     begin accession talks to join NATO.
       (2) Congress has expressed its support for the process of 
     NATO enlargement by approving the NATO Enlargement 
     Facilitation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note) by a vote of 81-16 in the Senate, and 353-65 in the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) The Clinton Administration has determined that the 
     United States Government will support inviting three 
     countries--Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic--to join 
     NATO at the Madrid summit.
       (4) The United States should ensure that the process of 
     enlarging NATO continues after the first round of invitations 
     are issued this July.
       (5) Romania and Slovenia are to be commended for their 
     progress toward political and economic reform and their 
     meeting the guidelines for prospective NATO membership.
       (6) In furthering NATO's purpose and objective of promoting 
     stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area, Romania, 
     Slovenia, and any other democratic states of Central and 
     Eastern Europe should be invited to become NATO members as 
     expeditiously as possible upon satisfaction of all relevant 
     criteria.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that NATO should issue a second round of invitations to 
     Central and Eastern European states that have met the 
     criteria for NATO membership at the 1999 NATO summit.
                                 ______
                                 

                       BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 775

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       On page 444, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 3139. TRITIUM PRODUCTION IN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

       (a) Section 91 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2121) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) The Secretary may--
       ``(A) demonstrate the feasibility of, and
       ``(B)(i) acquire facilities by lease or purchase, or
       ``(ii) enter into an agreement with an owner or operator of 
     a facility, for the production of tritium for defense-related 
     uses in a facility licensed under section 103 of this Act.''
       (b) Section 210 of the Department of Energy National 
     Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy 
     Authorization Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 7272) does not apply to 
     activities conducted under this section during fiscal year 
     1998.
       (c) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may collect fees from 
     the Secretary under section 9701 of title 31, United States 
     Code (the Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952) for 
     services rendered to the Secretary in connection with the 
     implementation of this subsection.
                                 ______
                                 

               BINGAMAN (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 776

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in Title XXXI add the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOLS IN THE AREA 
                   AROUND LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY.

       (a) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy by this Act, $5,000,000 shall be 
     available for payment by the Secretary to a nonprofit or not-
     for-profit educational foundation chartered to enhance the 
     educational enrichment activities in public schools in the 
     area around Los Alamos National Laboratory (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Foundation'').
       (b) Funds provided by the Department of Energy to the 
     Foundation shall be used solely as corpus for an endowment 
     fund. The Foundation shall invest the corpus and use the 
     income generated from such investments to fund programs 
     designed to support the educational needs of public schools 
     in northern New Mexico educating children in the area around 
     the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
                                 ______
                                 

                       BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 777

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1075. RESTRICTIONS ON QUANTITIES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 
                   AVAILABLE FOR PERSONNEL OVERSEAS THROUGH 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SOURCES.

       (a) Regulations Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations restricting the quantity of alcoholic 
     beverages that is available outside the United States through 
     Department of Defense sources, including nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities under the Department of Defense, for the 
     use of a member of the Armed Forces, an employee of the 
     Department of Defense, and dependents of such personnel.
       (b) Applicable Standard.--Each quantity prescribed by the 
     Secretary shall be a quantity that is consistent with the 
     prevention of illegal resale or other illegal disposition of 
     alcoholic beverages overseas.
                                 ______
                                 

                  LEVIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 778

  Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Helms, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
Kempthorne, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 844 PRODUCTS OF FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.

