[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H7890-H7907]
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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 239 and rule 
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 2267.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, with 
Mr. Hastings of Washington in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.

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  The CHAIRMAN. When the Committee of the Whole House rose earlier 
today, amendment No. 12 offered by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. 
Hostettler] had been disposed of and the bill was open for amendment 
from page 42, line 5, to page 43, line 6.
  The order of the House of today will be printed in the Record at this 
point.
  The text of the order of the House of today is as follows:

       During further consideration of H.R. 2267 pursuant to House 
     Resolution 239:
       (1) No further amendment shall be in order except: 
     amendments printed before September 25, 1997, in the portion 
     of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
     clause 6 of rule XXIII; amendments numbered 2 and 3 in part 2 
     of House Report 105-264; one amendment offered by 
     Representative Rogers of Kentucky after consultation with 
     Representative Mollohan of West Virginia; one amendment to 
     the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
     numbered 4; and pro forma amendments offered by the chairman 
     or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 
     or their designees;
       (2) Each amendment shall be considered as read and (other 
     than the amendments numbered 2 and 3 in part 2 of House 
     Report 105-264 and the amendment numbered 4 and any amendment 
     thereto) shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the proponent and an opponent;
       (3) The amendment numbered 4 shall be debatable for 60 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, except that if an amendment thereto is offered 
     before that debate begins, then the amendment and the 
     amendment thereto shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the original proponent and 
     opponent;
       (4) The amendment numbered 4 may be offered only before 
     noon on Friday, September 26, 1997, or after 5 p.m. on 
     Monday, September 29, 1997;
       (5) The amendment numbered 2 in House Report 105-264 may be 
     offered only on Tuesday, September 30, 1997;
       (6) The amendment numbered 4 and the amendment offered by 
     Representative Rogers may be offered without regard to the 
     stage of the reading;
       (7) After the sum of the number of motions to strike out 
     the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of 
     rule XXIII) or that the Committee rise offered by Members of 
     the minority party reaches three, the chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may entertain another such motion 
     during further consideration of the bill only if offered by 
     the chairman of the Committee on

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     Appropriations or the Majority Leader or their designee.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments to this portion of the 
bill which are in order under the order of the House?
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, could I inquire where we are in the reading 
of the bill?
  The CHAIRMAN. We are at page 43, line 6.
  If there are no further amendments at this point, the Clerk will 
read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $21,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $25,000,000.

                Economic and Information Infrastructure

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1999.


         Economics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund

       The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to disseminate 
     economic and statistical data products as authorized by 
     sections 1, 2, and 4 of Public Law 91-412 (15 U.S.C. 1525-
     1527) and, notwithstanding section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade 
     and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912), charge fees 
     necessary to recover the full costs incurred in their 
     production. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts received 
     from these data dissemination activities shall be credited to 
     this account, to be available for carrying out these purposes 
     without further appropriation.

                          Bureau of the Census


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $136,499,000.


                     Periodic Censuses and Programs

       Subject to the limitations provided in section 209, for 
     expenses necessary to conduct the decennial census, 
     $381,800,000, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics 
     for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
     $168,326,000, to remain available until expended.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $17,100,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, 
     and related services and such fees shall be retained and used 
     as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
     services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, NTIA shall not authorize spectrum use or provide any 
     spectrum functions pursuant to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 
     U.S.C. 902-903, to any Federal entity without reimbursement 
     as required by NTIA for such spectrum management costs, and 
     Federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall not 
     use spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting 
     collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, 
     from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in 
     telecommunications research, engineering, and related 
     activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
     the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
     paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
     agencies shall remain available until expended.


       Public Broadcasting Facilities, Planning and Construction

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $16,750,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be 
     available for program administration as authorized by section 
     391 of the Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year 
     unobligated balances may be made available for grants for 
     projects for which applications have been submitted and 
     approved during any fiscal year.


                   Information Infrastructure Grants

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $21,490,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for program administration and other support 
     activities as authorized by section 391: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 
     percent may be available for telecommunications research 
     activities for projects related directly to the development 
     of a national information infrastructure: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 392(a) and 
     392(c) of the Act, these funds may be used for the planning 
     and construction of telecommunications networks for the 
     provision of educational, cultural, health care, public 
     information, public safety, or other social services.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted 
     against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     $27,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the funds made available under this heading are to be 
     derived from deposits in the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Fee Surcharge Fund as authorized by law: Provided further, 
     That the amounts made available under the Fund shall not 
     exceed amounts deposited; and such fees as shall be 
     collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 
     376, shall remain available until expended.

                       Technology Administration


       Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
     Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $8,500,000, of which 
     not to exceed $1,600,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 1999.

                         Science and Technology

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             Scientific and Technical Research and Services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $282,852,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $1,625,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.


                     Industrial Technology Services

       For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $113,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $300,000 may be transferred to the 
     ``Working Capital Fund''.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $185,100,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $74,100,000 shall be available for the 
     award of new grants, and of which not to exceed $500,000 may 
     be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of 
     existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 
     U.S.C. 278c-278e, $111,092,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $94,400,000 shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only after submission of a plan for the 
     expenditure of these funds, in accordance with section 605 of 
     this Act.

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
  Mr. Chairman, I think we may be getting a little ahead of ourselves.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Lofgren] the 
designee of the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan]?
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Yes, Mr. Chairman.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I had an amendment to 
offer and we had been discussing having a colloquy. Are we prepared to 
do our colloquy, Mr. Chairman?
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, as you know, I had an amendment regarding 
El Nino research. El Nino in extreme weather is of great concern to all 
Americans and every Member of this House on both sides of the aisle. I 
was concerned that the current state of the bill might not allow the 
research that we all want to have happen.
  However, I did want to inquire of the chairman, knowing of his great 
concern, and engage in a colloquy with him on this subject.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. LOFGREN. I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the concerns of the 
gentlewoman from California [Ms. Lofgren] about

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the climate and global change research program.
  The bill provides $70 million for these research programs. This is a 
$2 million increase over the current level. I understand there is a 
difference in funding between the House and Senate. But I would be 
happy to work with the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Lofgren] as we 
move to that conference.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman 
from Kentucky [Mr. Rogers]. And based on that, I do not intend to offer 
my amendment. I look forward to working with my colleague in the hope 
that we can achieve our mutual goal. I thank the gentleman very much 
for engaging with me on this.
  The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments to this paragraph?
  Hearing none, the Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  Operations, Research, and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; not 
     to exceed 270 commissioned officers on the active list as of 
     September 30, 1998; grants, contracts, or other payments to 
     nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting 
     activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation 
     of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; 
     $1,406,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 but consistent with 
     other existing law, fees shall be assessed, collected, and 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections to 
     be available until expended, to recover the costs of 
     administering aeronautical charting programs: Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the General 
     Fund shall be reduced as such additional fees are received 
     during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a final General 
     Fund appropriation estimated at not more than $1,403,400,000: 
     Provided further, That any such additional fees received in 
     excess of $3,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall not be 
     available for obligation until October 1, 1998: Provided 
     further, That fees and donations received by the National 
     Ocean Service for the management of the national marine 
     sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and 
     expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in addition, $62,381,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote 
     and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to 
     American Fisheries'': Provided further, That grants to States 
     pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $2,000,000: Provided further, That of the $1,498,681,000 
     provided for in direct obligations under this heading (of 
     which $1,403,400,000 is appropriated from the General Fund, 
     $67,581,000 is provided by transfer, and $27,700,000 is 
     derived from unobligated balances and deobligations from 
     prior years), $219,624,000 shall be for the National Ocean 
     Service, $326,943,000 shall be for the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, $237,463,000 shall be for Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Research, $511,154,000 shall be for the National 
     Weather Service, $119,835,000 shall be for the National 
     Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 
     $66,712,000 shall be for Program Support, $5,000,000 shall be 
     for Fleet Maintenance, and $11,950,000 shall be for 
     Facilities Maintenance: Provided further, That unexpended 
     balances in the accounts ``Construction'' and ``Fleet 
     Modernization, Shipbuilding and Conversion'' shall be 
     transferred to and merged with this account, to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes for which the funds 
     were originally appropriated.

  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
  I thank the chairman for giving me this time here tonight, and I 
would like to give the opportunity for a couple of Members to talk 
about their amendment if they would like to. Mr. Chairman, these 
amendments are being included in the chairman's manager's amendment and 
this gives them an opportunity to speak to their amendments.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Lowey].
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, this amendment, which is partially based 
upon the amendment I filed on behalf of myself, the gentleman from 
Maryland [Mr. Gilchrest], the gentleman from Delaware [Mr. Castle], the 
gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pallone], the gentleman from North 
Carolina [Mr. Jones], the gentleman from New York [Mr. Boehlert], and 
the gentlewoman from North Carolina [Mrs. Clayton], is in response to 
one simple fact: our coastal waters are in trouble.
  It is hard to read the newspaper lately and not come across a story 
about toxic Pfiesteria, brown tides, and ecological dead zones in our 
Nation's coastal waters. From the Long Island Sound to the Chesapeake 
Bay, from Louisiana to Oregon, fish kills, contaminated shellfish beds, 
beach closures, deteriorating coral reefs, and harmful algae blooms are 
taking an enormous toll both on the environment and the economies of 
our coastal areas.
  While the specific sources of coastal pollutants are not always 
clear, the leading cause of water quality impairment in these areas and 
all of our bays, lakes and rivers is nonpoint source pollution, 
polluted runoff from city streets, farms, and a variety of other 
sources. In fact, nonpoint pollution is our Nation's number one water 
pollution problem.
  To tackle these threats to our coastal areas' economic and ecological 
vitality, Congress established the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 
Program under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
1990. This program provides technical and financial assistance to 
States to address the water pollution threats to coastal waters.
  Working with NOAA and the EPA, coastal States have invested millions 
of dollars crafting runoff control programs. My own State of New York 
has invested considerable effort in developing a plan that will benefit 
Long Island Sound, the Hudson River, the Great Lakes, and the New York 
City Watershed. Many State plans are ready for implementation, but 
Federal support for their efforts has not been provided since 1995.
  NOAA's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program is the only Federal program 
which holds real promise for reducing nonpoint source pollution, and it 
is critical that we provide funding to make sure that States continue 
to make progress.
  I want to personally thank the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Rogers] 
and the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan] for their help in 
working with us to provide funding for this important program. The 
agreement we have reached will provide $1 million, the full amount 
demanded by the administration, to assist States that have already 
developed management plans.
  The evidence is clear that our coastal waters are sick. It is time 
that we step up to the plate and wage war on these contaminants. The 
money is a down payment on our environmental future. The needs among 
coastal States are clearly greater.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle to provide more funding next year.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from New York 
[Mr. Boehlert].
  (Mr. BOEHLERT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, I support the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise this evening in strong support of the Lowey-
Gilchrest-Castle-Boehlert Amendment. Protecting our nation's coastal 
waters from nonpoint source pollution is one of the greatest water 
quality challenges facing our nation. We must do more to address 
coastal nonpoint sources of pollution and this amendment is an 
important step in the right direction.
  Today, over half of all water quality impairment in the United States 
is caused by nonpoint source pollution and coastal waters have proven 
to be exceptionally vulnerable to this source of pollution. Recent fish 
kills on the Pocomoke and Manokin Rivers in southern Maryland are just 
a glimpse at what may be ahead for America's coastal resources. Failure 
to significantly reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution will place 
in jeopardy the biological, commercial, and recreational viability of 
every beach, bay and estuary in America.
  It should be noted that over 75% of all fish harvested by American 
commercial fishermen begin their lives in estuaries like the 
Chesapeake.
  ``Pfiesteria hysteria'' is not completely unfounded. Pfiesteria-like 
organisms reside in coastal waters on the East Coast, the West Coast, 
the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Great Lakes. The time has come to 
rethink our clean water paradigm.
  In the last 25 years the Federal government has spent over $60 
billion to assist communities in addressing point sources of pollution. 
However, during this same period the Federal government has spent less 
than $1 billion addressing nonpoint source pollution--the cause of over 
half the water quality impairment in America. We must reform the 
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pollution provisions of the Clean Water Act, the section 6217 program, 
and our spending priorities to address this reality.
  As the Chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, 
which has jurisdiction over both the CWA and the Coastal Zone 
Management Section 6217 program, I urge all my colleagues to support 
this modest increase in funding for the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
Control Program administered by NOAA.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Rogers

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Rogers:
       Page 51, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 11, after the second dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 14, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 16, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''.
       Page 51, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,500,000)''.

