[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 144 (Monday, October 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10604]
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            DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER ACT OF 1991

  Mr. GILMAN. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on International Relations be discharged from further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4757) to designate the North-South Center as the Dante 
B. Fascell North-South Center, and ask for its immediate consideration 
in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Mr. HAMILTON. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, of course 
I will not object, but I would like to yield to the chairman for an 
explanation of the bill.
  Mr. GILMAN. Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to bring before 
the House a bill to honor our esteemed former colleague, the former 
chairman of the Committee on International Relations, the gentleman 
from Florida, Dante Fascell.
  This bill will rename the educational institution known as the North-
South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center. Chairman 
Fascell was responsible for establishing that center in 1991 to promote 
better relations between our Nation and the nations of Latin America, 
the Caribbean and Canada through cooperative study training and 
research. Today we recognize the significant contributions that Dante 
Fascell has made to the U.S.-Latin American relations and, indeed, to 
so many other aspects of our foreign policy.
  Dante Fascell was a dedicated legislator and statesman. It is a 
privilege to sponsor this measure along with 15 other Members of 
Congress. This is only a modest gesture to recognize a truly great 
American.
  Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. HAMILTON. Madam Speaker, continuing my reservation, I strongly 
support the bill to rename the North-South Center after the former 
chairman of the House Committee on International Relations, Dante 
Fascell. I want to thank the gentleman from New York, (Mr. Gilman) the 
chairman of the committee, for his initiative in bringing the bill 
forward.
  Dante Fascell was an extraordinarily important figure in this 
Congress, certainly in the recent history of the international 
relations committee and in the development of American foreign policy. 
He was a highly effective legislator, enormously popular in this body. 
He was an excellent chairman, and his many contributions to the 
Congress and to the country were simply extraordinary.
  Almost all of us who have served on that committee I think have very 
fond memories of Dante's public service, not the least of which was his 
accomplishment in getting the North-South Center established. The 
Center is a concrete example of Dante's intense interest in Latin 
America. He was a leader in this institution and in the United States 
Government in fashioning an effective policy toward Latin America. The 
North-South Center provides independent and serious analysis of Latin 
America and is an asset to all policy makers.
  It is, therefore, only fitting that Dante Fascell would be 
commemorated permanently in the name of the center that he cares so 
much about and worked so hard for.
  Madam Speaker, I urge unanimous support.
  Mr. GILMAN. Madam Speaker, it is a great pleasure to bring before the 
House a bill to honor our esteemed former colleague, the former 
Chairman of the International Relations Committee Dante Fascell.
  This bill will rename the educational institution known as the North/
South Center, as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.
  Chairman Fascell was responsible for establishing this Center in 1991 
to promote better relations between the United States and the nations 
of Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada through cooperative study 
training and research.
  Today, we recognize the significant contribution Dante Fascell has 
made to U.S.-Latin American relations and indeed to so many other 
aspects of our foreign policy. He was a dedicated legislator and 
statesman. It is a privilege to sponsor this measure along with 15 
other Members of Congress. This is only a modest gesture to recognize a 
truly great American.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the bill, as follows:

                               H.R. 4757

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS THE DANTE B. 
                   FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER.

       Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
     ``Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``known as the North/South Center,'' and 
     inserting ``which shall be known and designated as the Dante 
     B. Fascell North-South Center,''; and
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``North/South Center'' 
     and inserting ``Dante B. Fascell North-South Center''.

     SEC. REFERENCES.

       (a) Center.--Any reference in any other provision of law to 
     the educational institution in Florida known as the North/
     South Center shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Dante 
     B. Fascell North-South Center''.
       (b) Short Title.--Any reference in any other provision of 
     law to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``Dante B. Fascell North/South Center 
     Act of 1991''.

  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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