       (a) Purchases From Federal Prison Industries.--Section 4124 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following new subsections (a) and (b):
       ``(a) A Federal agency which has a requirement for a 
     specific product listed in the current edition of the catalog 
     required by subsection (d) shall--
       ``(1) provide a copy of the notice required by section 18 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416) to Federal Prison Industries at least 15 days before the 
     issuance of a solicitions of offers for the procurement of 
     such products;
       ``(2) use competitive procedures for the procurement of 
     that product, unless--
       ``(A) the head of the agency justifies the use of 
     procedures other than competitive procedures in accordance 
     with section 2304(f) of title 10 or section 303(f) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253(f)); or
       ``(B) the Attorney General makes the determination 
     described in subsection (b)(1)

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     within 15 days after receiving a notice of the requirement 
     pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) consider a timely offer from Federal Prison 
     Industries for award in accordance with the 
     specifications and evaluation factors specified in the 
     solicitation.
       ``(b) A Federal agency which has a requirement for a 
     product referred to in subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) on a noncompetitive basis, negotiate a contract with 
     Federal Prison Industries for the purchase of the product if 
     the Attorney General personally determines, within the period 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(B), that--
       ``(A) it is not reasonable to expect that Federal Prison 
     Industries would be selected for award of the contract on a 
     competitive basis; and
       ``(B) it is necessary to award the contract to Federal 
     Prison Industries in order--
       ``(i) to maintain work opportunities that are essential to 
     the safety and effective administration of the penal facility 
     at which the contract would be performed; or
       ``(ii) to permit diversification into the manufacture of a 
     new product that has been approved for sale by the Federal 
     Prison Industries board of directors in accordance with this 
     chapter; and
       ``(2) award the contract to Federal Prison Industries if 
     the contracting officer determines that Federal Prison 
     Industries can meet the requirements of the agency with 
     respect to the product in a timely manner and at a fair and 
     reasonable price.''.
       (b) Limitation on New Products and Expansion of 
     Production.--Section 4122(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) Federal Prison Industries shall, to the maximum 
     extend practicable, concentrate any effort to produce a new 
     product or to expand significantly the production of an 
     existing product on products that are otherwise produced with 
     non-United States labor.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``paragraph (4)(B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``paragraph (5)(B)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
                                 ______
                                 

                SMITH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AMENDMENT NO. 779

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to amendment No. 652 submitted by Mr. Bingaman to the 
bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       Strike out all after the section heading and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       (a) Increase.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 1998 for Defense-wide procurement under section 
     104 is hereby increased by $51,000,000, and within the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated under such section (as so 
     increased) the total amount available for chemical and 
     biological defense counterproliferation programs is hereby 
     increased by $51,000,000.
       (b) Other Funding.--Of the unobligated balance of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for 
     Defense-wide procurement under section 104 of Public Law 104-
     201 for chemical and biological defense counterproliferation 
     programs, $16,000,000 is authorized to remain available for 
     fiscal year 1998 for such programs.
       (c) Offsetting Decrease.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Air Force for fiscal year 1998 for 
     operation and maintenance under section 301(4) is hereby 
     decreased by $51,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 

                SMITH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AMENDMENT NO. 780

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to amendment No. 653 submitted by Mr. Bingaman to the 
bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       Strike out all after the section heading and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       (a) Increase.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 1998 for Defense-wide procurement under section 
     104 is hereby increased by $51,000,000, and within the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated under such section (as so 
     increased) the total amount available for chemical and 
     biological defense counterproliferation programs is hereby 
     increased by $51,000,000.
       (b) Other Funding.--Of the unobligated balance of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for 
     Defense-wide procurement under section 104 of Public Law 104-
     201 for chemical and biological defense counterproliferation 
     programs, $16,000,000 is authorized to remain available for 
     fiscal year 1998 for such programs.
       (c) Offsetting Decrease.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Air Force for fiscal year 1998 for 
     operation and maintenance under section 301(4) is hereby 
     decreased by $51,000,000.
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                         BOND AMENDMENT NO. 781

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Bond) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 936, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 382, line 15, strike out ``$155,416,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$158,626,000''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 782

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Thurmond) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
936, supra; as follows:

       On page 356, line 8, strike out ``$1,957,129,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$1,951,478,000''.
       On page 357, line 4, strike out ``$1,148,937,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$1,143,286,000''.
       On page 360, in the table following line 7, strike out the 
     item relating to Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
       On page 360, in the table following line 7, strike out 
     ``$75,620,000'' in the amount column in the time relating to 
     the total and insert in lieu thereof ``$65,920,000''.
       On page 362, line 14, strike out ``$1,916,887,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$1,907,387,000''.
       On page 362, line 20, strike out ``$75,620,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$65,920,000''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 783

