[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5401-H5405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ADMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 1853

                        Offered By: Mr. Goodling

       Amendment No. 1: Page 3, after line 18, insert the 
     following:
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) National Programs.--None of the funds made available 
     under this section for programs authorized under titles I, 
     II, and part C of title III, shall be used for any program 
     authorized under part A of title III.

       Page 3, line 19, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)'' and 
     strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 9, strike lines 12 through 14, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(c) Rural and Urban Reserve.--A State may reserve not 
     more than 5 percent of the

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     allotment made under section 102(a)(1) to use for grants to 
     rural areas and not more than 5 percent of such allotment to 
     use for grants to urban areas.''.
       Beginning on page 9, strike lines 15 and all that follows 
     through page 10, line 2.
       Page 10, after line 2, insert the following:
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `rural area' means an area that is not in a 
     metropolitan statistical area;
       ``(2) the term `urban area' means an area that serves a 
     central city in a metropolitan statistical area; and
       ``(3) the terms `central city' and `metropolitan 
     statistical area' have the same meanings given such terms in 
     section 10952 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.''.
       Page 16, after line 10, insert the following (and 
     redesignate any subsequent subsections accordingly):
       ``(c) Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the sums appropriated for any fiscal 
     year for grants under this section are not sufficient to pay 
     in full the total amount which approved applicants are 
     eligible to receive under this section for such fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall first allocate to each such applicant 
     which received funds under this part for the preceding fiscal 
     year an amount equal to 100 percent of the product of the per 
     capita payment for the preceding fiscal year and such 
     applicant's Indian student count for the current program 
     year, plus an amount equal to the actual cost of any increase 
     to the per capita figure resulting from inflationary 
     increases to necessary costs beyond the institution's 
     control.
       ``(2) Per capita determination.--For the purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the per capita payment for any fiscal year 
     shall be determined by dividing the amount available for 
     grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational 
     technical institutions under this part for such program year 
     by the sum of the Indian student counts of such institutions 
     for such program year. The Secretary shall, on the basis of 
     the most accurate data available from the institutions, 
     compute the Indian student count for any fiscal year for 
     which such count was not used for the purpose of making 
     allocations under this section.
       Page 22, strike line 13, and insert the following:
       (D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) The State board shall, for secondary vocational-
     technical education programs, establish effective activities 
     and procedures, by which parents, students, teachers, and 
     area residents concerned will be able to participate in State 
     and local decisions that influence programs under this Act, 
     and ensure that such individuals are given access to the 
     information needed to use such procedures.''.
       Page 23, line 5, strike ``and''.
       Page 23, line 9, strike the semicolon and insert ``in 
     current and emerging occupations; and''.
       Page 23, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(D) how funds will be used to improve or develop new 
     vocational-technical education courses.''.
       Page 23, line 13, strike ``and''.
       Page 23, line 14, before ``of'' insert ``, and 
     evaluation''.
       Page 24, line 1, strike ``component'' and insert ``and 
     vocational components''.
       Page 24, line 5, after ``academic'' insert ``and 
     vocational''.
       Page 24, line 14, after ``describe'', insert ``, to the 
     extent practicable,''.
       Page 25, strike lines 8 and 9 and insert the following:
       ``(8) describe what steps the State shall take to involve 
     representatives of local school boards in the development of 
     the State's benchmarks;
       ``(9) provide a financial audit of funds received under 
     this Act which may be included as part of an audit of other 
     Federal or State programs; and''.
       Page 25, line 10, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       Page 27, strike line 11 and insert the following:
       ``(a) Benchmarks.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an allot-''.
       Page 27, strike lines 17 through 24 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) attainment of challenging State academic and 
     vocational proficiencies;
       ``(B) attainment of secondary school diplomas or general 
     equivalency diplomas; and
       ``(C) placement in, retention in, and completion of, 
     postsecondary education or advanced training, or placement 
     and retention in military service, or employment.
       ``(2) Existing benchmarks.--If a State has developed State 
     performance indicators or benchmarks for skills according to 
     challenging academic or vocational proficiencies consistent 
     with this Act, the State may use such performance indicators 
     or benchmarks in measuring the progress of vocational-
     technical education students.''.
       Page 30, line 3, strike ``have met'' and insert ``have 
     performed in meeting''.
       Page 32, line 10, before the semicolon insert ``, effective 
     teaching skills based on research, and effective practices to 
     improve parental and community involvement''.
       Page 32, line 22 and page 33, line 2, after ``academic'' 
     insert ``and vocational''.
       Page 33, line 8, strike ``support for'' and insert 
     ``establishing agreements between secondary and postsecondary 
     vocational-technical education programs in order to provide 
     postsecondary education and training opportunities for 
     students participating in such vocational-technical education 
     programs, such as''.
       Page 33, line 23, strike ``and''.
       Page 33, line 25, strike the period and all that follows 
     and insert a semicolon.
       Page 33, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(10) support for education and business partnerships; and
       ``(11) support to improve or develop new vocational-
     technical education courses.''; and
       Page 34, strike line 7 and insert ``TIONAL-TECHNICAL 
     EDUCATION PROGRAMS.''.
       Page 36, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     37, line 2, and insert the following:
       ``(b) Special Distribution Rules for Subsequent Fiscal 
     Years.--
       ``(1) Fiscal years 1999 and 2000.--In fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000, each State shall distribute the funds available under 
     this Act in such fiscal years for secondary school 
     vocational-technical education programs to local educational 
     agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(A) Lesser or equal amounts.--Each State shall distribute 
     all funds allocated by the State for each such fiscal year 
     for secondary school vocational-technical education programs 
     in amounts less than or equal to the total amount of funds 
     distributed pursuant to section 231(a) of this Act as such 
     section was in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical 
     Education Act Amendments of 1997 for such programs in fiscal 
     year 1997 as follows:
       ``(i) 30 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(ii) 70 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(B) Greater amounts.--Each State shall distribute all 
     funds allocated by the State for each such fiscal year for 
     secondary school vocational-technical education programs in 
     amounts greater than the total amount of funds distributed 
     pursuant to section 231(a) of this Act as such section was in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendments 
     of 1997 for such programs in fiscal year 1997 as follows:
       ``(i) 40 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(ii) 60 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2001.--Each State shall distribute funds 
     allocated under this Act in fiscal year 2001 for secondary 
     school vocational-technical education programs to local 
     educational agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(A) 35 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(B) 65 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2002.--Each State shall distribute funds 
     allocated under this Act in fiscal year 2002 for secondary 
     school vocational-technical education programs to local 
     educational agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(A) 40 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in

