[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 36 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2684-S2688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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

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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 2136

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 
1768) making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in Title II, insert the following:

     SEC.   . ELGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

       Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-171) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Aliens Covered.--
       ``(1) In general.--An alien described in this subsection is 
     an alien who--
       ``(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national;
       ``(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
       ``(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the 
     alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure 
     Program.
       ``(2) Qualified national.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified national' means a national of Vietnam 
     who--
       ``(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in 
     Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam; or
       ``(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the 
     reeduction camp internees subprogram of the Orderly Departure 
     Program; and
       ``(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is accepted--
       ``(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
       ``(II) for admission as an immigrant under the Orderly 
     Departure Program.''.
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           STEVENS (AND MURKOWSKI) AMENDMENTS NOS. 2137-2138

  Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Murkowski) proposed two amendments 
to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2137

       On page 38, following line 18, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC.  . PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR ALASKA 
                   NATIVES.

       Section 203(a) of the Michigan Indian Land Claims 
     Settlement Act (Public Law 105-143, 111 Stat. 2666) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by inserting ``other than community based alcohol 
     services,'' after ``Ketchikan Gateway Borough,''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such contract 
     or compact shall provide services to all Indian and Alaska 
     Native beneficiaries of the Indian Health Service in the 
     Ketchikan Gateway Borough without the need for resolutions of 
     support from any Indian tribe as defined in the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)).''.

                           Amendment No. 2138

       On page 38, following line 18, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC.  .

       Section 326(a) of the Act making Appropriations for the 
     Department of the Interior and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 and for other purposes 
     (Public Law 105-83, 111 Stat. 1543) is amended--
       by striking ``with any Alaska Native village or Alaska 
     Native village corporation'' and inserting ``to any Indian 
     tribe as defined in the Indian Self Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))''.
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                 BOND (AND STEVENS) AMENDMENT NO. 2139

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

       On page 15, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 205. In addition to the amounts provided in Public Law 
     105-56, $272,500,000 is appropriated under the heading 
     ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'': Provided, That the additional 
     amount shall be made available only for the procurement of 
     eight F/A-18 aircraft for the United States Marine Corps: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $272,500,000, 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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                       CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 2140

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

       On page 17, beginning on line 10, strike ``to be conducted 
     at full Federal expense''.
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                        WYDEN AMENDMENT NO. 2141

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

       At the appropriate place in the bill in Title II, insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC.  . ELIMINATION OF SECRECY IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       The President shall instruct the United States 
     Representatives to the World Trade Organization to seek the 
     adoption of procedures that will ensure broader application 
     of the principles of transparency and openness in the 
     activities of the organization, including by urging the World 
     Trade Organization General Council to--
       (1) permit appropriate meetings of the Council, the 
     Ministerial Conference, dispute settlement panels, and the 
     Appellate Body to be made open to the public; and
       (2) provide for timely public summaries of the matters 
     discussed and decisions made in any closed meeting of the 
     Conference or Council.
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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 2142

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

       On page 46, after line 25, insert:


                           general provision

       Sec. 1001. Section 206 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 105-65; October 
     27, 1997) is amended by inserting the following before the 
     period: ``, and for loans and grants for economic development 
     in and around 18th and Vine''.
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                        CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 2143

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

       Beginning on line 10 on page 35, strike all through line 18 
     on page 38 and insert in lieu thereof the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 405. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MORATORIUM.