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
936, supra; as follows:

       On page 226, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 708. AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENT FOR USE OF MEDICAL RESOURCE 
                   FACILITY, ALAMAGORDO, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may enter 
     into an agreement with Gerald Champion Hospital, Alamagordo, 
     New Mexico (in this section referred to as the ``Hospital''), 
     providing for the Secretary to furnish health care 
     services to eligible individuals in a medical resource 
     facility in Alamagordo, New Mexico, that is constructed, 
     in part, using funds provided by the Secretary under the 
     agreement.
       (b) Content of Agreement.--Any agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, specify the following:
       (1) The relationship between the Hospital and the Secretary 
     in the provision of health care services to eligible 
     individuals in the facility, including--
       (A) whether or not the Secretary and the Hospital is to use 
     and administer the facility jointly or independently; and
       (B) under what circumstances the Hospital is to act as a 
     provider of health care services under the TRICARE managed 
     care program.
       (2) Matters relating to the administration of the 
     agreement, including--
       (A) the duration of the agreement;
       (B) the rights and obligations of the Secretary and the 
     Hospital under the agreement, including any contracting or 
     grievance procedures applicable under the agreement;
       (C) the types of care to be provided to eligible 
     individuals under the agreement, including the cost to the 
     Department of the Air Force of providing the care to eligible 
     individuals during the term of the agreement;
       (D) the access of Air Force medical personnel to the 
     facility under the agreement;
       (E) the rights and responsibilities of the Secretary and 
     the Hospital upon termination of the agreement; and
       (F) any other matters jointly identified by the Secretary 
     and the Hospital.
       (3) The nature of the arrangement between the Secretary and 
     the Hospital with respect to the ownership of the facility 
     and any property under the agreement, including--
       (A) the nature of that arrangement while the agreement is 
     in force;
       (B) the nature of that arrangement upon termination of the 
     agreement; and
       (C) any requirement for reimbursement of the Secretary by 
     the Hospital as a result of the arrangement upon termination 
     of the agreement.
       (4) The amount of the funds available under subsection (c) 
     that the Secretary is to contribute for the construction and 
     equipping of the facility.
       (5) Any conditions or restrictions relating to the 
     construction, equipping, or use of the facility.
       (c) Availability of Funds for Construction and Equipping of 
     Facility.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(21), not more than $7,000,000 may be available 
     for the contribution of the Secretary referred to in 
     subsection (b)(4) to the construction and equipping of the 
     facility described in subsection (a).
       (d) Notice and Wait.--The Secretary may not enter into the 
     agreement authorized by subsection (a) until 90 days after 
     the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 
     a report describing the agreement. The report shall set forth 
     the memorandum of agreement under subsection (b), the results 
     of a cost-benefit analysis conducted by the Secretary with 
     respect to the agreement, and such other information with 
     respect to the agreement as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``eligible individual'' means any individual eligible for 
     medical and dental care under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, including any individual entitled to such care 
     under section 1074(a) of that title.

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                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 784

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
936, supra; as follows:

       On page 306, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 1041. REPORT ON POLICIES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO THE 
                   PROTECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   ABROAD FROM TERRORIST ATTACK.