  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Rogers] and a Member 
in opposition each will be recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I am offering the amendment on behalf of our colleagues 
the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Lowey] and the gentleman from 
Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] and, in addition, to address an issue of concern 
to the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Saxton].
  The amendments are combined in this manager's amendment and provides 
$3 million for the National Ocean Service to address the problem of 
Pfiesteria and $1 million for the Nonpoint Source Pollution Program. 
This amendment has been worked on from the outset by the colleagues 
that I have mentioned, and they have put much time and effort into the 
proposal that we are offering here this evening.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield as much time as she may consume to the 
gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Lowey].
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. 
Rogers] for yielding. However, during this unusual procedure, since I 
already had the privilege of speaking on this very important nonpoint 
pollution source amendment, I want to thank the gentleman from West 
Virginia [Mr. Mollohan] for his cooperation.

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  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey [Mr. Pallone].
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Kentucky [Mr. Rogers], the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Lowey] and 
the other sponsors of this amendment to come to this agreement that 
provides $1 million for the Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control 
Program. This is the level requested in the President's budget and is 
the first funding for this program in 2 years. The program is critical 
to coastal states because nonpoint source pollution is the leading 
cause of pollution along our Nation's coasts.
  I represent the New Jersey shore where our entire way of life, our 
economy and the health and safety of our residents is dependent on the 
quality of our coastal waters. I know that it is the same for coastal 
communities throughout the country.
  The effect of nonpoint source pollution on coastal areas can be 
devastating, as we have all seen over the last several weeks with what 
is happening in the Chesapeake Bay. I just want to say, according to a 
recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, coastal 
nonpoint source pollution is now the leading cause of beach closings 
nationwide. In fact, over half of the beach closings and advisories 
last year for which there was a determined cause, 893 of 1,627 closings 
and advisories were caused by nonpoint source pollution.
  We have come a long way over the last 25 years to cleaning up our 
Nation's waters, but now nonpoint source pollution is the final 
frontier in water pollution. But it is by working together as we are 
today that we are finally going to take this step and finally 
accomplish the goal of the Clean Water Act, and that is swimmable, 
fishable waters. This will go a long way toward accomplishing that.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer].
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer].
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] is recognized 
for 7 minutes.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I want to rise on behalf of the Members from 
both sides of the aisle from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. We are very 
appreciative, all of us, to the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Rogers] 
for helping us work on this amendment and thank very much the 
distinguished gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan] for his 
assistance in coming to this agreement.
  So that the body understands, this amendment is in two parts. The 
gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Lowey], the gentleman from New Jersey 
[Mr. Pallone]), the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Tierney] and 
others offered an amendment which will add $1 million to nonpoint 
source research for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 
Administration. This amendment that I rise to offer on behalf of my 
colleagues from the States I mentioned is appropriating $3 million to 
NOAA to assist the States in determining the factors responsible for 
the toxic organism pfiesteria.
  Clearly NOAA is one of the best equipped Federal agencies with the 
technical expertise and the scientific know-how to determine the causes 
and controls of pfiesteria outbreaks. NOAA's recently established 
interagency national research program called Ecohab will use this 
funding to understand what pfiesteria is and why it morphs into a toxic 
state, and to establish ways to react to outbreaks when they occur.
  Moreover, $1 million of this funding will be used by NOAA to assist 
the affected States in expanding, monitoring and developing new, more 
rapid techniques for identifying the toxic phase of pfiesteria as well 
as the environmental conditions potentially conducive to these 
outbreaks. This enhanced monitoring support will be essential to 
overcoming the difficulty in detecting pfiesteria outbreaks because of 
the sporadic nature of the organism and the rapid response needed to 
observe the toxic phase.
  Mr. Chairman, the Federal Government has a responsibility, a duty, to 
assist the States, however possible, in this fight. It will be 
important that the Congress give the agencies the necessary tools to 
accomplish this task. This funding will be yet another important step 
in the Congress' response to this ongoing problem.
  I want to thank, as I said earlier, the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. 
Rogers] and the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan] for their 
help.
  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentleman from Delaware [Mr. Castle], the 
distinguished former Governor of Delaware, who saw this problem as a 
Governor, and now as a legislator in the Federal Congress is dealing 
with it.
  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Maryland for 
yielding. I thank everybody who has had anything to do with putting all 
of this together. The problems of pfiesteria and algae, which we have 
seen this summer all the way from parts of New York all the way perhaps 
down to Florida, have been tremendous. In my judgment, the only way to 
really coordinate and to attack from the point of view of doing 
something about it, worrying about what it is doing to both fish and to 
human beings, is to do it on a national level. We simply had to shift 
some of the funding, and the subcommittee has been extremely 
cooperative in helping to put this together.
  Experts have testified on the Hill today. The various States are 
getting involved in trying to coordinate their efforts also. I think 
for all these reasons we are finally beginning to address the problems 
that may be from the point or nonpoint sources. We do not know. We are 
going to find it, and this is a tremendous start.
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland [Mr. 
Cardin] from the Baltimore region, but also impacting on the Chesapeake 
Bay.

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  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland 
(Mr. Hoyer) and all of those involved for arranging for this amendment 
to be offered. I strongly support it. Pfiesteria is a very serious 
problem that we have all along the east coast of the United States. It 
is responsible for major fish kills, for the closing of recreational 
and commercial waterways, and it is a major health problem for the 
people of our region. This is an extremely serious matter. I am very 
pleased that the Federal Government is moving in with funds to try to 
deal with this problem. It is a good amendment, and I strongly support 
it. Once again, I congratulate my colleague for his leadership in this 
area.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina, who has 
worked so hard on this issue.
  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, this is an important issue. I thank all of those who 
have allowed us to come to the floor. Hopefully through research we 
will resolve this issue.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  (Mr. TIERNEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the provision of 
money for the Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to join my colleagues who are offering this 
amendment in voicing my strong support. I commend those Members who 
have worked diligently to provide funding for this important program, 
and I am extremely pleased that the chairman of the subcommittee has 
agreed to provide $1 million in much needed funding.
  Mr. Chairman, the Massachusetts Audubon Society has been tracking 
this issue and has reported some alarming facts about pollution that is 
damaging the coasts of Massachusetts.
  According to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, pollution levels have 
been measured at 1,000 times higher than existing water quality 
standards for the safe consumption of shellfish and 100 times higher 
than is considered safe for swimming in some areas.
  Aside from protecting our environment, fighting pollution can also 
yield significant economic benefits. Adequate funding to address this 
problem will help open the shell fishing beds for harvest, promote 
increased tourism, and generally enhance fishing, swimming, boating, 
bird watching, and other recreational activities.
  I am also pleased to note that this funding will boost other 
initiatives that we have taken to improve the lives of the people of 
Massachusetts, including funds for improvements to wastewater treatment 
facilities as well as the Essex Heritage area in Essex County and 
Merrimac Valley areas of Massachusetts.
  The combined result will be a healthier environment, cleaner coastal 
regions and waterways, and more effective wastewater treatment 
programs. Providing money for the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 
Program is a positive and necessary part of this process.
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina.
  (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Maryland and all of those who have worked so hard. This has had a 
significant impact on my home State. We have lost over a billion fish, 
and an awful lot of people have been sick. I thank the gentleman for 
the efforts that have gone forward on this.
  Mr. Chairman, I am proud to cosponsor this amendment with the 
gentleman from Maryland and with many of my colleagues from North 
Carolina and other mid-Atlantic States. I want to commend the gentleman 
from Maryland, [Mr. Hoyer] for his leadership on this issue. For many 
years he has played a leading role in protecting the environment and 
cleaning up the waterways of his beautiful State and across the 
country. He has now taken the lead in bringing the problem of 
pfiesteria to the national stage and for what I want to express my 
sincere gratitude.
  I also want to thank my colleagues in the House for taking the first 
step on this issue by providing $7 million in the recent appropriations 
bill for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor, 
research, and react to the public health effects of pfiesteria.
  Since 1991 over 1 billion fish have been killed in North Carolina 
alone as a result of pfiesteria. Recently, fish kills have also been 
reported in Maryland and it is feared that past fish kills in other 
States may have been caused by pfiesteria. Pfiesteria has been blamed 
for sores, burning skin, respiratory ailments, and short-term memory 
loss in human beings. This is a serious public health and environmental 
issue that requires national leadership. Pfiesteria has become a 
genuine and immediate public health concern for at least seven States 
between Delaware and Florida and if not address its eventual impact 
could go far beyond these States. Like fish, pfiesteria knows of no 
State boundaries. Our natural resources and our waterways are simply 
too valuable for us not to act to protect them and the public health.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this $3 million 
appropriation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
[NOAA] to effectively respond to pfiesteria and pfiesteria-like 
conditions throughout the eastern seaboard. NOAA has the mechanisms in 
place to study and assess the causes and how we can begin to control 
pfiesteria. I hope this marks the beginning of a strong Federal-State 
partnership to protect American citizens, our waterways, and the marine 
life in them that is so important to our food supply.
  Again, I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland for taking the 
lead on this issue. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' 
on this important amendment.
  Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland, my 
very good friend, who probably works as hard on these issues as anybody 
I know and does so with great knowledge and great sensitivity. I am 
proud that he is a Member of our delegation.
  Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. 
Hoyer] and those distinguished people and staff that have worked on 
this process for many, many months now to achieve an end that we are 
all seeking.
  When we deal with these kinds of issues, which are basically 
scientifically driven, we as policymakers sometimes find it difficult 
to understand the mechanics of all of the details. But what we need to 
understand is that it is time to understand the mechanics of natural 
processes and how they impact all of us and the quality of our lives. I 
would just leave my colleagues with this statement to drive policy for 
environmental issues: Mortgage payments and lung tissue. We have got to 
have both.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for his comment.
  Mr. Chairman, I also want to mention in particular the gentleman from 
North Carolina [Mr. McIntyre] and the gentleman from North Carolina 
[Mr. Hefner], the gentlewoman from Maryland [Mrs. Morella], the 
gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Wynn], the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. 
Ehrlich] and the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Price] who have 
joined with us in the offering of this amendment along with, as I said, 
the other Members from the Atlantic Coast States.
  I want to in closing again thank the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. 
Rogers] and the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan], who have 
worked very closely, I know, with the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. 
Lowey] and her staff on the nonpoint source pollution, which, of 
course, is very much a part of the pfiesteria problem so that this is a 
very closely related issue.
  I want to thank Jennifer Miller as well, who has been so 
conscientious in assisting us to get this agreement.
  We thank the gentleman from Kentucky very much, all of us who know 
that this issue is so critically important to our States, to our 
people, to the economy as well as the ecology of our waterways and our 
land.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Chairman, part of Mr. Rogers' amendment addresses an 
important matter regarding the Atlantic herring and mackerel fishery. 
This amendment would reduce the operations, research and facilities 
account for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This 
account funds the National Marine Fisheries Service. The purpose of the 
amendment is to prohibit any fiscal year 1998 funds to be used by the 
Department of Commerce to issue or renew a fishing permit or 
authorization for any fishing vessel of 165 feet in length or larger 
and of 3,000 or more horsepower.