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     the school district served by such agency for the preceding 
     fiscal year compared to the total number of such individuals 
     who reside in the school districts served by all local 
     educational agencies in the State for such preceding year.
       ``(B) 60 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       Page 37, strike lines 7 through 11, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) demonstrates that a proposed alternative formula more 
     effectively targets funds on the basis of poverty (as defined 
     by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually 
     in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) to local educational 
     agencies within the State than the formula described in 
     subsection (b);''.
       Page 37, line 20, strike ``$7,500'' and insert ``$10,000''.
       Page 41, line 5, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 41, line 9, strike ``be'' and insert ``operate 
     programs that are''.
       Page 44, line 12, strike ``$20,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,000''.
       Page 47, line 8, strike ``that'' and insert ``which 
     provides vocational-technical education programs and''.
       Page 47, line 17, after ``Such'' insert ``vocational-
     technical education''.
       Page 48, line 18, strike ``component'' and insert ``and 
     vocational components''.
       Page 48, line 22, after ``academic'' insert ``and 
     vocational''.
       Page 49, line 5, strike ``and implementation'' and insert 
     ``, implementation, and evaluation''.
       Page 49, line 6, before the semicolon insert ``, and how 
     these individuals are effectively informed about, and 
     assisted in understanding, the requirements of this Act,''.
       Page 49, line 18, strike ``provide'' and insert 
     ``support''.
       Page 49, beginning on line 22, strike ``components'' and 
     insert ``and vocational components''.
       Page 50, line 2, after ``academic'' insert ``and 
     vocational''.
       Page 50, line 20, before the semicolon insert ``, effective 
     teaching skills based on research, and effective practices to 
     improve parental and community involvement''.
       Page 50, line 25, strike ``vocational'' and insert 
     ``vocational-technical''.
       Page 51, beginning on line 18, strike ``The'' and all that 
     follows through ``subsection (b)'' on line 19, and insert 
     ``Funds made available under this part''.
       Page 52, line 4, strike ``and implementation'' and insert 
     ``, implementation, and evaluation''.
       Page 52, line 7, after ``and'' insert ``academic''.
       Page 52, line 18, strike ``and''.
       Page 52, line 24, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
       Page 52, after line 24, insert the following:
       ``(11) teacher preparation programs which assist 
     individuals who are interested in becoming vocational-
     technical education instructors, including individuals with 
     experience in business and industry;
       ``(12) improving or developing new vocational-technical 
     education courses; and
       ``(13) support for family and consumer sciences programs.
       Page 55, line 1, after ``expenditures'' insert ``of funds 
     provided under this Act''.
       Page 55, strike line 14 and insert the following:
       ``(c) Collection of Information and Report.--''.
       Page 56, line 19, after the semicolon insert ``and''.
       Page 56, after line 19 insert the following:
       ``(C) to carry out research that can be used to improve 
     teaching and learning in the vocational-technical education 
     classroom;''.
       Page 56, line 20, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)'' and 
     strike ``programs'' and insert ``research''.
       Page 59, line 10, strike ``4-year'' and insert ``4 or 6-
     year''.
       Page 62, line 22, strike ``$200,000'' and insert 
     ``$250,000''.
       Page 64, line 2, strike ``Part C'' and insert ``Parts C, D, 
     E, F, G, and H''.
       Page 64, line 4, strike ``is'' and insert ``are''.
       Page 65, lines 5 and 14, strike ``program'' and insert 
     ``fiscal''.
       Page 65, line 21, strike ``similar windfalls,''.
       Page 67, line 18, before the semicolon insert ``or to 
     participate in any vocational-technical education program''.
       Page 67, line 20, strike ``or'' and insert ``of''.
       Page 67, line 22, strike ``or'' after the semicolon.
       Page 67, line 24, after ``or'' insert ``federally''.
       Page 67, line 25, strike the period and insert ``, unless 
     the participant has selected and is participating in a 
     program or course of study that requires, as a condition of 
     completion, attainment of an industry-recognized skill or 
     standard; or''.
       Page 67, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(4) to require any individual to obtain a federally 
     funded or endorsed certificate of mastery.''.
       Page 68, after line 21, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 409. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

