[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3606-H3607]
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. 1259

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 2: Add at the end the following new section:

     SEC. 6. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF THE OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND 
                   DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE HOSPITAL 
                   INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the moneys of the United States held for purposes of 
     the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and 
     the hospital insurance program maintained under the Social 
     Security Act and related laws of the United States should 
     always be held in separate and independent trust funds and 
     should always be segregated from all other moneys of the 
     United States,
       (2) the receipts and disbursements of such programs 
     (including revenues dedicated to such programs) should never 
     be included in any budget totals set forth in the budget of 
     the United States Government as prepared by the President or 
     any budget prepared by the Congress,
       (3) the Congress should never make any law authorizing the 
     use of such trust funds for any purpose other than for 
     providing for the prompt and effective payment of benefits, 
     payment of administrative expenses, and payment of such 
     amounts as may be necessary and appropriate to correct prior 
     incorrect payments, and no agency or instrumentality of the 
     United States, or any officer or employee thereof, should 
     ever be authorized to use, or to authorize the use of, such 
     trust funds for any such other purpose, and
       (4) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Congress should consider for adoption a 
     constitutional amendment which would establish the policies 
     described in this section as the permanent law of the United 
     States.

                               H.R. 1401

                        Offered By: Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of title X (page 305, after 
     line 5), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1040. ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

       (a) Waiver of Charges.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     waive reimbursement of the

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     costs of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, or 
     similar educational activities of the Asia-Pacific Center for 
     military officers and civilian officials of foreign nations 
     of the Asia-Pacific region if the Secretary determines that 
     attendance by such persons without reimbursement is in the 
     national security interest of the United States.
       (2) In this section, the term ``Asia-Pacific Center'' means 
     the Department of Defense organization within the United 
     States Pacific Command known as the Asia-Pacific Center for 
     Security Studies.
       (b) Authority To Accept Foreign Gifts and Donations.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept, on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Center, foreign gifts 
     or donations in order to defray the costs of, or enhance the 
     operation of, the Asia-Pacific Center.
       (2) The Secretary may not accept a gift or donation under 
     paragraph (1) if the acceptance of the gift or donation would 
     compromise or appear to compromise--
       (A) the ability of the Department of Defense, any employee 
     of the Department, or members of the Armed Forces to carry 
     out any responsibility or duty of the Department in a fair 
     and objective manner; or
       (B) the integrity of any program of the Department of 
     Defense or of any person involved in such a program.
       (3) The Secretary shall prescribe written guidance setting 
     forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the 
     acceptance of a foreign gift or donation would have a result 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (4) Funds accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     shall be credited to appropriations available to the 
     Department of Defense for the Asia-Pacific Center. Funds so 
     credited shall be merged with the appropriations to which 
     credited and shall be available to the Asia-Pacific Center 
     for the same purposes and same period as the appropriations 
     with which merged.
       (5) If the total amount of funds accepted under paragraph 
     (1) in any fiscal year exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall notify Congress of the amount of those donations for 
     that fiscal year. Any such notice shall list each of the 
     contributors of such amounts and the amount of each 
     contribution in that fiscal year.
       (6) For purposes of this subsection, a foreign gift or 
     donation is a gift or donation of funds, materials (including 
     research materials), property, or services (including lecture 
     services and faculty services) from a foreign government, a 
     foundation or other charitable organization in a foreign 
     country, or an individual in a foreign country.

                               H.R. 1401

                        Offered By: Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of title X (page 305, after 
     line 5), insert the following new section:

     SEC. ____. REPORT ON EFFECT OF CONTINUED BALKAN OPERATIONS ON 
                   ABILITY OF UNITED STATES TO SUCCESSFULLY MEET 
                   OTHER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing the effect of continued 
     operations by the Armed Forces in the Balkans region on the 
     ability of the United States, through the period covered by 
     the current Future-Years Defense Plan of the Department of 
     Defense, to prosecute to a successful conclusion a major 
     contingency in the Asia-Pacific region or to prosecute to a 
     successful conclusion two nearly simultaneous major theater 
     wars, in accordance with the most recent Quadrennial Defense 
     Review.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall set forth the following:
       (1) In light of continued Balkan operations, the 
     capabilities and limitations of United States combat, combat 
     support, and combat service support forces (at national, 
     operational, and tactical levels and operating in a joint and 
     coalition environment) to expeditiously respond to, 
     prosecute, and achieve United States strategic objectives in 
     the event of--
       (A) a contingency on the Korean peninsula; or
       (B) two nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
       (2) The confidence level of the Secretary of Defense in 
     United States military capabilities to successfully prosecute 
     a Pacific contingency, and to successfully prosecute two 
     nearly simultaneous major theater wars, while remaining 
     engaged at current or greater force levels in the Balkans, 
     together with the rationale and justification for each such 
     confidence level.
       (3) Identification of high-value platforms, systems, 
     capabilities, and skills that--
       (A) during a Pacific contingency, would be stressed or 
     broken and at what point such stressing or breaking would 
     occur; and
       (B) during two nearly simultaneous major theater wars, 
     would be stressed or broken and at what point such stressing 
     or breaking would occur.
       (4) During continued military operations in the Balkans, 
     the effect on the ``operations tempo'', and on the 
     ``personnel tempo'', of the Armed Forces--
       (A) of a Pacific contingency; and
       (B) of two nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
       (5) During continued military operations in the Balkans, 
     the required type and quantity of high-value platforms, 
     systems, capabilities, and skills to prosecute successfully--
       (A) a Pacific contingency; and
       (B) two nearly simultaneous major theater wars.
       (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall use the resources and 
     expertise of the unified commands, the military departments, 
     the combat support agencies, and the defense components of 
     the intelligence community and shall consult with non-
     Department elements of the intelligence community, as 
     required, and other such entities within the Department of 
     Defense as the Secretary considers necessary.

                               H.R. 1401

                        Offered By: Mr. Metcalf

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of title VII (page 238, after 
     line 22), insert the following new section:

     SEC. ____. REVIEW OF RESULTS OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 
                   REGARDING GULF WAR ILLNESSES AND RESEARCH TO 
                   REPLICATE OR DISPUTE THE RESULTS.

       (a) Requirement To Conduct Review.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall review the independent research conducted 
     regarding the presence and detection of squalene antibodies 
     in the blood of veterans of the Persian Gulf War, as 
     described in the report of the General Accounting Office 
     numbered GAO/NSIAD-99-5, and the possible relationship 
     between the presence of squalene antibodies and the complex 
     of illnesses and symptoms known as Gulf War syndrome.
       (b) Requirement to Conduct Additional Research.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct research on the presence and 
     detection of squalene antibodies in the blood of veterans of 
     the Persian Gulf War designed to replicate or dispute the 
     results of the independent research reviewed under subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General 
     shall review the results of the Secretary's review and 
     research and submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     merits of the Secretary's review and research.

                               H.R. 1401

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of title XXXI (page 453, after 
     line 15), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 31____. REPORT ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
                   PRACTICES AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress a report for 
     the preceding year on counterintelligence and security 
     practices at the facilities of the national laboratories 
     (whether or not classified activities are carried out at the 
     facility).
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include, with 
     respect to each national laboratory, the following:
       (1) The number of full-time counterintelligence and 
     security professionals employed.
       (2) A description of the counterintelligence and security 
     training courses conducted and, for each such course, any 
     requirement that employees successfully complete that course.
       (3) A description of each contract awarded that provides an 
     incentive for the effective performance of 
     counterintelligence or security activities.
       (4) A description of the services provided by the employee 
     assistance programs.
       (5) A description of any requirement that an employee 
     report the foreign travel of that employee (whether or not 
     the travel was for official business).
       (6) A description of any visit by the Secretary or by the 
     Deputy Secretary of Energy, a purpose of which was to 
     emphasize to employees the need for effective 
     counterintelligence and security practices.

                               H.R. 1906

                         Offered By: Mr. Chabot

       Amendment No. 17: Insert before the short title the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to award any 
     new allocations under the market access program or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel to award such allocations.

                               H.R. 1906

                         Offered by: Ms. Kaptur

       Amendment No. 18: In the third paragraph under the headings 
     ``Rural Housing Service'' and ``rural housing insurance fund 
     program account (including transfers of funds)'', strike the 
     period at the end of the paragraph and insert the following: 
     ``: Provided, That of this amount the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may transfer up to $7,000,000 to the 
     appropriation for `Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged 
     Farmers'.''.