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  By way of background, on July 28, 1997, the House of Representatives 
approved an emergency measure, H.R. 1855, to place a moratorium on the 
entrance of new large fishing vessels in the Atlantic herring and 
mackerel fisheries. These stocks are under an imminent threat. There 
are up to four huge factory trawler/freezer vessels which are poised to 
enter this fishery within a very short timeframe. One such vessel plans 
to begin harvesting this fall and is working feverishly to obtain the 
necessary permits, despite the overwhelming vote of the House.
  As the subcommittee chairman of the authorizing committee, I am 
extremely concerned about this threat to these fisheries. This is a 
potentially disastrous situation that needs to be remedied quickly. 
Based on testimony before the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, it is clear that the mackerel fishery can only 
sustain a 150,000 metric ton annual harvest. The capacity of each of 
these vessels exceeds 50,000 metric tons per year. Three of these large 
fishing vessels would easily meet and possibly exceed this harvest 
within 1 year. It is not clear that the resource can withstand this 
massive fishing effort and remain viable. Because of this threat to the 
resource off the East Coast, I feel compelled to offer this amendment 
to implement emergency action for 1 year through the appropriations 
process.
  During this 1-year cooling off period, it will be possible to obtain 
the necessary population data so that the Department of Commerce can 
make an accurate forecast of how many fish can be caught--before 
another crisis occurs.
  The limitation contained in this amendment closely parallels the 
authorization bill I introduced on the matter, H.R. 1855, which passed 
the authorizing committee, House Resources, with no objection. It also 
was debated on the House Floor on July 27, during which there was not 
one word of dissent. It passed on suspension of the rules by voice 
vote. Its vocal supporters include Don Young, Resources Committee 
chairman, George Miller, Resources Committee ranking Democratic member, 
Neil Abercrombie, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans ranking Democratic member.
  The NMFS seems content to wait until the stocks crash before taking 
action to protect these fisheries. We have seen how the agency's 
inaction has caused precipitous declines in the Gulf of Mexico with 
redfish, in the Atlantic with sharks, in the Pacific with sea urchins 
and in New England with cod and haddock. As someone who has witnessed 
the pain and economic suffering experienced by those fishermen, I do 
not believe that we should fish now and pay later. We must end this 
cycle of destroying our resources without knowing how much fishing 
pressure they can endure. Help me to conserve our Atlantic herring and 
mackerel stocks.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to speak on an amendment that 
will protect a resource in my district from being overutilized and 
depleted.
  This amendment, introduced by the chairman of the Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans Subcommittee, serves to prohibit 
large fishing vessels from obtaining a permit and engaging in the 
harvest of Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel within our EEZ 
waters.
  I believe that we must prohibit large vessels from the Atlantic 
herring and mackerel fishery until accurate information has been 
collected. To date, no ship of this size has fished this vulnerable 
fishery. There is no way for us to know how a large vessel would effect 
the fishery.
  Mr. Chairman, large vessels have the potential of depleting any 
fishery and have it overutilized in a short amount of time. Large 
fishing trawlers are highly efficient and have the ability to harvest 
five or six times more than any vessel currently registered on the 
Atlantic Coast.
  Furthermore, the processing capacity of large vessels is so great 
that they, themselves, can fill fishing quotas. As a result, these 
ships would compromise the Atlantic herring and the Atlantic mackerel 
fishing seasons. Mr. Chairman, if you are not aware, stock quotas are 
spread over a number of ships and are not designed to be filled by a 
small percentage of ships.
  My fear is that a large, highly efficient ship could close a fishery 
and reduce its stock simply by the number of fish it can catch.
  I am also concerned with the National Marine Fisheries Service's 
ability to react to this fishery if overutilization occurs and the 
fishery needs to shut down. If a ship of this size is allowed to 
harvest this fishery, and there is a mistake as to the size of the 
herring and mackerel stock, we will have a problem. If we are to guess 
as to the size of the stock and its preservation, I would rather make 
the mistake on the side of conservation, no exploitation.
  In the past, we have encouraged highly efficient gears to fish 
underutilized stocks. In the 1980's we redirected efforts towards the 
shark species. At the time, sharks were considered to be underutilized. 
As a result, a drop in various sharks species has occurred. We must now 
take emergency measures in protecting those shark species. Mr. 
Chairman, have we not learned from our past mistakes?
  A vote in support of this amendment is a vote for conservation and a 
vote for the protection of one of our largest public resources. This is 
an opportunity for Members of the House to protect a fish stock not 
only for those fishermen whose livelihood depends on this resources, 
but for future generations of fisherman as well. As a member of the 
subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, I strongly 
urge my colleagues to support and pass this amendment.
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the 
amendment. It provides $3 million for NOAA's national ocean service 
account to help States with scientific and technical assistance in the 
fight against pfiesteria. This amendment is needed to enable NOAA to 
better assist States--NOAA has the expertise to help states to study 
and analyze the causes of, and possible solutions to, the fish kills 
linked to pfiesteria in several Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
  The States of Maryland and Virginia, and possibly several others, 
face a very serious threat to the health of our ecosystem and 
watersheds. The toxic outbreaks of pfiesteria also have had an adverse 
impact on our fishing industry, our tourism industry, and the health of 
some of our citizens. We must do everything possible to assist the 
affected States in responding to this challenge. The funding provided 
through this amendment will ensure that the States have access to the 
expertise needed to adequately respond not only to this regional 
problem, but also to avoid future recurrences nationwide.
  I urge my colleagues to vote for the amendment. Give the States the 
scientific and technical assistance they need to effectively respond to 
this environmental and public health threat.
  Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Chairman, more than 20 years ago, my predecessor in 
this Chamber helped enact landmark legislation to ensure that foreign 
fleets would no longer be allowed to deplete fish stocks off our 
coasts. Well, here we go again. Unless this amendment is approved, 
factory trawlers are poised to return--this time with advanced 
technology aimed at two of the few healthy stocks we still have left: 
Atlantic herring and mackerel.
  In late July, this House passed legislation banning factory trawlers 
from harvesting Atlantic herring and mackerel until a fisheries 
management plan is in place. Similar legislation is pending before the 
other chamber.
  Even since then, a great deal has happened that brings the 
devastation of mackerel and groundfish stocks off the New England coast 
closer to a reality.
  At least one factory trawler has been granted an exemption by the 
National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] and, as we debate, is being 
retrofitted to set sail for the waters off the New England coast. This 
one vessel alone is capable of harvesting 50,000 metric tons of 
mackerel a year--a third of the sustainable yield for the whole 
Atlantic coast--not to mention the likely impact of bycatch from this 
harvest on haddock and scores of other marine species.
  And now, we learn that at least two other factory trawlers may be 
charting course for the east coast. A classified advertisement, in the 
October issue of ``National Fisherman,'' seeks ``captains, mates, 
engineers, deckhands * * * to fill positions'' on ``two freeze trawlers 
locating on U.S. East Coast to fish herring and mackerel.''
  This is an emergency. If you had heard the testimony at last spring's 
hearing, it would be alarmingly clear that no one--including NMFS--
knows enough about the population dynamics of herring and mackerel to 
risk placing such enormous new pressures on these species. And those of 
us who live in the coastal communities which depend upon them to 
sustain a healthy economy. Without this amendment, we stand to repeat 
the mistakes of the past.
  Everything we've gained these past decades is at risk if we don't 
pass this amendment.
  In the late 1960's and early 1970's, large Russian and Polish vessels 
plied our shores and threatened to decimate our fishing industry and 
our stocks. It took the passage of the Magnuson Act to push them from 
our waters, leaving what we thought was plenty of fish to go around. 
Less than a year after the House reauthorized that statute, we face the 
prospect of factory vessels again invading our fisheries. This is 
absurd.
  New England fishermen--already stressed by declining stocks, higher 
prices, and shortened seasons--continue to face bleak times as we await 
the slow process of rebuilding groundfish stocks. Already, we have too 
many boats chasing too few fish; and far too many vessels that will 
never again go to sea at all. To allow these huge trawlers to return 
would be a disaster of major proportion.

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  Unless we pass this amendment, local fleets trying to diversify their 
harvests will be driven from the seas, with drastic consequences to 
their livelihood and way of life.
  For the sake of both fish and the fishermen, it is my own hope that 
the Fisheries Council will implement management plans that make further 
congressional action unnecessary. This House spoke clearly in July and 
I urge my colleagues to join in supporting this amendment, to show that 
we can learn from our mistakes.
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Lowey-
Gilchrest-Castle-Pallone-Jones amendment.
  This amendment will provide critical funding to the NOAA budget for 
the development and implementation of nonpoint source pollution plans. 
States, in conjunction with businesses and farmers, will be able to 
establish programs to control the run-off from farms and communities 
that have been associated with the recent pfiesteria outbreak in 
several Chesapeake Bay tributaries and the deaths of thousands of fish 
and manatees in Florida. Such programs are critical if we are to 
preserve not only our beaches and the health of our citizens, but to 
protect the tourism and fisheries industries in coastal states.
  I commend the chairman and ranking minority member for their 
understanding and support for this effort. Vote ``yes'' on the Lowey-
Gilchrest amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Rogers].
  The amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last 
word.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is the gentleman the designee of the ranking member?
  Mr. BROWN of California. Yes, Mr. Chairman.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  (Mr. BROWN of California asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Chairman, I know it has been a long 
evening. I will try to be as brief as possible.
  The gentleman from Kentucky knows of my concern about the 
proliferation of science and technology agreements engineered by the 
State Department between this country and other countries. I have been 
very much concerned about this for a number of years. The Department 
currently reports more than 800 international science and technology 
cooperative agreements with more than 90 countries. The negotiations 
are costly and raise expectations in other countries that the U.S. is 
indeed serious about pursuing a substantive cooperative research 
arrangement. However, these agreements have not generally produced any 
substantive scientific research agreements.
  I am anxious to have more information about the extent of these 
agreements and whether we can do something about reducing the cost of 
this vast proliferation of agreements that apparently result in no 
particular results from a research standpoint. I am going to ask the 
cooperation of the chairman in seeking more information about these 
from the State Department.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BROWN of California. I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I am well aware of the gentleman's concerns 
on this issue, and he raises valid points. As the gentleman is aware, I 
have been working to improve the efficiency of the State Department, 
and this is another example where the State Department could do a 
better job. I am not aware of any information that indicates the 
magnitude of the problem.
  Mr. BROWN of California. I thank the gentleman for that response. I 
would merely like to request that the gentleman join me in requesting 
that the Department submit to Congress a quarterly report listing any 
trips that it approves for negotiations or assisting in negotiations of 
international S&T agreements as well as the amount of Federal funds 
available to implement the research envisioned by the terms of the 
agreement; and secondly, any consultations under existing agreements, 
as well as the amount of Federal funds to support the research projects 
envisioned in the agreements. I believe this will be the first step in 
quantifying the size and scope of this issue and may force the 
Department to take a hard look at its operations in this area.
  Mr. ROGERS. The gentleman is, of course, entitled to request any 
information of the State Department that he sees fit. If it is helpful 
to him that I join him in his request, I would, of course, be willing 
to do so.
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman 
very much for his assistance in this matter. I look forward to working 
with him on this issue.
  Mr. Chairman, may I add one additional point? The amendment of the 
gentleman that was just passed is of extreme importance on the west 
coast as well as the east coast. For example, just last month, we had a 
fish kill of over a million fish within 1 day. I think that it may be 
connected to the same kind of problems that are affecting fish on the 
east coast. I look forward to exploring this issue, also. Again I thank 
the gentleman very much for his courtesy.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the remainder 
of title II be considered as read, printed in the Record, and open to 
amendment at any point.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the remainder of title II is as follows:


                       capital assets acquisition

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of capital assets acquisition or 
     construction, including alteration and modification costs, of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $460,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $116,910,000 is available for the advanced 
     weather interactive processing system, and may be available 
     for obligation and expenditure only pursuant to a 
     certification by the Secretary of Commerce that the total 
     cost to complete the acquisition and deployment of the 
     advanced weather interactive processing system and NOAA Port 
     system, including program management, operations and 
     maintenance costs through deployment will not exceed 
     $186,300,000: Provided further, That unexpended balances of 
     amounts previously made available in the ``Operations, 
     Research, and Facilities'' account and the ``Construction'' 
     account for activities funded under this heading may be 
     transferred to and merged with this account, to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes for which the funds 
     were originally appropriated.


                      Coastal Zone Management Fund

       Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed 
     $7,800,000, for purposes set forth in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 
     308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of such Act.


                      Fishermen's Contingency Fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.


                     Foreign Fishing Observer Fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 
     96-339), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100-627), and 
     the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561), to 
     be derived from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery 
     observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed 
     $189,000, to remain available until expended.


                   Fisheries Finance Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans, $250,000, as authorized by 
     the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used for direct loans 
     for any new fishing vessel that will increase the 
     harvesting capacity in any United States fishery.