       (a)(1) The Chief of the Forest Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, in his sole discretion, may offer any timber 
     sales that were previously scheduled to be offered in fiscal 
     year 1998 or fiscal year 1999 even if such sales would have 
     been delayed or halted as a result of, any moratorium on 
     construction of roads in roadless areas within the National 
     Forest System adopted as policy or by regulation that would 
     otherwise be applicable to such sales.
       (2) Any sales authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
     shall--
       (A) comply with all applicable laws and regulations and be 
     consistent with applicable land and resource management 
     plans, except any regulations or plan amendments which 
     establish or implement the moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       (B) be subject to administrative appeals pursuant to Part 
     215 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations and to 
     judicial review.
       (b)(1) For any previously scheduled sales that are not 
     offered pursuant to, subsection (a)(1), the Chief may, to the 
     extent practicable, offer substitutes sales within the same 
     state in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999. Such 
     substitute sales shall be subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (a)(2).
       (2)(A) The Chief shall pay as soon as practicable after 
     fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 to any State in which 
     sales previously scheduled to be offered that are referred to 
     in, but not offered pursuant to, subsection (a)(1) would have 
     occurred, 25 percentum of any receipts from such sales that--
       (i) were anticipated from fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 
     1999 sales in the absence of any moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       (ii) are not offset by revenues received in such fiscal 
     years from substitute projects authorized pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (B) After reporting the amount of funds required to make 
     any payments required by subsection (b)(2)(A), and the source 
     from which such funds are to be derived, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Chief shall make any payments required by 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) from--
       (i) the $2,000,000 appropriated for the purposes of this 
     section in Chapter 4 of this Act; or
       (ii) in the event that the amount referred to in subsection 
     (b)(2)(B)(i) is not sufficient to cover the payments required 
     under subsection (b)(2), from any funds appropriated to the 
     Forest Service in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999, as 
     the case may be, that are not specifically earmarked for 
     another purpose by the applicable appropriation act or a 
     committee or conference report thereon.
       (C) Any State which receives payments required by 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) shall expend such funds only in the 
     manner, and for the purposes, prescribed in section 500 of 
     title 16 of the United States Code.
       (c)(1) During the term of the moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1), the Chief shall prepare, and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report on, each of the following:
       (A) a study of whether standards and guidelines in existing 
     land and resource management plans compel or encourage entry 
     into roadless areas within the National Forest System for the 
     purpose of constructing roads or undertaking any other 
     ground-disturbing activities;
       (B) an inventory of all roads within the National Forest 
     System and the uses which they serve, in a format that will 
     inform and facilitate the development of a long-term Forest 
     Service transportation policy; and
       (C) a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the economic 
     and social effects of the moratorium referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1) on county, State, and regional levels.
       (2) The Chief shall fund the study, inventory and analysis 
     required by subsection (c)(1) fiscal year 1998 from funds 
     appropriated for Forest Research in such fiscal year that are 
     not specifically earmarked for another purpose in the 
     applicable appropriation act or a committee or conference 
     report thereon.''
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                COCHRAN (AND BUMPERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2144

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

       On page 5, line 10, strike ``that had been produced but not 
     marketed''.
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               WELLSTONE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2145

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Wellstone, for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, 
and Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 3, line 6, beginning with ``emer-'', strike all 
     down through and including ``insured,'' on line 7 and insert 
     ``direct and guaranteed''.
       On page 3, line 11, following ``disaster'' insert: ``as 
     follows: operating loans, $8,600,000, of which $5,400,000 
     shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; emergency insured 
     loans''.
       On page 3, line 14, strike ``$21,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``$29,600,000''.
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                JEFFORDS (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 2146

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

       On page 18, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       An additional amount for emergency construction to repair 
     the Mackville Dam in Hardwick, Vermont: $500,000, to remain

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     available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of the 
     Army may obligate and expend the funds appropriated for 
     repair of the Mackville Dam if the Secretary of the Army 
     certifies that the repair is necessary to provide flood 
     control benefits: Provided further, That the Corps of 
     Engineers shall not be responsible for the future costs of 
     operation, repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of the 
     project: Provided further, that the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     of $500,000 that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)) is transmitted by 
     the President to Congress: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of that Act.
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                        LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 2147

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

       On page 8 line 14 and 18 of amendment 2100 after the word 
     ``automobile,'' insert the following ``shipbuilding,''.
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                       DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 2148

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

       At the appropriate place in Title II, insert the following:
       Sec.   . In addition to the amounts provided in Public Law 
     105-56, $35,000,000 is appropriated and shall be available 
     for deposit in the International Trust Fund of the Republic 
     of Slovenia for Demining, Minc Clearance, and Assistance to 
     Mine Victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Provided, That such 
     amount may be deposited in that Fund only if the President 
     determines that such amount could be used effectively and for 
     objectives consistent with on-going multilateral efforts to 
     remove landmines in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Provided further, 
     That such amount may be deposited in that Fund only to the 
     extent of deposits of matching amounts in that Fund by other 
     government, entities, or persons: Provided further, That the 
     amount of such amount deposited by the United States in that 
     Fund may be expended by the Republic of Slovenia only in 
     consultation with the United States Government: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar 
     amount, that includes a designation of the entire amount as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is transmitted to 
     Congress by the President: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
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                        GREGG AMENDMENT NO. 2149

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

       On page 51, line 8, strike the word ``design,'' and on line 
     13, strike the words ``federal construction,''.
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                        LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 2150

