[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2499-S2501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   1998 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR RECOVERY FROM 
        NATURAL DISASTERS, AND FOR OVERSEAS PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS

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                D'AMATO (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2109

  Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
Snowe, and Ms. Collins) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1768, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 5, line 5, strike ``DAIRY AND''.
       On page 5, line 8, strike ``and dairy''.
       On page 5, line 10, strike ``and milk''.
       On page 5, line 20, beginning with the word ``is'', strike 
     everything down through and including the word ``amended'' on 
     line 23, and insert in lieu thereof:
       ``shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $4,000,000, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.''
       On page 5, after line 23, insert the following:


             ``dairy production disaster assistance program

       ``Effective only for natural disasters beginning on 
     November 27, 1997, through the date of enactment of this Act, 
     $10,000,000 to implement a dairy production indemnity program 
     to compensate producers for losses of milk that had been 
     produced but not marketed or for diminished production 
     (including diminished future production due to mastitis) due 
     to natural disasters designated pursuant to a Presidential or 
     Secretarial declaration requested during such period: 
     Provided, That payments for diminished production shall be 
     determined on a per head basis derived from a comparison to a 
     like production period from the previous year, the disaster 
     period is 180 days starting with the date of the disaster and 
     the payment rate shall be $4.00 per hundredweight of milk: 
     Provided further, That in establishing this program, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, utilize gross 
     income and payment limitations established for the Disaster 
     Reserve Assistance Program for the 1996 crop year: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request for $10,000,000, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.''

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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 2110

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HELMS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . POLITICAL REFORM IN INDONESIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 
     make any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the International Monetary Fund by this Act 
     available for Indonesia until the Secretary of the Treasury 
     determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the Government of Indonesia--
       (1) has announced a timetable for free and fair elections 
     for the presidency, vice presidency, and parliament of 
     Indonesia; and
       (2) is providing for such elections to be completed within 
     one year.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2111

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1768, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding section 21(a)(4) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)) or any other provision of 
     law, of the amount made available under the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-119) for 
     the account for salaries and expenses of the Small Business 
     Administration, to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 
     1998 or fiscal year 1999 as authorized by section 21 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), any funds obligated or 
     expended for the conduct of a pilot project for a study on 
     the current state of commerce on the Internet in Vermont 
     shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching requirement.
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               COVERDELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2112

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Coverdell, for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Bumpers, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Cleland) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       On page 4, line 1, beginning with the word ``of'', strike 
     all down through and including the word ``That'' at the end 
     of line 3.
       On page 6, line 6, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     $``$100,000,000''.
       On page 6, line 7, beginning with the word ``of'', strike 
     all down through and including the word ``That'' on line 10.
       On page 6, line 12, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$100,000,000''.
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                 KENNEDY (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT NO. 2113

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kennedy, for himself and Mr. Kerry) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       On page 15, below line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 205. (a)(1) The Secretary of Defense may enter into a 
     lease or acquire any other interest in the parcels of land 
     described in paragraph (2). The parcels consist in aggregate 
     of approximately 90 acres.
       (2) The parcels of land referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     the following land used for the commercial production of 
     cranberries:

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       (A) The parcels known as the Mashpee bogs, located in the 
     Quashupt River adjacent to the Massachusetts Military 
     Reservation, Massachusetts.
       (B) The parcels known as the Falmouth bogs, located on the 
     Coonamessett River adjacent to the Massachusetts Military 
     Reservation, Massachusetts.
       (3) The term of any lease or other interest acquired under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed two years.
       (4) Any lease or other real property interest acquired 
     under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as are agreed upon jointly by the Secretary and 
     the person or entity entering into the lease or extending the 
     interest.
       (b) Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998, up to 
     $2,000,000 may be available to acquire the lease or other 
     interest under subsection (a).
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                COATS (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2114

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Coats, for himself and Mr. Lieberman) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       On page 15, after line 21, insert the following:
       Sec. 205. (a) Section 924(j) of Public Law 104-201 (110 
     Stat. 2628) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Duration of Panel.--The Panel shall exist until 
     September 30, 1998, and shall terminate at the end of the day 
     on such date.''.
       (b) The National Defense Panel established under section 
     924 of Public Law 104-201 shall be deemed to have continued 
     in existence after the Panel submitted its report under 
     subsection (e) of such section until the Panel terminates 
     under subsection (j) of such section as amended by subsection 
     (a).
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                 SHELBY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2115

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Shelby, for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. Boxer, and 
Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as 
follows:

       (On page 45 of the bill, between lines 13 and 14, insert 
     the following:

                    Federal Railroad Administration


              emergency railroad rehabilitation and repair

       For necessary expenses to repair and rebuild freight rail 
     lines of regional and short line railroads or a State entity 
     damaged by floods, $10,600,000, to be awarded subject to the 
     discretion of the Secretary on a case-by-case basis: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $5,250,000 shall be solely for 
     damage incurred in the Northern Plains States in March and 
     April 1997 and in California in January 1997 and in West 
     Virginia in September 1996: Provided further, That not less 
     than $5,350,000 shall be solely for damage incurred in Fall 
     1997 and Winter 1998 storms: Provided further, That funds 
     provided under this head shall be available for 
     rehabilitation of railroad rights-of-way, bridges, and other 
     facilities which are part of the general railroad system of 
     transportation, and primarily used by railroads to move 
     freight traffic: Provided further, That railroad rights-of-
     way, bridges, and other facilities owned by class I railroads 
     are not eligible for funding under this head unless the 
     rights-of-way, bridges or other facilities are under contract 
     lease to a class II or class III railroad under which the 
     lessee is responsible for all maintenance costs of the line: 
     Provided further, That railroad rights-of-way, bridges and 
     other facilities owned by passenger railroads, or by tourist, 
     scenic, or historic railroads are not eligible for funding 
     under this head: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request, for 
     a special dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That all 
     funds made available under this head are to remain available 
     until September 30, 1998: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall report to the House and 
     Senate Appropriations Committees not later than December 31, 
     1998, with recommendations on how future emergency railroad 
     repair costs should be borne by the railroad industry and 
     their underwriters.
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                GREGG (AND HOLLINGS) AMENDMENT NO. 2116

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Gregg, for himself and Mr. Hollings) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) Any agency listed in section 404(b) of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, P.L. 105-119, 
     may transfer any amount to the Department of State, subject 
     to the limitations of subsection (b) of this section, for the 
     purpose for making technical adjustments to the amounts 
     transferred by section 404 of such act.
       (b) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall not 
     exceed $12,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,500,000 may be 
     transferred from the U.S. Information Agency, of which not to 
     exceed $3,600,000 may be transferred from the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency, of which not to exceed $1,600,000 may be 
     transferred from the Defense Security Assistance Agency, of 
     which not to exceed $900,000 may be transferred from the 
     Peace Corps, and of which not to exceed $500,000 may be 
     transferred from any other single agency listed in section 
     404(b) of P.L. 105-119.
       (c) A transfer of funds pursuant to this section shall not 
     require any notification or certification to Congress or any 
     committee of Congress, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 2117

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Ashcroft) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1768, supra; as follows:

       On page 8, after line 25, insert the following new section 
     and renumber the remaining section accordingly:

     SEC.   . ADVOCACY OF POLICIES TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL 
                   EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 
                   FUND.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund 
     to use aggressively the voice and vote of the United States 
     to vigorously promote policies to--
       (2) Encourage the opening of markets for agricultural 
     commodities and products by requiring recipient countries to 
     make efforts to reduce trade barriers.
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                      HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 2118

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1768, supra; as follows:

       Insert at the appropriate place in the IMF Title:
       Sec.   . IMF Industry Impact Team.--(a) After consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States 
     Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
     establish a team composed of employees of the Department of 
     Commerce--
       (1) to collect data on import volumes and prices, and 
     industry statistics in--
       (A) the steel industry;
       (B) the semiconductor industry;
       (C) the automobile industry; and
       (D) the textile and apparel industry;
       (2) to monitor the effect of the Asian economic crisis on 
     these industries;
       (3) to collect accounting data from Asian producers; and
       (4) to work to prevent import surges in these industries or 
     to assist United States industries affected by such surges in 
     their efforts to protect themselves under the trade laws of 
     the United States.
       (b) The Secretary of Commerce shall provide administrative 
     support, including office space, for the team.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury and the United States 
     Trade Representative may assign such employees to the team as 
     may be necessary to assist the team in carrying out its 
     functions under subsection (a).
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                      GRASSLEY AMENDMENT NO. 2119

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
2100 proposed by Mr. McConnel to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       At an appropriate place add the following:
       ``(c) Bankruptcy Law Reform.--The United States shall exert 
     its influence with the IMF and its members to encourage the 
     IMF to include as part of its conditions of assistance that 
     the recipient country take action to adopt, as soon as 
     possible, modern insolvency laws that--
       (1) emphasize reorganization of business enterprises rather 
     than liquidation whenever possible;
       (2) provide for a high degree of flexibility of action, in 
     place of rigid requirements of form or substance, together 
     with appropriate review and approval by a court and a 
     majority of the creditors involved;
       (3) include provisions to ensure that assets gathered in 
     insolvency proceedings are accounted for and put back into 
     the market stream as quickly as possible in order to maximize 
     the number of businesses that can be kept productive and 
     increase the number of jobs that can be saved; and
       (4) promote international cooperation in insolvency matters 
     by including--
       (A) provisions set forth in the Model Law on Cross-Border 
     Insolvency approved by the United Nations Commission on 
     International Trade Law, including removal of discriminatory 
     treatment between foreign and domestic creditors in debt 
     resolution proceedings; and
       (B) other provisions appropriate for promoting such 
     cooperation.
       The Secretary of the Treasury shall report back to Congress 
     six months after the enactment of this Act, and annually, 
     thereafter, on the progress in achieving this requirement.''
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                       NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 2120

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1768, supra; as follows:


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       On page 39, strike beginning with line 21 through line 24.
       On page 50, strike beginning with line 20 through line 24.

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