                         General Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
     to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment, $28,490,000.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11 as amended by Public 
     Law 100-504), $20,140,000.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research, and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 are rescinded.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15

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     U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by 
     the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for 
     advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the 
     certification of officials designated by the Secretary of 
     Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
     activities that are under the control of the United States 
     Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any 
     previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department 
     of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Unemployment 
     Trust Fund or any other fund or account of the Treasury to 
     pay for any expenses paid before October 1, 1992, as 
     authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for services performed after April 20, 1990, by 
     individuals appointed to temporary positions within the 
     Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the 1990 
     decennial census of population.
       Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dismantle or 
     reorganize the Department of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, no later than 90 days thereafter, shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 
     a plan for transferring funds provided in this Act to the 
     appropriate successor organizations: Provided, That the plan 
     shall include a proposal for transferring or rescinding funds 
     appropriated herein for agencies or programs terminated under 
     such legislation: Provided further, That such plan shall be 
     transmitted in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
        (b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate head of 
     any successor organization(s) may use any available funds to 
     carry out legislation dismantling or reorganizing the 
     Department of Commerce to cover the costs of actions relating 
     to the abolishment, reorganization, or transfer of functions 
     and any related personnel action, including voluntary 
     separation incentives if authorized by such legislation: 
     Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between 
     appropriations accounts that may be necessary to carry out 
     this section is provided in addition to authorities included 
     under section 205 of this Act: Provided further, That use of 
     funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 207. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources 
     available to such Department or agency: Provided, That the 
     authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts 
     as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in 
     addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: 
     Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
     or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
     set forth in that section.
       Sec. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and 
     mapping services in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.).
       Sec. 209. (a) Any person aggrieved by the use of any 
     statistical method in violation of the Constitution or any 
     provision of law (other than this Act), in connection with 
     the 2000 or any later decennial census, to determine the 
     population for purposes of the apportionment or redistricting 
     of members in Congress, may in a civil action obtain 
     declaratory, injunctive, and any other appropriate relief 
     against the use of such method.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the use of any 
     statistical method in a dress rehearsal or similar test or 
     simulation of a census in preparation for the use of such 
     method, in a decennial census, to determine the population 
     for purposes of the apportionment or redistricting of members 
     in Congress shall be considered the use of such method in 
     connection with that census.
       (c) For purposes of this section, an ``aggrieved person'' 
     includes--
       (1) any resident of a State whose congressional 
     representation or district could be changed as a result of 
     the use of a statistical method challenged in the civil 
     action;
       (2) any Representative or Senator in Congress; and
       (3) either House of Congress.
       (d)(1) Any action brought under this section shall be heard 
     and determined by a district court of 3 judges in accordance 
     with section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. Any order 
     of a United States district court which is issued pursuant to 
     an action brought under this section shall be reviewable by 
     appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. 
     Any such appeal shall be taken by a notice of appeal filed 
     within 10 days after such order is entered; and the 
     jurisdictional statement shall be filed within 30 days after 
     such order is entered. No stay of an order issued pursuant to 
     an action brought under this section shall be issued by a 
     single Justice of the Supreme Court.
       (2) No sums appropriated under this or any other Act may be 
     used for any statistical method, in connection with any 
     decennial census, to determine the population for purposes of 
     the apportionment or redistricting of members in Congress 
     after a civil action is commenced challenging or seeking to 
     uphold the use of such method, until that method has been 
     judicially finally determined to be authorized by the 
     Constitution and by Act of Congress.
       (3) It shall be the duty of a United States district court 
     and the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the 
     docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the 
     disposition of any matter brought under this section.
       (e) Any agency or entity within the executive branch, 
     having authority with respect to the carrying out of a 
     decennial census, may in a civil action obtain a declaratory 
     judgment respecting whether or not the use of a statistical 
     method, in connection with such census, to determine the 
     population for the purposes of the apportionment or 
     redistricting of members in Congress is forbidden by the 
     Constitution and laws of the United States.
       (f) For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``statistical method'' means an activity 
     related to the design, planning, testing, or implementation 
     of the use of sampling, or any other statistical procedure, 
     including statistical adjustment, to add or subtract counts 
     to the enumeration of the population; and
       (2) a matter shall not be considered to have been 
     judicially finally determined until it has been finally 
     determined on the merits in appellate proceedings before the 
     Supreme Court of the United States.
       (g) This section shall apply in fiscal year 1998 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the 
     use of any statistical method, in connection with a decennial 
     census, for the apportionment or redistricting of members in 
     Congress.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there any amendments to this portion of the bill?
  If not, the Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, 
     and operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to 
     exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate 
     Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve; $29,278,000.


                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-13b), 
     $3,400,000, of which $410,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers 
     and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as 
     authorized by law, $15,507,000.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries 
     of the officers and employees of the court, services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the 
     court, as authorized by law, $11,478,000.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including 
     judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
     justices and judges retired from office or from regular 
     active service, judges of the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other 
     officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 
     specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the 
     courts, as authorized by law, $2,700,069,000 (including the 
     purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 
     $13,454,000 shall remain available until expended for space 
     alteration projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     shall

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     remain available until expended for furniture and furnishings 
     related to new space alteration and construction projects.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed 
     $2,450,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized by 
     law, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, 
     as authorized by section 190001(a) of Public Law 103-322, and 
     sections 818 and 823 of Public Law 104-132.


                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
     Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of 
     expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 
     the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 
     furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the 
     Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation 
     (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) and 
     reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist 
     the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived 
     representation by counsel; the compensation and 
     reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem 
     acting on behalf of financially eligible minor or 
     incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from 
     the United States to foreign countries with which the 
     United States has a treaty for the execution of penal 
     sentences; and the compensation of attorneys appointed to 
     represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of 
     their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d); 
     $329,529,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).


                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)); $66,196,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code.


                             court security

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance of 
     security equipment and protective services for the United 
     States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including 
     building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, 
     directed security patrols, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702); $167,214,000, to 
     be expended directly or transferred to the United States 
     Marshals Service which shall be responsible for administering 
     elements of the Judicial Security Program consistent with 
     standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the 
     Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $52,000,000, 
     of which not to exceed $7,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $17,495,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 1999, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    payment to judiciary trust funds

       For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $25,000,000; to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $7,400,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $1,800,000.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $9,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in 
     this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
     no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and 
     ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall be 
     increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: 
     Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation for district courts, 
     courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses 
     of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, 
     That such available funds shall not exceed $10,000 and shall 
     be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts in his capacity as Secretary of 
     the Judicial Conference.

  Mr. ROGERS (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that the remainder of title III be considered as read, printed 
in the Record, and open to amendment at any point.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. Are there any amendments?
  If not, the Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

           TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    Diplomatic and Consular Programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including 
     expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as amended; representation to certain 
     international organizations in which the United States 
     participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of 
     Congress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343, 40 U.S.C. 
     481(c) and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses of general 
     administration; $1,715,087,000: Provided, That all fees 
     collected under the authority of section 140(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
     1995 (Public Law 103-236) shall be deposited in fiscal year 
     1998 as an offsetting collection to appropriations made under 
     this heading to recover the costs of providing border 
     security and shall remain available until expended.
       Of the funds provided under this heading, $24,856,000 shall 
     be available only for the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
     Service for operation of existing base services and not to 
     exceed $17,312,000 shall be available only for the 
     enhancement of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service and 
     shall remain available until expended.
       In addition, not to exceed $700,000 in registration fees 
     collected pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, may be used in accordance with section 45 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2717); in addition not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived 
     from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease 
     or use of facilities located at the International Center in 
     accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act 
     (Public Law 90-553), as amended, and in addition, as 
     authorized by section 5 of such Act $490,000, to be derived 
     from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for 
     the purposes set out in that section; and in addition not to 
     exceed $15,000 which shall be derived from reimbursements, 
     surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities in 
     accordance with section 46 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2718(a)).
       Notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed 20 
     percent of the amounts made available in this Act in the 
     appropriation accounts ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' 
     and ``Salaries and Expenses'' under the heading 
     ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' may be transferred 
     between such appropriation accounts: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this sentence shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       In addition, for counterterrorism requirements overseas, 
     including security guards and equipment, $23,700,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of State and the Foreign Service, provided for 
     by law, including expenses authorized by section 9 of the Act 
     of August 31, 1964, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3721), and the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, 
     $363,513,000.

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                 Amendment No.33 Offered by Mr. Gilman

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Gilman:
       Page 67, line 19, insert before the period the following:
       : Provided, That, of such amount, not more than 
     $356,242,740 shall be available for obligation until the 
     Secretary of State has made one or more designations of 
     organizations as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to 
     section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1189(a)), as added by section 302 of Public Law 104-
     132 (110 Stat. 1214, 1248).

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the 
gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman] and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman].
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I will be brief.
  I am pleased to join my colleague from New York [Mr. Schumer] in 
offering this important amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary appropriations bill to address a threat of terrorism here at 
home.
  Back in April 1996 the President signed into law the comprehensive 
antiterrorism measure which included the administration's request for 
authority to designate certain groups as terrorist organizations with 
links to foreign state sponsors of terrorism such as Iran. Our State 
Department is responsible for carrying out that authority.
  The bill also included the administration's request for authority to 
take preventive action against these groups, such as freezing their 
financial assets. Our Treasury Department is responsible for that 
aspect once the State Department has made its designations.
  The administration considered this authority so important that a veto 
was threatened unless until the bill contained those provisions. Yet, 
17 months have gone by and the administration is yet to exercise that 
authority that it so ardently sought. It is difficult to understand the 
reasons for such a delay.
  The FBI has provided the State Department with extensive material on 
a number of terrorist groups, including Hizballah and Hamas and their 
front organizations, some of which are operating right here in our own 
Nation. The statute does not envision a one-time list that had to 
include each and every possible foreign terrorist organization. The 
State Department can add and delete groups as circumstances and 
evidence warrant.
  However, the State Department has declined to make the designations 
because of what it has said is a strong desire to avoid a false 
perception that it might be singling out certain groups for 
identification. This is quite puzzling, Mr. Chairman, to say the least, 
because we in Congress understand that targeting these terrorist groups 
was the very purpose of this legislation.
  Our amendment withholds 2 percent of the State Department's salaries 
and expense budget, approximately $7.25 million, until it complies with 
this provision. Our amendment should send a clear message that we, the 
Congress, will not wait any longer. The terrorist bombing of the New 
York World Trade Center in 1993 was a wake-up call the administration 
apparently missed. Those of us in the Congress did not miss such a 
call.
  The administration's inaction also is evidence that it is not taking 
seriously the threat from foreign terrorist organizations, especially 
those doing business and raising funds right here in our own Nation. 
The American people are entitled to reasonable efforts to protect their 
security and to timely enforcement of our laws to fight international 
terrorism which clearly is directed against our own Nation.
  The time is long overdue for the State Department to single out 
foreign terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Hizballah, the Kurdistan 
Worker's Party, the Revolutionary Armed forces of Columbia, as was 
intended when the President signed this into law in April of 1996.
  Accordingly, I urge the administration to hear our wake-up call that 
this amendment sends and to act now. Accordingly, we urge adoption of 
this amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. GILMAN. I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, we have inspected the amendment and have no 
objection.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. 
Rogers].
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman].
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 239, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman] 
will be postponed.
  Are there further amendments to this portion of the bill?
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
through Page 70, line 7 be considered as read, printed in the Record 
and open to amendment at any point.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill from Page 67, line 20, through Page 70, line 7, 
is as follows:


                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $50,600,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized in Public Law 103-236: Provided, That section 
     135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated under this heading.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $28,300,000, 
     notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, as amended (Public law 96-465), as it relates to 
     post inspections.


                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), $4,300,000.


              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services in accordance with the provisions of section 214 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $7,900,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999.


           security and maintenance of United States missions

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), and 
     the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized by 
     title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
     Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851), $373,081,000, to remain 
     available until expended as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)): Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of 
     furniture and furnishings and generators for other 
     departments and agencies.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service pursuant to the requirement of 31 U.S.C. 
     3526(e), $5,500,000 to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)), of which not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same terms 
     and conditions.


                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized by 
     section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671): Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
     the direct loan program, $607,000 which may be transferred to 
     and merged with the Salaries and Expenses account under 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs.


              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act, Public Law 96-8, $14,000,000.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $129,935,000.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to this portion of the bill?