       ``A State or local educational agency which uses funds 
     under this Act for inservice and preservice vocational-
     technical education professional development programs for 
     vocational-technical education teachers, administrators, and 
     other personnel may, upon request, permit the participation 
     in such programs of vocational-technical education teachers, 
     administrators, and other personnel in nonprofit private 
     schools offering vocational-technical education programs 
     located in the geographical area served by such agency.''.
       Page 70, line 6, strike ``For'' and insert ``(a) General 
     Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), for''.
       Page 70, after line 11, insert the following:
       ``(b) Exception.--If the amount made available for 
     administration of programs under this Act for a fiscal year 
     is less than the amount made available for administration of 
     programs under this Act for the preceding fiscal year, the 
     amount the State is required to provide from non-Federal 
     sources for costs the State incurs for administration of 
     programs under this Act shall be the same percentage as the 
     amount made available for administration of programs under 
     this Act.
       Page 73, after line 21, insert the following (and 
     redesignate any subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(4) Career guidance and academic counseling.--The term 
     `career guidance and academic counseling' means providing 
     individuals with information access on career awareness and 
     planning for their occupational and academic future which 
     shall involve career options, financial aid, and 
     postsecondary options.
       Page 74, line 2, after ``related'' insert ``vocational-
     technical education''.
       Page 77, beginning on line 13, strike ``through applied 
     academics'' and insert ``(including through applied 
     academics)''.
       Page 78, line 2, strike ``employment sectors'' and insert 
     ``occupations which require other than a baccalaureate or an 
     advanced degree''.

                               H.R. 1853

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 2: Page 52, after line 15, insert the 
     following (and redesignate any subsequent paragraphs 
     accordingly):
       ``(8) providing an on-site workforce development 
     coordinator who will coordinate activities described in this 
     section with an emphasis on developing additional curricula 
     in cooperation with local area businesses;''.

                               H.R. 1853

                         Offered By: Mr. Klink

       Amendment No. 3: Page 30 strike lines 5 through 9, and 
     insert the following:
       ``(2) Information dissemination.--
       ``(A) State requirements.--Each State shall make the 
     information contained in reports described under paragraph 
     (1) available to the general public through publication and 
     other appropriate methods which may include electronic 
     communication.
       ``(B) Secretary requirements.--The Secretary shall make the 
     information contained in such reports available to the 
     general public through publication and other appropriate 
     methods which may include electronic communication.