       (a) Findings--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On June 25, 1996, a bomb detonated not more than 80 
     feet from the Air Force housing complex known as Khobar 
     Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 members of the 
     Air Force and injuring hundreds more.
       (2) On June 13, 1996, a report by the Bureau of 
     Intelligence and Research of the Department of State 
     highlighted security concerns in the region in which Dharhan 
     is located.
       (3) On June 17, 1996, the Department of Defense received an 
     intelligence report detailing a high level of risk to the 
     complex.
       (4) In January 1996, the Office of Special Investigations 
     of the Air Force issued a vulnerability assessment for the 
     complex, which assessment highlighted the vulnerability of 
     perimeter security at the complex given the proximity of the 
     complex to a boundary fence and the lack of the protective 
     coating Mylar on its windows.
       (b) Report. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report containing 
     the following:
       (1) An assessment of the current policies and practices of 
     the Department of Defense with respect to the protection of 
     members of the Armed Forces abroad against terrorist attack, 
     including any modifications to such policies or practices 
     that are proposed or implemented as a result of the 
     assessment.
       (2) An assessment of the procedures of the Department of 
     Defense intended to determine accountability, if any, in the 
     command structure in instances in which a terrorist attack 
     results in the loss of life at an installation or facility of 
     the Armed Forces abroad.
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                SANTORUM (AND SPECTER) AMENDMENT NO. 785

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Santorum for himself and Mr. Specter) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 319. REALIGNMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF GROUND COMMUNICATION-
                   ELECTRONIC WORKLOAD.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the transfer of the ground communication-electronic workload 
     to Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, in the realignment of 
     the performance of such function should be carried out in 
     adherence to the schedule prescribed for that transfer by the 
     Defense Depot Maintenance Council on March 13, 1997, as 
     follows:
       (1) Transfer of 20 percent of the workload in fiscal year 
     1998.
       (2) Transfer of 40 percent of the workload in fiscal year 
     1999.
       (3) Transfer of 40 percent of the workload in fiscal year 
     2000.
       (b) Prohibition.--No provision of this Act that authorizes 
     or provides for contracting for the performance of a depot-
     level maintenance and repair workload by a private sector 
     source at a location where the workload was performed before 
     fiscal year 1998 shall apply to the workload referred to in 
     subsection (a).
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                       THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 786

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Thurmond) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
936, supra; as follows:

       On page 26, after line 24, add the following:
       (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) does not 
     apply to the following:
       (1) Any purchase, lease, upgrade, or modification initiated 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Any installation of state-of-the-art technology for a 
     drydock that does not also increase the capacity of the 
     drydock.
       On page 26, line 21, insert ``(a) Prohibition.--'' before 
     ``None''.
       On page 37, line 9, strike out ``6,006'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``6,206''.
       On page 278, line 12, strike out ``under section 301(20) 
     for fiscal year 1998''.
       On page 365, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 2206. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT ROOSEVELT ROADS NAVAL 
                   STATION, PUERTO RICO.

       (a) Increase.--The table in section 2201(b) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2767) is amended in the 
     amount column of the item relating to Naval Station, 
     Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, by striking out ``$23,600,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$24,100,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2204(b)(4) of such Act 
     (110 Stat. 2770) is amended by striking out ``$14,100,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$14,600,000''.
       On page 400, after line 25, insert the following:
       (d) Authority contingent on Appropriations Acts.--The 
     Secretary may exercise the authority under subsection (a) 
     only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts.
       On page 409, line 23, insert ``, to the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts,'' after ``shall''.
       On page 417, line 23, strike out ``$1,265,481,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$1,266,021,000''.
       On page 418, line 5, strike out ``$84,367,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$84,907,000''.
       On page 419, line 17, strike out ``$2,173,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$2,713,000''.
       On page 481, line 16, insert ``of the Supervisory Board of 
     the'' before ``Commission''.
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                 KENNEDY (AND WARNER) AMENDMENT NO. 787

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Kennedy, for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 936, supra; as follows:

       Strike out section 123 and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following:

     SEC. 123. EXCEPTION TO COST LIMITATION FOR SEAWOLF SUBMARINE 
                   PROGRAM.

       In the application of the limitation in section 133(a) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 211), there shall not be taken 
     into account $745,700,000 of the amounts that were 
     appropriated for procurement of Seawolf class submarines 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act (that amount 
     having been appropriated for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 
     1992 for the procurement of SSN-23. SSN-24, and SSN-25 
     Seawolf class submarines, which have been canceled).

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