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  If not, the Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

              International Organizations and Conferences


              contributions to international organizations

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $978,952,000, of which not to 
     exceed $54,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     payment of arrearages: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for 
     payment of arrearages may be obligated or expended unless 
     such obligation or expenditure is expressly authorized by the 
     enactment of a subsequent Act that makes payment of 
     arrearages contingent upon reforms that should include the 
     following: a reduction in the United States assessed share of 
     the United Nations regular budget to 20 percent and of 
     peacekeeping operations to 25 percent; reimbursement for 
     goods and services provided by the United States to the 
     United Nations; certification that the United Nations and its 
     specialized or affiliated agencies have not taken any action 
     to infringe on the sovereignty of the United States; a 
     ceiling on United States contributions to international 
     organizations after fiscal year 1998 of $900,000,000; 
     establishment of a merit-based personnel system at the United 
     Nations that includes a code of conduct and a personnel 
     evaluation system; United States membership on the Advisory 
     Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions that 
     oversees the United Nations budget; access to United Nations 
     financial data by the General Accounting Office; and 
     achievement of a negative growth budget and the establishment 
     of independent inspectors general for affiliated 
     organizations; and improved consultation procedures with the 
     Congress: Provided further, That any payment of arrearages 
     shall be directed toward special activities that are mutually 
     agreed upon by the United States and the respective 
     international organization: Provided further, That 20 percent 
     of the funds appropriated in this paragraph for the assessed 
     contribution of the United States to the United Nations shall 
     be withheld from obligation and expenditure until a 
     certification is made under section 401(b) of Public Law 103-
     236 and under such other requirements related to the Office 
     of Internal Oversight Services of the United Nations as may 
     be enacted into law for fiscal year 1998: Provided further, 
     That certification under section 401(b) of Public Law 103-
     236 for fiscal year 1998 may only be made if the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     are notified of the steps taken, and anticipated, to meet 
     the requirements of section 401(b) of Public Law 103-236 
     at least 15 days in advance of the proposed certification: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this paragraph shall be available for a United States 
     contribution to an international organization for the 
     United States share of interest costs made known to the 
     United States Government by such organization for loans 
     incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external 
     borrowings: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph, $100,000,000 may be made 
     available only on a semi-annual basis pursuant to a 
     certification by the Secretary of State on a semi-annual 
     basis, that the United Nations has taken no action during 
     the preceding six months to increase funding for any 
     United Nations program without identifying an offsetting 
     decrease during that six-month period elsewhere in the 
     United Nations budget and cause the United Nations to 
     exceed the expected reform budget for the biennium 1998-
     1999 of $2,533,000,000: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 may be transferred from the funds made 
     available under this heading to the ``International 
     Conferences and Contingencies'' account for assessed 
     contributions to new or provisional international 
     organizations: Provided further, That any transfer 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.


             Amendments Offered by Mr. Bartlett of Maryland

  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, I offer 2 amendments, 
Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to consideration of the amendments 
en bloc?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendments.
  The text of the amendments as follows:

       Amendments offered by Mr. Bartlett of Maryland:
       In title IV relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
     AGENCIES'', in the item relating to ``International 
     Organizations and Conferences--contributions to international 
     organizations'' strike ``of which not to exceed $54,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for payment of 
     arrearages'' and all that follows through the second proviso.
       In title IV relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
     AGENCIES'', in the item relating to ``International 
     Organizations and Conferences--contributions to international 
     peacekeeping activities'' strike ``of which not to exceed 
     $46,000,000 shall remain available until expended for payment 
     of arrearages'' and all that follows through the second 
     proviso.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the 
gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett] and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett].
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I have here a report from the GAO. This report was 
requested by Senator Dole, and he asked them to make an assessment of 
the peacekeeping costs incurred by the United States, and let me read 
the criteria for preparing this report.
  It says: ``Dear Senator Dole: As requested, we are providing you 
information on U.S. agencies' estimated costs for their support of U.N. 
peace operations in Haiti, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and 
Somalia.''
  This does not include flights over Iraq, note, and it does not 
include Bosnia. This includes only fiscal years '92 through '95.
  ``For this report we define peace operations as actions taken in 
support of U.N. resolutions.'' These only include our participation 
when there was a U.N. resolution ``designed to further peace and 
security, including observers; monitors; traditional peacekeeping; 
preventive deployment; peace enforcement; security assistance; the 
imposition of sanctions; and the provision, protection and delivery of 
humanitarian relief.''
  What we have done in the chart here is to summarize the findings of 
this GAO report. The GAO report indicated that through years 1992 to 
1995 we had spent on peacekeeping $6.6 billion. The amount credited as 
U.N. dues was $1.8 billion of that, and they reimbursed to us $79.4 
million of it, leaving a balance of $4,720,600,000.
  Our argument relative to these 2 amendments is a very simple 
argument. The argument is simply this: that if we owe any dues to the 
U.N., we are not arguing whether we owe, should owe dues or not, we are 
not arguing what the size of those dues are, we are simply saying that 
if we owe dues to the U.N., then there should be an accounting, and 
from the GAO report it would appear that we have spent $6.6 billion in 
peacekeeping activities, $1.8 billion of that has been credited, $79.4 
million of that has been reimbursed. That leaves $4,720,600,000. If we 
owed them $1.3 billion in dues, that would still leave a balance of 
$3,420,600,000.
  Now the State Department says that we are not owed anything by the 
United Nations. From the GAO report it would appear that we are owed by 
the United Nations $3,420,600,000, because let me read again. We define 
peace operations as actions taken in support of U.N. resolutions. These 
were not instances in which we sent troops or supplies to support our 
own national interests. These were responses we made to U.N. 
resolutions.
  I am not willing to let the State Department be the arbiter of 
whether or not we are owed by the U.N. the $4.7 billion or, as they 
say, that we do not owe them anything. All our amendment does is to say 
please let us not start down this billion dollar road by giving this 
$100 million to the U.N., because as soon as that train leaves the 
station we are committed to about $1 billion dollars, more or less. We 
want an accounting before that happens. That is all we are asking for, 
and we are not the first to ask for that accounting.
  I wrote to the President about this, and he wrote me a letter back 
saying, ``I fully agree with you that when the United States 
participates in U.N.-assessed peacekeeping operations it should be 
reimbursed on the same terms that apply to all other participants.'' 
All we are asking is that we get that accounting.
  I have here a quote from the majority leader, the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Dick Armey), and this was in a speech which he gave, a 
foreign policy speech in June. He said that the U.N.

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squandered hundreds of millions of American tax dollars through 
bureaucratic waste and inefficiency of almost Soviet proportions. He 
goes on to say, ``I believe that an accurate accounting of our so-
called U.N. arrearages will support only a far lower figure.''
  The gentleman from Georgia, Newt Gingrich, the Speaker of the House, 
right here from the well of the House on March 17 enumerating the 
several goals of this Congress, says our 12th goal, and listen to this, 
``Our 12th goal is to reform the United Nations. We believe that the 
United States should get full credit for its financial contributions to 
the United Nations, including military capabilities, facilities, local 
government services, and the security we provide.''
  That is all we are asking for. Our amendment is really very simple 
and self-explanatory.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. Chairman, there is only one true constituency for reform at the 
U.N., and that is the United States Congress. For years many of us have 
argued that the U.N. is a bureaucracy smothered under the weight of 
inefficiency, that the United States pays too much and other countries 
pay too little, that the United States does not get reimbursed for 
expenditures in support of U.N. operations, that programs and offices 
continue indefinitely after their mission is obsolete, and on and on.
  For the past several years we have conditioned our current year 
assessments to the U.N. on achievement of reforms, and we have made 
progress, the establishment of an Inspector General as an example, the 
enactment of a no-growth budget by the U.N., and reductions in 
personnel, to name just a few. There appears to be one thing and one 
thing only that captures the attention of the U.N., and that is money.
  It is clear that we have captured the U.N.'s attention. The issue 
that is now the focus of debate at the U.N. is reform, from the 
proposals of the Secretary General to the proposals now being advocated 
by the United States representative largely at the urging of this 
Congress.
  We are at a crossroads. If we are willing to begin paying arrearages 
contingent upon the kinds of reform that are pending in the Helms-
Gilman authorization bill, we stand a chance of obtaining the kinds of 
reforms that many of us have been arguing for for many years. If we are 
not willing to begin paying arrearages, we assure that reform will not 
happen and that the most significant chance we have had in recent 
history to achieve reform will go by the wayside.
  One of the changes we are seeking to make is to the very problem that 
the gentleman from Maryland complains about, that the United States is 
not adequately reimbursed for the in-kind contributions and support 
that we provide. The Helms-Gilman authorization bill, which must pass 
if the money for arrearages in this bill is to be released, requires 
that the United States seek credit or reimbursement for its in-kind 
contributions and support.
  I am not in disagreement with the gentleman from Maryland. We should 
be credited for our in-kind contributions. In the last Congress 
Republicans tried to enact a law to make that happen, and it was 
opposed by the administration.
  The language in this bill states that we will make a payment on 
arrearages, but only if from this point forward we obtain 
reimbursement.

                              {time}  2330

  That is our position. We have a chance to achieve exactly what the 
gentleman from Maryland desires.
  Mr. Chairman, what this bill does is to provide first year funding 
for payment of arrearages at the level set by Congress, not by the U.N. 
or by the State Department, if and only if an authorization bill is 
passed that makes payment contingent upon a series of real and 
substantial reforms at the United Nations. No money, unless an 
authorization is passed that contains reforms, and no release of funds 
unless the administration certifies that those reforms have been 
achieved.
  This is our best shot at U.N. reform. I urge my colleagues to vote 
against the Bartlett amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman reserve his time? The gentleman rose 
in opposition. He controls 5 minutes. The gentleman still has a 1\1/2\ 
minutes left.
  Mr. ROGERS. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
  The CHAIRMAN. The time is controlled under the rule by the gentleman 
that offered the amendment, and he used his time. Then there is time 
controlled by a Member in opposition. That time was taken by the 
gentleman from Kentucky, Chairman Rogers, and he has used 3\1/2\ 
minutes. The gentleman has 1\1/2\ minutes left that he can yield.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, it is my understanding I can move to 
strike the last word and get 5 minutes under the agreement.
  The CHAIRMAN. Under the order of the House, that is true. The 
gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. The chairman has reserved his time. The chairman can 
yield his time to Mr. Gilman.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from West Virginia may proceed under his 
5 minutes.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I join the gentleman from Kentucky, Chairman Rogers, in 
opposition to this amendment. I think it is really ill-timed and in a 
way comes out of the blue.
  For a number of years now, this committee and the chairman 
particularly has been at the forefront of trying to effect reforms in 
the United Nations through the only way really the United States 
Congress can effectively do that, through the appropriations process. 
We have been extremely effective at doing that, I think, and ratcheting 
up the pain on the United Nations to the point that we have seen a lot 
of good responsiveness from them.
  This year, the gentleman who offers the amendment cited Mr. Dole's 
request for a GAO study of this. I don't know about Senator Dole's 
request for a study and I have not seen the GAO study, but I do know 
the Senator has been very active as a part of a working group to put 
together a compromise with regard to UN arrearages, which is in place 
and which the authorizing committee is considering as we speak. This 
bill funds the first $100 million of that compromise that the 
authorizing committee is considering.
  Mr. Chairman, I would hope that this body would not favorably 
consider this amendment, because, as I say, it would be very ill-timed 
to take away the real incentive that we have to make the authorizing 
language work, and that is the $100 million, the first down payment on 
the arrearage.
  It is a phased payment, this is the first down payment, and it would 
be a real mistake to not fulfill that part of the obligation because 
the UN is being responsive to this approach.
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, our amendments do not argue 
whether or not we owe arrearages to the UN. All our amendments argue is 
that if we owe arrearages to the UN, then, please, as the GAO report 
indicates, subtract those arrearages from the monies which the UN owes 
us.
  We are making a different argument than the one we made. We are not 
arguing whether or not we owe dues to the UN. We are simply saying if 
we owe dues to the UN, then please take them from the money the UN owes 
us. If it is not the $4.8 billion that one can easily deduce from the 
GAO report, then what is it? I am just not willing to let the State 
Department arbitrate that dispute.
  There is clearly a dispute between a reasonable reading of the GAO 
report and the State Department position, and I am not willing to let 
the State Department arbitrate that. That is our role to arbitrate 
that.
  All I want to do is I want to stop this train from leaving the 
station, the $1 billion train, until we have reached a resolution of 
that.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Reclaiming my time, I understand the gentleman's 
position, and I am getting to the point.