                               H.R. 1853

                         Offered By: Mr. Klink

       Amendment No. 4: Page 30, strike lines 5 through 9, and 
     insert the following:
       ``(2) Information dissemination.--
       ``(A) State requirements.--Each State shall make the 
     information contained in reports described under paragraph 
     (1) available to the general public through publication and 
     other appropriate methods which may include electronic 
     communication. Such reports shall be disaggregated by each 
     local educational agency and post secondary institution 
     receiving funds under this Act.
       ``(B) Secretary Requirements.--The Secretary shall make the 
     information contained in such reports available to the 
     general public through publication and other appropriate 
     methods which may include electronic communication.

                               H.R. 1853

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 5: Page 21, line 4, strike ``(b)'' and insert 
     ``(c)''.
       Page 21, line 6, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 21, line 10, strike the periods and end quotation 
     marks and insert a semicolon.
       Page 21, after line 10, insert the following:
       (5) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``section 221'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3) of section 201(c); and
       (ii) by striking ``section 222'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4) of section 201(c)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (J).
       Page 33, after line 12, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(4) sex equity programs;''.
       Page 34, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(e) Hold Harmless.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     this part or section 102(a), to carry out programs described 
     in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c), each eligible 
     recipient shall reserve from funds allocated under section 
     102(a)(1), an amount that

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     is not less than the amount such eligible recipient received 
     in fiscal year 1997 for carrying out programs under sections 
     221 and 222 of this Act as such sections were in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendments of 
     1997.

                               H.R. 2158

                   Offered By: Mr. Davis of Illinois

       Amendment No. 27: Page 11, line 7, insert ``(increased by 
     $100,000,000)'' after the dollar amount.
       Page 61, line 13, insert ``(reduced by $100,000,000)'' 
     after the dollar amount.

                               H.R. 2159

                        Offered By: Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 24: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be made available to any Government of Cambodia that has not 
     been elected.

                               H.R. 2159

                        Offered By: Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 25: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be made available to any Government of Cambodia that has not 
     been democratically elected.

                               H.R. 2159

                        Offered by: Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 26: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.  (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     made available to Cambodia except for basic humanitarian 
     needs assistance that is provided through private voluntary 
     organizations certified by the United States Agency for 
     International Development and except for funds made available 
     through the National Endowment for Democracy.

                               H.R. 2159

                        Offered by: Mr. Campbell

       Amendment No. 27: Page 13, line 4, after ``$2,400,000,000'' 
     insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''.
       Page 36, line 10, after ``$25,000,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $25,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2159

                         Offered by: Mr. Coburn

       Amendment No. 28: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:


         united stated man and the biosphere program limitation

       Sec. 572. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the United 
     States Man and the Biosphere Program, or related projects.

                               H.R. 2159

                  Offered by: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania

       Amendment No. 29: Page 94, after line 3, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 572. None of the funds made available under the 
     heading ``development assistance'' may be used to support or 
     promote trophy hunting or the international commercial trade 
     in elephant ivory, elephant hides, or rhinoceros horns.

                               H.R. 2159

                Offered by: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 30: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:


            prohibition of funds for school of the americas

       Sec. 572. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for programs at the United 
     States Army School of the Americas located at Fort Benning, 
     Georgia.

                               H.R. 2159

                        Offered By: Mr. Metcalf

       Amendment No. 31: Page 94, after line 3, insert the 
     following new section:


  sense of congress regarding interference of european commission in 
                   united states business transaction

       Sec. 572. (a) Statement of Findings.--The Congress makes 
     the following findings:
       (1) The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas have announced 
     their merger.
       (2) The Department of Defense has approved the merger as 
     consistent with the national security of the United States.
       (3) The Federal Trade Commission has found that the merger 
     does not violate the antitrust laws of the United States.
       (4) The European Commission has consistently criticized and 
     threatened the merger before, during, and after its 
     consideration of the facts.
       (5) The sole true reason for the European Commission 
     criticism and imminent disapproval of the merger is to gain 
     unfair competitive advantage for Airbus Industries, a 
     government-owned aircraft manufacturer.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) any disapproval by the European Commission of the 
     merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas would 
     constitute an unwarranted and unprecedented interference in a 
     United States business transaction that would threaten 
     thousands of American aerospace jobs; and
       (2) the President should take such actions as he considers 
     to be appropriate to protect United States interests in 
     connection with this matter.