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

       At the appropriate place in the IMF title of the bill, 
     insert the following:
       Sec.   . The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with 
     the office of the United States Trade Representative 
     regarding prospective IMF borrower countries, including their 
     status with respect to title III of the Trade Act of 1974 or 
     any executive order issued pursuant to the aforementioned 
     title, and shall take these consultations into account before 
     instructing the United States Executive Director of the IMF 
     on the United States position regarding loans or credits to 
     such borrowing countries
       In the section of the bill entitled ``SEC.   . REPORTS.'' 
     after the first word ``account'', insert the following:
       (i) of outcomes related to the requirements of section 
     (described above); and (ii).
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               GRASSLEY (AND STEVENS) AMENDMENT NO. 2151

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

       On page 46, after line 16, insert:

                     United States Customs Service


             customs facilities, construction, improvements

       In addition to the amounts made available for the United 
     States Customs Service in Public Law 105-61, $5,512,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
     this amount may be made available for construction of a P3-
     AEW hangar in Corpus Christi, Texas: Provided further, That 
     the funds appropriated under this heading may only be 
     obligated 30 days after the Commissioner of the Customs 
     Service certifies to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations that the construction of this facility is 
     necessary for the operation of the P-3 aircraft for the 
     counternarcotics mission.
       On page 50, after line 14, insert:


             customs facilities, construction, improvements

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-393, $4,470,000 and Public Law 103-123, $1,041,754 
     are rescinded.
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                      HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 2152

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

       On page 26, after line 11, insert the following:
       For an additional amount for ``Wildland and Fire 
     Management'' for wildland and fire management operations to 
     be carried out to rectify damages caused by the windstorms in 
     Texas on February 10, 1998, $2,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only at the discretion of the chief of the National 
     Forest Service: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for $2,000,000 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 the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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                        BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 2153

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

       On page 21, line 20, delete the number ``$28,938,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``32,818,000''.
       On pate 21, line 23, delete the number ``$28,938,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``32,818,000''.
       On page 22, line 11, delete the number ``$8,500,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``9,506,000''.
       On page 22, line 13, delete the number ``$8,500,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``9,506,000''.
       On page 22, line 25, delete the number ``$1,000,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``1,198,000''.
       On page 23, line 3, delete the number ``$1,000,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``1,198,000''.
       On page 24, insert a new section:

                       Bureau of Land Management


                              construction

       For an additional amount for `Construction', $1,837,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to repair damage caused by 
     floods and other natural disasters: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $1,837,000, 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 the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       On page 24, insert a new section:

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                              construction

       For an additional amount for `Construction', $700,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to repair damage caused by 
     floods and other natural disasters: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $700,000, 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 the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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                       DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 2154

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

       On page 24, after line 17, insert the following:


                              construction

       ``For an additional amount for ``Construction, Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs,'' $365,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for replacement of fixtures and testing for and 
     remediation of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in BIA 
     schools and administrative facilities, Provided that the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $365,000 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 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

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             TORRICELLI (AND LAUTENBERG) AMENDMENT NO. 2155

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

       On page 59, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC.    . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SETTLEMENT OF 
                   PROCEEDINGS TO RECOVER COSTS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General 
     should not accept a settlement in proceedings to recover 
     costs incurred in the cleanup of the Wayne Interim Storage 
     Site, Wayne, New Jersey, unless the settlement recaptures a 
     substantial portion of the costs incurred by the taxpayer.
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                     LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT NO. 2156

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

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
     respect to the amount allocated for fiscal year 1998, and the 
     amounts that would otherwise be allocated for fiscal year 
     1999 or any succeeding fiscal year, to the City of 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on behalf of the Philadelphia, PA-
     NJ Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (in this section 
     referred to as the ``metropolitan area''), under section 
     854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12903(c)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall adjust such amounts by allocating to the State of New 
     Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan area's amount that 
     is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the 
     portion of the metropolitan area that is located in New 
     Jersey.
       (b) The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to 
     the State under this section to carry out eligible activities 
     under section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metropolitan area that is 
     located in New Jersey.
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              MURKOWSKI (AND BINGAMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2157

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

       On page 26, after line 11, insert the following new 
     section: Department of Energy and Strategic Petroleum Reserve

     SEC.   . STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

       For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     facility development and operations and program management 
     activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $207,500,000, 
     to remain available until expended, and the sale of oil from 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve required by Public Law 105-83 
     shall be prohibited: Provided, That the entire amount shall 
     be available and the oil sale prohibited only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $207,500,000, 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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                CLELAND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2158

  Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, and 
Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.    . DISASTER MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) during fiscal years 1999 through 2003, to establish a 
     pre-disaster mitigation program to make such loans (either 
     directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending 
     institutions through agreements to participate on an 
     immediate or deferred (guaranteed) basis), as the 
     Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate, 
     to enable small businesses to install mitigation devices or 
     to take preventive measures to protect against disasters, in 
     support of a formal mitigation program established by the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, except that no loan or 
     guarantee shall be extended to a small business under this 
     subparagraph unless the Administration finds that the small 
     business is otherwise unable to obtain credit for the 
     purposes described in this subparagraph;''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 20 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       (f) Disaster Mitigation Pilot Program.--The following 
     program levels are authorized for loans under section 
     7(b)(1)(C):
       ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(5) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
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                        BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 2159

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

       At the end of the bill add the following General Provision:
       ``Sec.  . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     permanent employees of county committees employed during 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to 8(b) of the Soil Conservation 
     and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) shall be 
     considered as having Federal Civil Service status only for 
     the purpose of applying for USDA Civil Service vacancies.''
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               BINGAMAN (AND HOLLINGS) AMENDMENT NO. 2160

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

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SCHOOL SECURITY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Safe 
     Schools Security Act of 1998''.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for 
     school security training and technology, and for local school 
     security programs.
       (c) School Security Technology Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Attorney General, the Secretary of 
     Education, and the Secretary of Energy shall enter into an 
     agreement for the establishment at the Sandia National 
     Laboratories in partnership with the National Law Enforcement 
     And Corrections Technology Center--Southeast of a center to 
     be known as the ``School Security Technology Center''. The 
     School Security Technology Center shall be administered by 
     the Attorney General.
       (2) Functions.--The School Security Technology Center shall 
     be a resource to local educational agencies for school 
     security assessments, security technology development, 
     technology availability and implementation, and technical 
     assistance relating to improving school security.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,250,000 
     for each of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001.
       (d) Local School Security Programs.--Subpart 1 of part A of 
     title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) Is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 4119. LOCAL SCHOOL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary of Education shall award grants 
     on a competitive basis to local educational agencies to 
     enable the agencies to acquire security technology, or carry 
     out activities related to improving security at the middle 
     and high schools served by the agencies, including obtaining 
     school security assessments, and technical assistance for the 
     development of a comprehensive school security plan from the 
     School Security Technology Center. The Secretary shall give 
     priority to local educational agencies showing the highest 
     security needs as reported by the agency to the Secretary in 
     application for funding made available under this section.
       ``(b) Applicability.--The provisions of this part shall not 
     apply to this section.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001.''.
       (d) Safe and Secure School Advisory Panel.--
       (1) Establishment.--There shall be established a panel 
     comprised of the Secretary of Education, the Attorney 
     General, and the Secretary of Energy, or their designees to 
     develop a proposal to further improve school security. Such 
     proposal shall be submitted to the Congress within 18 months 
     of the date of enactment of this Act.

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                       COCHRAN AMENDMENT NO. 2161

  Mr. COCHRAN proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 3 line 7 of amendment 2100, change to word 
     ``requirement'' to ``requiring''.
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                 BAUCUS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2162

  Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Bumpers) proposed an amendment 
to the bill, S. 1768, supra; as follows:

       On page 59, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC.   . EXTENSION OF MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.

       Section 133 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7233) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:

[[Page S2688]]

       ``(c) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the term of a 
     marketing assistance loan made to producers on a farm for any 
     loan commodity until September 30, 1998.''.
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                       D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 2163

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

       On page 38, after line 18, add the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . The Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Committee 
     on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the House 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure not later than 
     April 20, 1998, on the proposed use by the New York City 
     Police Department for air and sea rescue and public safety 
     purposes of the facility that is to be vacated by the U.S. 
     Coast Guard at Floyd Bennett Field located in the City of New 
     York.''
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                KENNEDY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2164
  Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Wellstone) proposed an 
amendment to amendment No. 2120 proposed by Mr. Nickles to the bill, S. 
                        1768, supra; as follows:

       On page 39, in lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken, 
     insert the following:

                  Health Care Financing Administration


                           program management

       For an additional amount for Health Care Financing 
     Administration, ``Program Management'', $8,000,000.
       On page 50, in lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken, 
     insert the following:

                     General Provision, Chapter 11

       Sec. 1101. Not to exceed $75,400,000 may be obligated in 
     fiscal year 1998 for contacts with Utilization and Quality 
     Control Peer Review Organization pursuant to part B of title 
     XI of the Social Security Act.

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