[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2811-H2813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1664

                        Offered By: Mr. Deutsch

       Amendment No. 1: After chapter 4 of the bill, add the 
     following new chapter:

                               CHAPTER 4A

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     enforcement and border affairs

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs'' to support increased 
     detention requirements for Central American criminal aliens 
     and to address the expected influx of illegal immigrants from 
     Central America as a result of Hurricane Mitch, $80,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until expended and which shall 
     be administered by the Attorney General: Provided, 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.

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $8,000,000: Provided, 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: Provided further, That of 
     such amount, $5,100,000 shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, 
     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.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $7,300,000: Provided, 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: Provided 
     further, That of such amount, $1,300,000 shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount, 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.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $1,000,000: Provided, 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.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $69,500,000: Provided, 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.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $16,000,000: Provided, 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.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $300,000:

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     Provided, 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.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $8,800,000: Provided, 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.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $46,500,000: Provided, 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.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $37,500,000: Provided, 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.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  agency for international development

                   international disaster assistance

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'' 
     for necessary expenses for international disaster relief, 
     rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, pursuant to 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, 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.


              central america and the caribbean emergency

                         disaster recovery fund

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for 
     necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in 
     Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in 
     Colombia, $621,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     and, except for section 558, the provisions of title V of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided 
     further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph may be transferred to ``Operating Expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development'', to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, to be used for 
     administrative costs of USAID in addressing the effects of 
     those hurricanes, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to 
     contract directly for the personal services of individuals in 
     the United States: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be transferred 
     to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development Office of Inspector General'', to remain 
     available until expended, to be used for costs of audits, 
     inspections, and other activities associated with the 
     expenditure of the funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be obligated and expended subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be subject to the funding ceiling contained in section 
     580 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division 
     A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), 
     notwithstanding section 545 of that Act: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     made available for nonproject assistance: 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: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount 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.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                           Debt Restructuring

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an 
     additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', $41,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
     $25,000,000 may be used for a contribution to the Central 
     America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: 
     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.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             FOREST SERVICE


                    reconstruction and construction

       For an additional amount for ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'', $5,611,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address damages from Hurricane Georges and other 
     natural disasters in Puerto Rico: Provided, 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: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request that 
     includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
     is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That funds in this account may be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' account and 
     the ``National Forest System'' account as needed to address 
     emergency requirements in Puerto Rico.

                               H.R. 1664

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of chapter 2, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 213. (a) Additional Appropriation for Continuation of 
     ES-3 Aircraft.--In addition to amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the 
     Department of Defense or in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, $94,400,000 is appropriated as 
     follows:
       (1) For ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $29,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, to be used for ES-
     3 aircraft squadron staffing.
       (2) For ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $30,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2000, to be used for 
     ES-3 aircraft operations and maintenance.
       (3) For ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $31,500,000, to be 
     used for procurement of critical avionics and structures for 
     ES-3 aircraft.
       (4) For ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $3,900,000, to be 
     used for procurement of critical avionics spares for ES-3 
     aircraft.
       (b) Emergency Designation.--The entire amount made 
     available in this section 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. 
     Such amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in such section 251(b)(2)(A), is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress.
       (c) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     to examine alternative approaches to upgrading the ES-3 
     aircraft sensor systems for the life cycle of the aircraft. 
     The study shall include comparative costs and capabilities, 
     and shall be submitted to the Congress by October 1, 1999.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 503. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used for the deployment of ground elements of the United 
     States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

          (To the Amendment Offered by Mr. Istook of Oklahoma)

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of the matter proposed to be 
     inserted by the amendment, add the following new subsection:
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation established in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) any deployment specifically authorized by law enacted 
     after this Act;
       (2) any mission specifically limited to rescuing United 
     States military personnel or United States citizens in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; or
       (3) any mission specifically limited to rescuing military 
     personnel of another member nation of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as 
     a result of operations as a member of an air crew.
       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, 
     insert after the section designation the following: ``(a) 
     Prohibition on Use of Funds for Deployment of United States 
     Ground Forces in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.--''.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

       Amendment No. 5: At the appropriate place in the bill 
     insert the following new section:
       None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     initiate or conduct military operations by the United States 
     Armed Forces except in accordance with the war powers clause 
     of the Constitution (article 1, section 8).

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

       Amendment No. 6: At the appropriate place in the bill 
     insert the following new section:

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       ``None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available for the implementation of any plan to invade 
     Yugoslavia with ground forces of the United States, except in 
     time of war.''

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

       Amendment No. 7: At the appropriate place in the bill 
     insert the following new section:
       None of the funds in this act may be used to invade 
     Yugoslavia with ground forces in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (Title 50 U.S.C. Chapter 33).

                               H.R. 1664

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 8: At the end (before the short title), add 
     the following new section:
       Sec. 502. Such funds borrowed from the Social Security 
     Trust Fund surplus to finance this Act shall be repaid.
       Whenever there is an on-budget surplus for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to 
     use such funds to retire public debt until $12,947,495,000 of 
     such debt is retired.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 9: Page 4, line 24, strike ``$5,219,100,000'' 
     and insert ``$1,919,000,000''.
       Page 6, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following ``(plus an additional $825,000,000)''.
       Page 6, line 23, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following ``(plus an additional $825,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following ``(plus an additional $825,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 14, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following ``(plus an additional $825,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 10: Page 5, line 5, strike ``of such amount 
     $1,311,800,000'' and insert ``such amount''.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 11: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 503. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act may be used for military operations in the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia, except operations specifically 
     limited to rescuing United States military personnel or 
     United States citizens.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 503. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     ``Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund'' may be used for 
     military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 
     except operations specifically limited to rescuing United 
     States military personnel or United States citizens.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following new section:
       Sec. 503. None of the amounts appropriated by this Act may 
     be obligated until the President submits to Congress a 
     certification that the United States has entered into a 
     negotiated settlement to end hostilities in the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or otherwise 
     with respect to Kosovo.

                               H.R. 1664

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 14: In chapter 2, strike section 201 
     (relating to additional transfer authority).