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 The gentleman is suggesting that somehow the UN owes us for our 
contributions.
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. I am saying that is what the GAO said, we 
have spent $6.8 billion.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Is the gentleman not advancing the GAO position here? 
You are suggesting the UN owes us for in-kind contributions with regard 
to these operations, is that correct?
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. That is correct, sir.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. If I may reclaim my time, that is a point that I just 
disagree with. With respect to the issue that the UN somehow owes us 
for past peacekeeping operations, the gentleman is well aware of the 
facts of how UN peacekeeping is paid for.
  We pay our share of the assessed operations, and when it is in the 
national security interests of the United States, we support and pay 
for voluntary peacekeeping activities.
  Now, these operations are undertaken because of our national security 
interests, and other countries undertake under similar missions for 
which they are not reimbursed.
  If we disrupt this arrangement, you are going to bankrupt the United 
Nations, number one, I would point out, and, second, if that were to 
happen, I would submit that we would be undertaking incredible 
obligations on, because we would have to end up assuming all of this 
responsibility for which now we are contributing our part, along with 
other contributors to the United Nations peacekeeping operations.
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. If the gentleman would yield further our 
share, I think is too high.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, just on that, this 
committee and the chairman and the whole committee worked very hard to 
make sure that our share is being reduced. That, again, is a part of 
all of this negotiation, and also part of the authorizing bill that we 
passed several years ago.
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman would 
continue to yield, the GAO used only monies, referenced only monies, 
that we spent in response to a UN resolution.
  One cannot make arguments that sending troops to Rwanda and Somalia 
advanced our vital national interests to the point that we should bear 
the full cost of that. That is what we are now doing.
  Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Chairman, if I may reclaim my time, the fact that 
it is in response to a UN resolution does not mean we cannot 
voluntarily look at a situation and say it is in our best interest, our 
own national security interest, to make this contribution. That is what 
we have done. I do not think you can go around after making that 
voluntary contribution and say the UN owes us for it, particularly when 
it is obviously in our own national security interests.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from New York [Mr. Gilman], the Chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations.
  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment being 
offered by the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett] which strikes the 
proposed $54 million from fiscal year 1998 requested by the 
administration to repay our UN international organization arrearages, 
and which would strike the proposed $46 million to pay UN peacekeeping 
arrearages.
  However well-intentioned the gentleman from Maryland's amendments 
are, it would actually cost the American taxpayer much more in the long 
run than it would save over the course of the next fiscal year.
  If adopted, the amendments would prevent the administration from 
achieving management reforms and capping overall UN spending. As the 
distinguished subcommittee chairman stated, the $54 million requested 
by the administration for international organization arrearages is 
subject to enactment of an authorization bill, a bill that conditions 
payment of arrearages on the achievement of substantial reforms at the 
United Nations and other international organizations.
  It will fully repay all arrearages that the administration states 
that our Nation owes to the U.N. regular budget, which began to 
accumulate in fiscal year 1989.
  Pennywise and pound-foolish, the amendments would sacrifice our long-
term objectives of saving more than one-half billion dollars over the 
next 5 years for the short-term goal of cutting less than $60 million 
for the upcoming fiscal year. Its passage would only ensure that our 
Nation has no influence or role in the ongoing effort to downsize and 
streamline the oversized U.N. bureaucracy. Stripping the arrearage 
funding requests from this appropriation bill simply undermines the 
ongoing bipartisan and bicameral effort to complete action complete 
action of the U.N. funding package this year.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
  I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman].
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, the reforms in this package include 
substantial reductions in our regular budget and peacekeeping 
assessments from the U.N., caps our overall spending on U.N. agencies 
and programs, and certifications from the administration assuring that 
the U.N. implements a code of conduct, a personal evaluation system, 
access to U.N. financial data by the GAO, and greater consultations 
with the Congress.
  I would like to stress to my colleagues that it is our firm intention 
that none of the fU.N.ds in this bill appropriated for U.N. arrearages 
will be spent without giving Members an opportunity to consider an 
authorization measure now in conference between our two international 
relations committees that contain all the reforms I have described. 
Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to defeat the amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey [Mr. Smith].
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman cannot yield blocks of time under the 5-
minute rule, but the gentleman can yield time. By saying that, the 
gentleman is telling the gentleman that he is going to speak for only 2 
minutes, but we are not going to remind him from the Chair that those 2 
minutes are up.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I thank my good friend for 
yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in reluctant opposition to the amendment of my 
good friend from Maryland. Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the goals 
of the Bartlett amendment. I believe the United Nations has strayed too 
far and too often from its original purposes. It is too big, it spends 
too much, and many of its programs and specialized agencies truly are 
out of control. And, yes, we Americans have been paying far more than 
our fair share of U.N. expenses. This situation clearly needs to be 
fixed, and it needs to be fixed now.
  Mr. Chairman, the way to fix this program is to guarantee that not a 
penny will be spent to settle the dispute over U.N. arrearages until 
and unless the problems are fixed to the satisfaction of Congress.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in reluctant opposition to the amendment by my 
good friend from Maryland.
  Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the goals of the Bartlett amendment. 
I believe the United Nations has strayed too far and too often from its 
original purposes. It is too big. It spends too much. Many of its 
programs and specialized agencies are out of control. Some of these 
programs do far more harm than good--such as the United Nations 
Population Fund [UNFPA] activities in support of the Chinese 
Government's coercive population control system, and other programs 
that come down against innocent human life, against the traditional 
family, against the values of most Americans and against the values of 
the moderate and conservative majorities in almost every country in the 
world. And, yes, we Americans have been paying far more than our fair 
share of U.N. expenses. This situation needs to be fixed, and it needs 
to be fixed now.
  Mr. Chairman, the way to fix this problem is to guarantee that not a 
penny will be spent to settle the dispute over U.N. arrearages until 
and unless the problems are fixed to the satisfaction of Congress. 
Unfortunately, the pending amendment provides no such guarantee. The 
bill as written, however, goes a long way toward doing so. It provides 
that none of the U.N. money can be spent without authorization by 
Congress. And when we bring back a conference report on the Foreign 
Relations authorization bill, it will condition any resolution of the 
arrearages issue not only on reimbursement of future U.S. expenses in 
support

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of peacekeeping, but also on a reduction in U.S. dues--which are 
currently at an outrageous 25 percent--on reduction in the size of the 
U.N. bureaucracy, and on getting both the United Nations and the United 
States out of international programs that threaten traditional values 
and innocent human life.
  If we can't get those conditions, we will not bring back a conference 
report, and not a penny will be spent on these arrearages. If the 
conference report on the authorization bill does not contain these 
strict conditions--if it does not genuinely reform the United Nations, 
save billions of dollars for U.S. taxpayers by solving the 
reimbursement problem and requiring other nations to pay their fair 
share, and get the United Nations and the United States out of programs 
that are destructive of traditional values and innocent human life--
then I will urge my colleagues to vote against it.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to engage briefly in a colloquy with the 
gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Rogers].
  The bill, as currently written, would not authorize a single penny to 
be spent for U.N. arrearages unless Congress passes an authorization 
bill. I would like to ask the gentleman whether it is his firm 
intention to insist that the House and Senate conference on this bill 
not waive the authorization requirement for U.N. arrearages?
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, the bill currently states that payment of 
U.N. arrearages is subject to passage of an authorization. If the 
Bartlett amendment fails, that will be the position of the House going 
into conference. It is my intention to press for the House position in 
conference.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank the gentleman for those assurances. 
Based on those, I would oppose the pending amendment, because I know 
the gentleman will stand firm in his determination not to waive the 
authorization requirement, and then we can bring back a genuine reform 
package that addresses not only the problems addressed by the Bartlett 
amendment, but a whole range of systemic problems with the U.N. and 
other international programs whose cost that are not only measured in 
millions of dollars, but millions of human lives.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentlewoman from Maryland 
[Mrs. Morella].
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in reluctant opposition to the amendment offered 
by my good friend and colleague the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. 
Bartlett]. None of us dispute the fact that the United Nations has 
problems, and this is why Congress has withheld part of our dues and 
peacekeeping assessment to the UN during the past several years.
  But a compromise has been reached. The administration and the 
Congressional leadership on both sides of the aisle have reached this 
compromise to allow us to begin repaying our dues, spreading out the 
funds over three years in order to provide the necessary leverage to 
assure that the General Assembly adopts the reforms.
  It is highly unlikely that the nations of the General Assembly are 
going to allow us to impose reforms when we are not paying our share, 
and even our allies, Britain, Germany and Japan, have indicated they 
will not support our reforms if we are not paying our arrears.
  My friend and neighbor, the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett], 
argues that it is actually the UN that owes us money, but nothing could 
be further from the truth. The figures the gentleman cites from the GAO 
include costs of non-UN peacekeeping operations undertaken by the 
United States in our own national interests, such as the Gulf War and 
our operations in Bosnia and Haiti.
  Every living former Secretary of State opposes the Bartlett 
amendment, including Baker, Haig, Shultz and Kissinger. It is a bad 
amendment. It does not serve our national interests.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I yield to the 
gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett].
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, the Gulf War and the flights 
over Iraq are not included in this. You know, if you do not pass my 
amendments, a year from now we are going to be back here asking where 
the $100 million went. We are trying to bribe the UN into making 
reforms.
  If we reward them for reforms that might happen, bribing them is not 
going to happen. You have to do some really creative accounting to 
conclude anything other than we concluded from the GAO report.
  Mr. SNOWBARGER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Maryland. Providing arrearage payments to 
the United Nations now would be a grave mistake by this House. I 
strongly believe that the United States must get at least some credit 
for its in-kind contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions, 
Furthermore, Congress should not appropriate any money for arrearages 
until real reforms at the United Nations are agreed to and begin to be 
implemented.
  Mr. Chairman, the United States is not a freeloader or a deadbeat 
when it comes to our relationship with the United Nations. Our 
contributions to the UN--particularly peacekeeping missions--have been 
far more than we are ever given credit for.
  This amendment does not ask for reimbursement for the Korean or gulf 
wars. Neither are we asking for recompense for the costs of enforcing 
the embargoes on Iraq or Yugoslavia. We do request compensation for the 
contributions necessary to support official United Nations peacekeeping 
undertakings. In the 4 years from 1992 through 1995, America 
contributed $4.8 billion in support of peacekeeping missions over and 
above our assessments. These costs included training other nations' 
troops in Haiti, humanitarian airdrops in Bosnia, airlifting troops to 
Rwanda, and building ports in Somalia.
  Opponents of giving credit to America for these in-kind expenditures 
claim that if America were to be reimbursed we--and some other 
countries such as France--would end up paying no cash to fund UN 
peacekeeping missions. If this is indeed true, then the UN's budget 
process for peacekeeping missions is fundamentally dishonest and the 
United States is, in truth, paying a far higher percentage of the costs 
than even the inflated 31 percent assessment that we are charged. It is 
true that the administration did not contract with the United Nations 
to undertake these activities. On the other hand, these activities are 
real and vital costs of the peacekeeping missions and must be taken 
into account when figuring the real cost of the missions. After all, 
the Haiti mission could not proceed if the incoming troops were not 
trained--the costs of that training should be considered part of that 
mission.
  Let me elaborate on some of this in-kind support. Our troops and 
private consultants trained Haitians in proper police procedure in an 
attempt to give that country some internal security force that doesn't 
rely solely on fear and terror. American forces conducted 
reconnaissance missions to establish the supply lines for aid shipments 
through Rwanda and Zaire. Our troops also reconnoitered the proposed 
airstrike targets in Bosnia.
  Another significant use of American resources--if not in money then 
in a use of highly trained and scarce manpower--is the use of our 
Special Forces personnel as escorts for UN VIP's as they visit the 
locations of these peacekeeping missions. The Americans who died in 
Bosnia earlier this month were doing just that.
  But even if the House should decide that the United States should pay 
the arrearages, for diplomatic reasons or because the administration 
unilaterally incurred these costs with no request or expectation of 
repayment, we still should not appropriate the money just yet. We must 
remember why the United States assumed this debt in the first place. 
Under the Kassebaum-Solomon amendment of 1985, Congress directed the 
administration to withhold this money in order to get the United 
Nations to adopt some desperately needed reforms. There have been some 
reforms promised, significantly fewer actually made. Past 
administrations have certified that the UN was making acceptable 
progress toward the reforms and released some of the withheld funds. 
But once the administration made its certification, the UN promptly 
ceased its progress, and did its best to undermine efforts at reform.
  The Clinton administration and the U.N.'s allies say the American 
taxpayer should pay the arrearages now and wait for reforms later 
because the dues are legal obligations of our government. But the 
obligations go both ways, and part of the bargain with the United 
Nations should be that the institution be efficient, responsible, and 
accountable. As anyone who has dealt with a nonperforming contractor 
knows, withholding payment is often the only way to get him to respond 
to your concerns.
  There is a provision in the bill that withholds the money until UN 
reforms are enacted. The report says that the reforms should include 
those contained in S. 903 which is pending in conference. These are 
fairly good reforms, and they make a good start on fixing the United 
Nations. There's only one problem. They have not yet been enacted into 
law. We have no way of knowing which reforms will actually