                               H.R. 2159

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 32: After the last section (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:


   limitation on funds for abortion, family planning, or population 
                            control efforts

       Sec. 572. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be made available for--
       (1) population control or population planning programs;
       (2) family planning activities; or
       (3) abortion procedures.

                               H.R. 2159

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 33: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:


          limitation on procurement outside the united states

       Sec. 572. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used for procurement outside the United 
     States or less developed countries only if--
       (1) such funds are used for the procurement of commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, 
     produced in the country in which the assistance is to be 
     provided, except that this paragraph only applies if 
     procurement in that country would cost less than procurement 
     in the United States or less developed countries;
       (2) the provision of such assistance requires commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, of a 
     type that are not produced in, and available for purchase 
     from, the United States, less developed countries, or the 
     country in which the assistance is to be provided; or
       (3) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
     States foreign assistance resources.

                               H.R. 2159

                         Offered By: Mr. Yates

       Amendment No. 34: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following after the last section (preceding the short title):


         limitation on assistance to the government of croatia

       Sec. 572. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by title II of this Act may be 
     made available to the Government of Croatia if that 
     government relocates the remains of Croatian Ustashe 
     soldiers, who participated during the Holocaust in the mass 
     murder of Jews, Serbs, and Gypsies, at the site of the World 
     War II concentration camp at Jasenovac, Croatia.
       (b) Assistance to Nongovernmental Organizations.--
     Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
     to assistance to the Government of Croatia shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) Termination of Prohibition.--The prohibition under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the Government of Croatia 
     shall terminate after the Government of Croatia provides the 
     Secretary of State with compelling proof that the historical 
     symbolism of Jasenovac, and the remains of those who were 
     murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, will remain 
     undisturbed and that no other remains will ever be added 
     to the remains of the victims of Nazi tyranny buried at 
     Jasenovac, Croatia.
       (d) National Interest Exception.--Assistance restricted by 
     subsection (a) may be furnished if the President determines 
     that furnishing such assistance is important to the national 
     interests of the United States.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Whenever the President makes a 
     determination under sub- section (d), the President shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     with respect to the furnishing of assistance pursuant to the 
     determination. Any such report shall include a detailed 
     explanation of the assistance and how it furthers United 
     States national interests.
       (f) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

                               H.R. 2160

                        Offered By Mrs. Clayton

       Amendment No. 12: Page 49, line 21, insert ``(increased by 
     $2,478,000,000)'' after the first dollar figure.
       Page 49, at the end of line 14, add the following:

     Each amount otherwise appropriated in this Act (other than 
     this paragraph) is hereby reduced by 5 percent.

                               H.R. 2160

                        Offered By Mrs. Clayton

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 728. The amount otherwise provided by this Act for 
     ``Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
     and Children (WIC)'' is hereby increased by $184,000,000 and 
     each other amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this

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     Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 0.37 
     percent.

                               H.R. 2160

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 14: Insert before the short title the 
     following new section:
       Sec.  . None of the funds appropriated or made available by 
     this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who work at a regional office of the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service or to provide a support 
     service for a regional office of the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service.

                               H.R. 2160

                          Offered By: Mr. Wynn

       Amendment No. 15: Insert before the short title the 
     following new section:
       Sec.   . (a) For an additional amount for the Department of 
     Agriculture (consisting of an additional $1,500,000 for 
     ``Departmental Administration''), and none of the funds made 
     available in this Act to such Department may be used to 
     provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of personnel 
     who carry out, a market promotion/market access program 
     pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance in an aggregate 
     amount of funds and/or commodities in excess of $68,500,000, 
     $1,500,000.
       (b) Of the amount under the heading ``Departmental 
     Administration'' in title I, $13,300,000 is for civil rights 
     enforcement at the Department of Agriculture.

                               H.R. 2160

                          Offered By: Mr. Wynn

       Amendment No. 16: Insert before the short title the 
     following new section:
       Sec.   . For an additional amount for the Department of 
     Agriculture (consisting of an additional $1,500,000 for 
     ``Departmental Administration''), and none of the funds made 
     available in this Act to such Department may be used to 
     provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of personnel 
     who carry out, a market promotion/market access program 
     pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance in an aggregate 
     amount of funds and/or commodities in excess of $68,500,000, 
     $1,500,000.