[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8791-S8792]
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 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, THE EXECUTIVE 
       OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND CERTAIN INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999

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                  HUTCHINSON AMENDMENTS NOS. 3249-3250

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HUTCHINSON submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill (H.R. 2312) making appropriations for the Treasury 
Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of 
the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3249

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986; NEW 
                   FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM.

       (a) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986--
       (A) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, 
     and
       (B) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis of a 
     taxable year, on any taxable event or for any period after 
     December 31, 2002.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to taxes 
     imposed by--
       (A) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on self-
     employment income),
       (B) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Federal Insurance 
     Contributions Act), and
       (C) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Railroad 
     Retirement Tax Act).
       (b) New Federal Tax System.--
       (1) Structure.--The Congress hereby declares that any new 
     Federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that--
       (A) applies a low rate to all Americans,
       (B) provides tax relief for working Americans,
       (C) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax 
     collection abuses,
       (D) eliminates the bias against savings and investment,
       (E) promotes economic growth and job creation, and
       (F) does not penalize marriage or families.
       (2) Timing of implementation.--In order to ensure an easy 
     transition and effective implementation, the Congress hereby 
     declares that any new Federal tax system should be approved 
     by Congress in its final form not later than July 4, 2002.
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                           Amendment No. 3250

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SATELLITE CONTROLS UNDER THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS 
                   LIST.

       (a) Control of Satellites on the United States Munitions 
     List.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the export 
     control of satellites and related items on the Commerce 
     Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration 
     Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq.) on the day before 
     the effective date of this section shall be considered, on or 
     after such date, to be transferred to the United States 
     Munitions List under section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
       (b) Report.--Each report to Congress submitted pursuant to 
     section 902(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246) to waive the 
     restrictions contained in that Act on the export to the 
     People's Republic of China of United States-origin satellites 
     and defense articles on the United States Munitions List 
     shall be accompanied by a detailed justification setting 
     forth--
       (1) a detailed description of all militarily sensitive 
     characteristics integrated within, or associated with, the 
     satellite;
       (2) an estimate of the number of United States civilian 
     contract personnel expected to be needed in country to carry 
     out the proposed satellite launch;
       (3) a detailed description of--
       (A) the United States Government's plan to monitor the 
     proposed satellite launch to ensure that no unauthorized 
     transfer of technology occurs, together with an estimate of 
     the number of officers and employees of the United States 
     Government expected to be needed in country to carry out 
     monitoring of the proposed satellite launch; and
       (B) the manner in which the costs of such monitoring shall 
     be borne; and
       (4) the reasons why the proposed satellite launch is in the 
     national security interest of the United States, including--
       (A) the impact of the proposed export on employment in the 
     United States, including the number of new jobs created in 
     the United States, on a State-by-State basis, as a direct 
     result of the proposed export;
       (B) the number of existing jobs in the United States that 
     would be lost, on a State-by-State basis, as a direct result 
     of the proposed export not being licensed;
       (C) the impact of the proposed export on the balance of 
     trade between the United States and China and a reduction in 
     the current United States trade deficit with China;
       (D) the impact of the proposed export on China's transition 
     from a nonmarket to a market economy and the long-term 
     economic benefit to the United States;
       (E) the impact of the proposed export on opening new 
     markets to American-made products through China's purchase of 
     United States-made goods and services not directly related to 
     the proposed export;
       (F) the impact of the proposed export on reducing acts, 
     policies, and practices that constitute significant trade 
     barriers to United States exports or foreign direct 
     investment in China by United States nationals;
       (G) the increase in the United States overall market share 
     for goods and services in comparison to Japan, France, 
     Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia;
       (H) the impact of the proposed export on China's 
     willingness to modify its commercial and trade laws, 
     practices, and regulations to make American-made goods and 
     services more accessible to that market; and
       (I) the impact of the proposed export on China's 
     willingness to reduce formal and informal trade barriers and 
     tariffs, duties, and other fees on American-made goods and 
     services entering China.
       (c) National Security Waiver for the Export of Satellites 
     to China.--Section 902(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended

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     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     except that, in the case of a proposed export of a satellite 
     under subsection (a)(5), on a case-by-case basis, that it is 
     in the national security interests of the United States to do 
     so''.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Militarily sensitive characteristics.--The term 
     ``militarily sensitive characteristics'' includes, but is not 
     limited to, antijamming capability, antennas, crosslinks, 
     baseband processing, encryption devices, radiation-hardened 
     devices, propulsion systems, pointing accuracy, or kick 
     motors.
       (2) Related items.--The term ``related items'' means the 
     satellite fuel, ground support equipment, test equipment, 
     payload adapter or interface hardware, replacement parts, and 
     non-embedded solid propellant orbit transfer engines 
     described in the report submitted to Congress by the 
     Department of State on February 6, 1998, pursuant to section 
     38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)).
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 15 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

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