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be in the legislation. Neither do we know if the United Nations will 
agree to implement these reforms. We should not put the cart before the 
horse by providing the money before the reform package is fully in 
place.
  The United Nations is a group of sovereign states; it is not 
sovereign itself. The people who work there must be made to understand 
that. We must put the officials at the UN on notice that much of what 
they call reform is not seen as such by America. Moves designed to 
eventually eliminate the United States' veto in the Security Council or 
provide an independent source of revenue for the organization should be 
utterly unacceptable to this Congress. What is needed is an end to the 
arrogance, corruption, and waste.
  In closing, Mr. Chairman, I again urge the House to support Mr. 
Bartlett's amendment. There may be a time in the future when it is 
appropriate to pay back dues to the United Nations. That time will be 
when the United States finally gets what it's paying for.

                              {time}  2345

  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendments offered by the 
gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett].
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 239, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Bartlett] 
will be postponed.
  Are there further amendments to this portion of the bill?
  If not, the Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security $261,000,000, of which not to exceed $46,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for payment of 
     arrearages: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act for payment of 
     arrearages may be obligated or expended unless such 
     obligation or expenditure is expressly authorized by the 
     enactment of a subsequent Act described in the first proviso 
     under the heading ``Contributions to International 
     Organizations'' in this title: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available under this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping 
     mission unless, at least fifteen days in advance of voting 
     for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations 
     Security Council (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is 
     practicable), (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate 
     Committees of the Congress are notified of the estimated cost 
     and length of the mission, the vital national interest that 
     will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and (2) a 
     reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is 
     submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth 
     the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of 
     the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That funds 
     shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a 
     certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress that American manufacturers and 
     suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, 
     services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities equal to those being given to foreign 
     manufacturers and suppliers.


              international conferences and contingencies

       For necessary expenses authorized by section 5 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, in addition to 
     funds otherwise available for these purposes, contributions 
     for the United States share of general expenses of 
     international organizations and conferences and 
     representation to such organizations and conferences, as 
     provided for by 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 2672, and personal 
     services notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 5102, $1,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c), 
     of which not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for 
     representation as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 4085: Provided, 
     That these funds shall be available for obligation or 
     expenditure only after submission of a plan for the 
     expenditure of these funds in accordance with the procedures 
     set forth in section 605 of this Act.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:


 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation; as follows:

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $17,490,000.


                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $6,463,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).


              american sections, international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and for the Border Environment Cooperation 
     Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182; $5,490,000, 
     of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for 
     representation expenses incurred by the International Joint 
     Commission.


                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $14,490,000: Provided, That the United States' share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                 Other


                     payment to the asia foundation

       For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
     section 501 of Public Law 101-246, $8,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)).

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency


                arms control and disarmament activities

       For necessary expenses not otherwise provided, for arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities, 
     $41,500,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses as authorized 
     by the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2551 
     et seq.).

                    United States Information Agency

                   international information programs

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by 
     the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended 
     (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 
     1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to carry out international 
     communication, educational and cultural activities; and to 
     carry out related activities authorized by law, including 
     employment, without regard to civil service and 
     classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to 
     exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
     section 801 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), and 
     entertainment, including official receptions, within the 
     United States, not to exceed $25,000 as authorized by section 
     804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(3)); $430,597,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $1,400,000 may be used for 
     representation abroad as authorized by section 302 of such 
     Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085): Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other 
     payments received from or in connection with English 
     teaching, library, motion pictures, educational advising and 
     counseling, exchange visitor program services, and 
     publication programs as authorized by section 810 of such Act 
     of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e): Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $920,000 to remain available until expended may be 
     used to carry out projects involving security construction 
     and related improvements for agency facilities not physically 
     located together with Department of State facilities abroad.


                            technology fund

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     Information Agency to provide for the procurement of 
     information technology improvements, as authorized by the 
     United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
     1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 
     (91 Stat. 1636), $5,050,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), 
     $193,731,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2455): Provided, That not to exceed $800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be credited to this 
     appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in 
     connection with English teaching and publication programs and 
     educational advising and counseling as authorized by section 
     810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange 
     Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e).

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           eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 1998, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for 
     Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on 
     compensation for personal services.


                    israeli arab scholarship program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 1998, to remain 
     available until expended.


                 international broadcasting operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     Information Agency, as authorized by the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, 
     the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amended, the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amended, and 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, to carry out international 
     communication activities, including the purchase, 
     installation, rent, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities and equipment for radio and television 
     transmission and reception to Cuba, $391,550,000, of which 
     $30,000,000 shall remain available until expended, not to 
     exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within the 
     United States as authorized by section 804(3) of such Act of 
     1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed $35,000 may be used 
     for representation abroad as authorized by section 302 of 
     such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), and not to 
     exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; 
     and in addition, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from 
     advertising and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed 
     $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international 
     organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from 
     privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 
     International Broadcasting Bureau, as authorized by section 
     810 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e), to remain 
     available until expended for carrying out authorized 
     purposes: Provided, That no funds shall be used for 
     television broadcasting to Cuba after October 1, 1997, if the 
     President certifies that continued funding is not in the 
     national interest of the United States.


                           radio construction

       For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase 
     and installation of necessary equipment for radio and 
     television transmission and reception as authorized by 
     section 801 of the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $40,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of 
     such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).


                    national endowment for democracy

       For grants made by the United States Information Agency to 
     the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
     National Endowment for Democacy Act, $30,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

      General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agencies

       Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be 
     available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
     differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of 5 U.S.C.; for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and hire of 
     passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).
       Sec. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
     current fiscal year for the United States Information Agency 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 403. (1) For purposes of implementing the 
     International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
     program in fiscal year 1998, the amounts referred to in 
     paragraph (2) shall be transferred in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 404.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to amounts made available by 
     title IV of this Act under the heading ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs'' as follows:
       (A) $108,932,000 of the amount made available under the 
     paragraph ``diplomatic and consular programs''.
       (B) $3,530,000 of the amount made available under the 
     paragraph ``security and maintenance of u.s. missions''.
       Sec. 404. Funds transferred pursuant to section 403 shall 
     be transferred to the specified appropriation, allocated to 
     the specified account or accounts in the specified amount, be 
     merged with funds in such account or accounts that are 
     available for administrative support expenses of overseas 
     activities, and be available for the same purposes, and 
     subject to the same terms and conditions, as the funds with 
     which merged, as follows:
       (1) Appropriations for the Legislative Branch--
       (A) for the Library of Congress, for salaries and expenses, 
     $500,000; and
       (B) for the General Accounting Office, for salaries and 
     expenses, $12,000.
       (2) Appropriations for the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, for salaries and expenses, $302,000.
       (3) Appropriations for the Department of Commerce, for the 
     International Trade Administration, for operations and 
     administration, $7,055,000;
       (4) Appropriations for the Department of Justice--
       (A) for legal activities--
       (i) for general legal activities, for salaries and 
     expenses, $194,000; and
       (ii) for the United States Marshals Service, for salaries 
     and expenses, $2,000;
       (B) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for salaries 
     and expenses, $2,477,000;
       (C) for the Drug Enforcement Administration, for salaries 
     and expenses, $6,356,000; and
       (D) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for 
     salaries and expenses, $1,313,000.
       (5) Appropriations for the United States Information 
     Agency, for international information programs, $25,047,000.
       (6) Appropriations for the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, for arms control and disarmament activities, 
     $1,247,000.
       (7) Appropriations to the President--
       (A) for the Foreign Military Financing Program, for 
     administrative costs, $6,660,000;
       (B) for the Economic Support Fund, $336,000;
       (C) for the Agency for International Development--
       (i) for operating expenses, $6,008,000;
       (ii) for the Urban and Environmental Credit Program, 
     $54,000;
       (iii) for the Development Assistance Fund, $124,000;
       (iv) for the Development Fund for Africa, $526,000;
       (v) for assistance for the new independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union, $818,000;
       (vi) for assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     States, $283,000; and
       (vii) for international disaster assistance, $306,000;
       (D) for the Peace Corps, $3,672,000; and
       (E) for the Department of State--
       (i) for international narcotics control $1,117,000; and
       (ii) for migration and refugee assistance, $394,000.
       (8) Appropriations for the Department of Defense--
       (A) for operation and maintenance--
       (i) for operation and maintenance, Army, $4,394,000;
       (ii) for operation and maintenance, Navy, $1,824,000;
       (iii) for operation and maintenance, Air Force, $1,603,000; 
     and
       (iv) for operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
     $21,993,000; and
       (B) for procurement, for other procurement, Air Force, 
     $4,211,000.
       (9) Appropriations for the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission, for salaries and expenses, $210,000.
       (10) Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture--
       (A) for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for 
     salaries and expenses, $932,000;
       (B) for the Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales 
     Manager, $4,521,000; and
       (C) for the Agricultural Research Service, $16,000.
       (11) Appropriations for the Department of Treasury--
       (A) for the United States Customs Service, for salaries and 
     expenses, $2,002,000;
       (B) for departmental offices, for salaries and expenses, 
     $804,000;
       (C) for the Internal Revenue Service, for tax law 
     enforcement, $662,000;
       (D) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, for 
     salaries and expenses, $17,000;
       (E) for the United States Secret Service, for salaries and 
     expenses, $617,000; and
       (F) for the Comptroller of the Currency, for assessment 
     funds, $29,000.
       (12) Appropriations for the Department of Transportation--
       (A) for the Federal Aviation Administration, for 
     operations, $1,594,000; and
       (B) for the Coast Guard, for operating expenses, $65,000.
       (13) Appropriations for the Department of Labor, for 
     departmental management, for salaries and expenses, $58,000.
       (14) Appropriations for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services--
       (A) for the National Institutes of Health, for the National 
     Cancer Institute, $42,000;
       (B) for the Office of the Secretary, for general 
     departmental management, $71,000;

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       (C) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for 
     disease control, research, and training, $522,000; and
       (15) Appropriations for the Social Security Administration, 
     for administrative expenses, $370,000.
       (16) Appropriations for the Department of the Interior--
       (A) for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, for 
     resource management, $12,000;
       (B) for the United States Geological Survey, for surveys, 
     investigations, and research, $80,000; and
       (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, for water and related 
     resources, $101,000.
       (17) Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     for departmental administration, for general operating 
     expenses, $453,000.
       (18) Appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, for mission support, $183,000.
       (19) Appropriations for the National Science Foundation, 
     for research and related activities, $39,000.
       (20) Appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, for salaries and expenses, $4,000.
       (21) Appropriations for the Department of Energy--
       (A) for departmental administration, $150,000; and
       (B) for atomic energy defense activities, for other defense 
     activities, $54,000.
       (22) Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     for salaries and expenses, $26,000.
  Mr. ROGERS (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that the remainder of title IV be considered as read, printed 
in the Record and open to amendment at any point.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  Are there amendments to this portion of the bill?
  If not, the Clerk will read.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                    operating-differential subsidies

                  (liquidation of contract authority)

