[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H7911-H7913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

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

                                H.R. 901

                      Offered By: Mr. Abercrombie

       Amendment No. 1: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:

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       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Hawaiian Islands 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                  Offered By: Mr. Brown of California

       Amendment No. 2: Strike page 8, line 21, through page 9, 
     line 16, and insert the following:
       ``Sec. 403. (a) No Federal official may nominate any lands 
     in the United States for designation as a United States 
     Biosphere Reserve under the Man and the Biosphere Program of 
     the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
     Organization, except in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Any designation on or before the date of enactment of 
     the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of lands in the 
     United States as a United States Biosphere Reserve under the 
     Man and the Biosphere Program of the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization shall not 
     have, and shall not be given, any force or effect, unless the 
     proposed United States Biosphere Reserve is determined by the 
     Secretary of State--
       ``(1) to include--
       ``(A) little-disturbed areas of natural habitat that are 
     reasonably expected to remain so because of protection or 
     management under any law or regulation in effect before the 
     date of that designation; and
       ``(B) managed use areas;
       ``(2) to be suitable to serve as a model of outstanding 
     stewardship fostering a harmonious relationship between human 
     activities and the conservation of natural resources; and
       ``(3) to have been nominated for designation by each person 
     that holds title to the lands, or in the case of public 
     lands, by the governmental authority administering the lands, 
     after local public comment has been obtained and considered.
       ``(c) The Secretary of State, or governmental authority 
     administering the nominated lands, shall use appropriate 
     means to publicize nationally the nomination of lands for 
     designation as a United States Biosphere Reserve.
       ``(d) Designation of lands as a United States Biosphere 
     Reserve shall not convey any additional protections or use 
     restrictions to included lands, or impose any obligations on 
     third parties, including private parties, nor shall it impose 
     any restrictions or requirements on private rights or private 
     property land uses within the lands or adjacent to the lands. 
     Recognition as a United States Biosphere Reserve shall in no 
     way affect United States sovereignty over lands.
       11(e)(1) For all designations on or before the date of 
     enactment of the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 
     lands in the United States as a United States Biosphere 
     Reserve, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the 
     Congress determinations made under subsection (b) of this 
     section within 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
     American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.
       ``(2) Upon receiving any new nomination for designation of 
     lands as a United States Biosphere Reserve after the date of 
     enactment of the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, 
     the Secretary of State, after determining that the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1) through (4) have been met, 
     shall transmit to the Congress the information received with 
     respect to the nomination. No lands shall be designated as a 
     United States Biosphere Reserve until at least 90 days have 
     passed after the transmittal of information with respect to 
     those lands under this paragraph.
       Page 9, line 17, redesignate subsection (c) as subsection 
     (f).

                                H.R. 901

                    Offered By: Ms. Christian-Green

       Amendment No. 3: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Virgin Islands 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                        Offered By: Mr. DeFazio

       Amendment No. 4: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Three Sisters 
     Biosphere Reserve or H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 5: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to California Coastal 
     Ranges Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 6: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Central California 
     Coastal Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 7: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Sequoia-King Canyon 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 8: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Channel Islands 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 9: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Mojave and Colorado 
     Deserts Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 10: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Golden Gate 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 11: Page 11, strike line 7 and all that 
     follows down through line 13.
       Page 11, line 14, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(d)''.

                                H.R. 901

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinchey

       Amendment No. 12: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Champlain-
     Adirondack Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinchey

       Amendment No. 13: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Mammoth Cave Area 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinchey

       Amendment No. 14: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Rocky Mountain 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinchey

       Amendment No. 15: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to South Atlantic 
     Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Kildee

       Amendment No. 16: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Isle Royale 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Kildee

       Amendment No. 17: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to University of 
     Michigan Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 18: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to New Jersey 
     Pinelands Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 19: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Aleutian Islands 
     Biosphere Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 20: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Big Bend Biosphere 
     Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 21: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Denali Biosphere 
     Reserve.''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 22: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       `` `(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Everglades 
     Biosphere Reserve.' ''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 23: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       `` `(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Glacier Bay--
     Admiralty Island Biosphere Reserve.' ''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 24: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       `` `(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Glacier Biosphere 
     Reserve.' ''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 25: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       `` `(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Noatak Biosphere 
     Reserve.' ''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 26: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, 
     insert the following:
       ```(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Yellowstone 
     Biosphere Reserve.'''

                                H.R. 901

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 27: On page 11 of the bill--
       (1) on line 10, strike ``and'';
       (2) on line 13, strike the period and insert instead ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) after line 13, insert the following:
       ` ``(3) sites nominated under the Convention on Wetlands of 
     International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat 
     (popularly known as the Ramsar Convention).' ''

                               H.R. 2267

                  Offered By: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania

       Amendment No. 63: Page 117, after line 2, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 617. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be

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     obligated or expended, directly or indirectly, to make any 
     payment to, provide any financial assistance to, or enter 
     into any contract with, the Palestine Broadcasting 
     Corporation, any affiliate or successor agency of such 
     corporation, or any individual employed by or representing 
     such corporation.

                               H.R. 2267

                         Offered By: Mr. Saxton

       Amendment No. 64: Page 50, line 13, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(reduced by $10,000)''.
       Page 50, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $10,000)''.
       Page 51, line 11, after the second dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000)''.
       Page 51, line 13, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $10,000)''.
       Page 51, line 17, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $10,000)''.

                               H.R. 2267

                       Offered By: Mr. Whitfield

       Amendment No. 65: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 617. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to deport any person who 
     has filed a visa application or other petition with the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service and is serving as a 
     licensed physician in a federally designated health 
     professionals shortage area as determined by the Department 
     of Health and Human Services.