       For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-
     differential subsidies, as authorized by the Merchant Marine 
     Act, 1936, as amended, $51,030,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
  Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Miller 
language adopted into H.R. 2267, the Departments of Commerce, Justice 
and State Appropriations Bill. These instructions will set aside a 
small amount of funding for the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys to 
provide assistance to the victims of human rights abuses in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.
  Since at least 1984, Federal officials have expressed concern about 
the CNMI alien labor system. Worker complaints over wages and working 
conditions are continuing undiminished according to the third annual 
report of the ``Federal-CNMI Initiative''. The governments of the 
Philippines and China have expressed concern about the treatment of 
their citizens in this U.S. Commonwealth and allegations persist 
regarding the CNMI's inability to protect workers against crimes such 
as illegal recruitment, battery, rape, child labor, and forced 
prostitution.
  Without Rep. Miller's language in H.R. 2267, individuals who have 
been the subject of human rights abuses--right here in the United 
States--have only the charity of private relief organizations to rely 
upon for help. In Hawaii, the Filipino Solidarity Coalition is 
currently providing sanctuary to a young girl named ``Katrina'' who 
came to Hawaii as a government witness. When Katrina was 14 she was 
brought to the CNMI by an employer who promised her a good job and fair 
wages in the restaurant industry. When she arrived in the CNMI her 
hopes for a better life were destroyed. She discovered that the 
employer had lured her to the CNMI under false pretenses. Not only was 
she confined to her assigned living quarters but she was also forced 
into service as a prostitute. Katrina had few options and even less 
money but she escaped her confines and filed suit against her employer 
with the help of the local Philippine consulate. When Katrina's actions 
were revealed to her employer, her life was threatened. To escape the 
abusive situation, the consulate helped her to find refuge in Guam. 
However, Guam's close proximity to her former employer still put 
Katrina in a dangerous situation.
  Through the help of the Filipino Solidarity Coalition, Katrina 
managed to escape to Hawaii where local donations and a small grant 
from the Department of Labor helped to provide her shelter, food, and 
further legal assistance. However, there are many others who remain in 
the CNMI still suffering the abuse and indignity that Katrina managed 
to escape. I appreciate the Chairman's support of the Miller language 
which will help those like Katrina who are victims of human rights 
abuse, not far away in a foreign country, but right here in the United 
States of America.
  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of Congresswoman Norton's 
amendment to remove the ban on use of federal funds for abortion 
services for women in federal prisons.
  The United States has more people behind bars than any other country 
in the world. Every week in America, more than 1,000 become inmates and 
the largest rate of increase is among women.
  Many of these women prisoners are victims of physical or sexual abuse 
and 6% of them are pregnant when they enter prison. These women are 
isolated from family and friends and almost certainly lose custody of 
their infants upon birth. Are these conditions under which we want to 
force women to bear children?
  Abortion is a legal health care option for American women, and has 
been for over 20 years. Federal prisoners are totally dependent on 
health care services provided by the Bureau of Prisons. The ban on 
abortion services contained in this bill effectively prevents these 
women from seeking their Constitutionally-guaranteed right to choose.
  The experience of women who are pregnant, behind bars, with no money 
or support from the outside and who are denied the right to terminate 
their pregnancy, is nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment. The 
anti-choice provision in this bill amounts to inherent coercion to 
force these women to take their pregnancies to term and, in the 
process, inflicts extreme emotional damage, pain and suffering.
  This ban is another direct assault on women's rights. It is one more 
step in the long line of rollbacks on women's reproductive freedoms.
  I urge you to support Congresswoman Norton's amendment. We must do 
everything in our power to treat these women fairly and allow them to 
access their legally protected right to choose.
  Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to register my strong support 
of the funding in this bill for juvenile justice programs. H.R. 2267 
provides almost $238 million for these critical programs, an amount 
which represents a significant increase over last year's funding level. 
It saddens me to say so, but such an increase is necessary merely to 
keep pace with the ever-increasing level of juvenile crime in this 
country. I find it deeply disturbing that 20 percent of the individuals 
arrested for violent crimes are below the age of 18, and I applaud my 
colleagues for recognizing the critical need for funds and programs to 
combat this staggering statistic.
  We must recognize that any effective strategy for reducing juvenile 
crime should include several components. Law enforcement resources need 
to target violent and dangerous juvenile offenders, and these youth 
must know that criminal actions will be punished swiftly and severely. 
In addition, it has to be instilled in juveniles that they will be held 
responsible for their actions, whether that involves victim 
restitution, community service or other sanctions. Perhaps most 
importantly, local communities and federal and state governments must 
adopt creative and effective prevention and intervention programs. It 
is crucial to identify at-risk youth and devote significant resources 
to minimizing or counteracting the potential for those individuals to 
become juvenile offenders.
  I would also like to commend the Committee on its inclusion of 
funding for drug prevention programs. Drug abuse proves all too often 
to be a precursor to further criminal activity, and more teenagers than 
ever before are experimenting with drugs. We must step up our efforts 
to demonstrate to America's youth that drug use is harmful, dangerous, 
and unattractive, not to mention illegal. I believe the $5 million 
provided in this bill for the development of drug prevention programs 
represents a meaningful and important step towards this goal.
  Again, I wish to thank the members of the Committee for their close 
attention to juvenile justice, and for making these programs a 
priority. We are moving in the right direction, and I urge my 
colleagues to fully support the juvenile justice funding levels in this 
bill.
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of 
the Norton amendment. The ban on Federal funds for abortions for women 
in prison is one more step in a long line of rollbacks on women's 
reproductive freedoms. The Norton amendment seeks to correct one of the 
more shameful attacks on American women.
  Despite clear legal authority establishing the right of American 
women to choose abortion as a viable health option, many women 
prisoners are denied equal access to choose whether or not to terminate 
their pregnancies. Federal prisoners must rely on the Bureau of Prisons 
for all of their health care, yet without this amendment women will be 
prevented from seeking needed reproductive health care.
  Prisoners have a constitutional right to health care. Congress should 
not interfere with this right. It is too easy to attack women inmates, 
women who are often poor, uneducated, isolated, and beaten down; women 
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  Most women prisoners are poor when they enter prison, and therefore 
cannot rely on anyone else for financial assistance. These women 
already face limited prenatal care, isolation from family and friends, 
a bleak future, and the certain loss of custody of the infant.
  The ban on reproductive health services for women in prison cuts off 
their only opportunity to receive much needed care, it denies them 
their constitutional rights, but most importantly, it denies them their 
dignity. Mr. Chairman, we must stop this assault on women's right to 
choose. I urge my colleagues to support the Norton amendment.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to myriad 
amendments to the Commerce, Justice, State and the judiciary 
appropriation bill to either dramatically reduce or eliminate funding 
for the Advanced Technology Program [ATP] at the Department of 
Commerce. High technology companies play a key role in preparing our 
communities for the 21st century, and the ATP is critical to those 
efforts.
  The ATP program is one of the strongest links in the Government-
industry partnership to enhance U.S. competitiveness in a global 
marketplace. The Government support provided through the ATP is 
especially critical for long-term, high-risk, pre-competitive 
initiatives where the initial investment will not be recovered for 
several or even decades. Without these essential technology programs, 
U.S. industries will be at a disadvantage to the rest of the world. The 
ATP provides the high technology industry with the ability to develop 
breakthrough technologies by allowing companies to close the gap 
between technology development and commercialization.
  I find it ironic that the $185 million designated for the ATP is 
being characterized as corporate pork, particularly since the House 
recently voted to order $5 billion worth of new B-2 bombers from 
defense contractors--bombers that the Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
and Commander in Chief all argued were unnecessary. If ordering five 
billion dollar's worth of unnecessary military equipment from defense 
contractors isn't corporate pork, I don't know what is. This is 
especially true given the fact that defense contractors don't kick any 
of their own money into the construction of a B-2, unlike those 
companies that participate in the ATP.
  Mr. Chairman, high technology companies: are the engine of job 
creation in the United States and contribute to the overall well-being 
of the United States economy. Nationally, the number of high tech jobs 
increased 6 percent from 1993 to 1995. In Oregon alone over 10,000 new 
jobs were created from 1990 to 1995; provide the greatest number of 
high-paying and high-skilled jobs to Americans, Nationally, high 
technology companies provide over 4 million jobs and provide an average 
wage of about $47,000, well above the national median. In Oregon high 
technology workers were paid an average of $46,319 in 1995, 84 percent 
more than the average wage of all private sector workers in the State; 
and contribute to improving the balance of trade in relation to our 
major competitors. Nationally, U.S. exports exceeded $140 billion--
about one-fourth of all U.S. exports, in 1995. In Oregon, high 
technology companies account for 46 percent of all State exports, for a 
total of $4.3 billion in sales.

  The Federal Government should be doing all it can to improve our 
Nation's competitive outlook, and a strong high technology sector in 
the economy is critical to meeting that goal. By cutting or eliminating 
the ATP, we would remove an important tool that high technology 
companies use in partnership with the Federal Government to hasten the 
speed of technological progress and bring new products to the 
marketplace. It's these type of partnerships that drive economic 
success in communities across the country.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose any attempts to reduce funds for the 
Advanced Technology Program.
  Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan] and the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Fox]. This amendment would increase 
funding for the Legal Services Corporation from $141 million to $250 
million. I applaud both of my colleagues for their leadership on this 
issue.
  Mr. Chairman, one of the cornerstones of our constitutional democracy 
is the premise that all citizens should have competent legal counsel in 
a criminal or civil justice matter. Nevertheless, the reduction in 
funding for the Legal Services Corporation in this bill undermines that 
premise.
  Mr. Chairman, the Legal Services Corporation is a modest but vitally 
important and effective program that assists millions of needy families 
in gaining access to the civil justice system in cases relating to 
domestic violence, landlord-tenant disputes, consumer fraud, child 
support, and other legal matters.
  This program is the only means of assuring that poor children, 
battered and abused spouses, the elderly, the disabled, migrant 
workers, and other low-income individuals have access to legal 
representation in civil cases.
  Mr. Chairman, the Legal Services Corporation has provided affordable 
legal assistance to 5 million Americans in 1995 alone. Legal Services 
clients are as diverse as our Nation, encompassing all races and ethnic 
groups and ages. Older Americans represent 11 percent of the clients 
serviced by legal services programs. Over two-thirds of legal services 
clients are women, most of whom are mothers with children. For children 
living in poverty, a parent's access to legal services can prove to be 
the difference in securing support fro an absent parent, obtaining a 
decent home in which to live, or receiving equal and fair access to 
educational opportunities.
  Mr. Chairman, the representation of women and children who are 
victims of domestic violence has always been a high priority for the 
Legal Services Corporation and its grantees. In 1996, local programs 
closed 50,000 cases in which the primary legal issue was the 
representation of women seeking protection from abuse.
  In my home State of Maryland, while costs and demands on the law have 
augmented, funding for general civil legal services has fallen by over 
30 percent. In 1996, because of reduced funding levels, legal aid 
offices in the State of Maryland have closed. Currently, the Legal 
Services Corporation only has the capacity to serve less than 25 
percent of the eligible population.
  Mr. Chairman, by reducing funding, the Congress will continue to tell 
battered women in our Nation that they have no legal refuge against 
abuse, the elderly that their right to legal resources has been 
eliminated, and defrauded consumers that no legal protections exist. 
The words, as emblazoned on the Supreme Court Building, ``equal justice 
under law,'' would not apply to all if funding were to be cut for this 
program.
  Mr. Chairman, I practiced law for 20 years. As a lawyer, I was one of 
130,000 volunteer lawyers registered to participate in pro bono legal 
services, encouraged by the Legal Services Corporation. During my 
service, I discovered that our civil justice system does belong to the 
rich and powerful in our Nation. Rare is the day when poor Americans 
receive equitable treatment.
  Mr. Chairman, by increasing funding for the Legal Services 
Corporation, we will send a powerful message to the American people 
that our civil justice system does not belong just to the wealthy and 
privileged in our Nation; it belongs to all citizens. I, therefore, 
urge my colleagues to vote in support of this amendment.
  To conclude, I thank the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Mollohan] 
and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Fox], for their leadership on 
this issue.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Smith of New Jersey) having assumed the chair, Mr. Hastings, Chairman 
of the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 
2267), making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

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