[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 102 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D824-D826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2548-2557; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Res. 254-255 were introduced.                         
  Pages H5838-39
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 850, to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights 
of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export 
controls on encryption, amended (H. Rept. 106-117 part 3);
  H.R. 1402, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the 
Class I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the 
implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing 
orders, amended (H. Rept. 106-239); and
  H. Res. 253, providing for consideration of H.R. 1995, to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, 
improve student achievement through high-quality professional 
development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act 
(H. Rept. 106-240).                                          
Page H5838
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Stearns to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H5753
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Mark 
Moretti of Alexandria, Virginia.                             
  Page H5758
Recess: The House recessed at 1:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H5757-58
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Albanian Emigration Laws and Policies: Message wherein he transmitted 
a report concerning the emigration laws and policies of Albania--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 106-98); and                                
  Page H5758
  National Emergency Re Libya: Message wherein he transmitted a report 
concerning the national emergency with respect to Libya that was 
declared in Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-
99).                                                     
  Pages H5758-59
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 31, to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in conjunction with the 
minting of coins by the Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the 
millennium of the discovery of the New World by Leif Ericson; 
                                                          Page H5762-63

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  Congratulating Peru and Ecuador in Signing a Peace Agreement: H. Res. 
25, congratulating the Government of Peru and the Government of Ecuador 
for signing a peace agreement ending a border dispute which has 
resulted in several military clashes over the past 50 years; 
                                                         Pages H5765-66
  Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 
1033, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
(passed by a yea and nay vote of 381 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 308); 
                                               Pages H5759-62, H5790-91
  U.S. Victory in the Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall: H. Con. 
Res. 121, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
victory of the United States in the cold war and the fall of the Berlin 
Wall (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 381 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 309); and                    
  Pages H5763-65, H5791-92
  Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention: H.R. 1477, to withhold 
voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of the 
International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and 
completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (agreed to by a 
yea and nay vote of 383 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 310). 
                                               Pages H5766-68, H5792-93
Recess: The House recessed at 4:07 p.m. and reconvened at 6:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5790
Membership of Standing Committees: Pursuant to clause 5(b) of rule X, 
read a letter from Representative Watts of Oklahoma wherein he informed 
the Speaker that Representative Michael P. Forbes is no longer a member 
of the Republican Conference. Subsequently, read letters from the 
Speaker wherein he advised Chairman Young, Committee on Appropriations 
and Chairman Talent, Committee on Small Business, that Representative 
Michael P. Forbes's election to the Committees on Appropriations and 
Small Business have been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 5(b) 
of rule X, effective today.                                  
  Page H5790
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 255, electing 
Representative Blunt to the Committee on Appropriations.     
  Page H5820
American Embassy Security Act: The House completed general debate and 
began considering amendments to H.R. 2415, to enhance security of 
United States missions and personnel overseas, and to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000. 
                                            Pages H5768-90, H5792-H5820
Agreed to:
  The Gilman amendment that authorizes $110 million for UNICEF and $15 
million for the Asia foundation; specifies that personnel transfers 
will not adversely affect women and minorities; insures the inclusion 
of democracy advocates in exchange programs; requires a report on the 
Cambodian grenade attack that killed democracy activists; and includes 
security assistance provisions including the transfers of excess 
defense articles, Foreign Military Sales, and international arms sales 
code of conduct;                                         
Pages H5785-90
  The Gilman en bloc amendment that establishes an international rape 
counseling program, Israel-Arab Peace partners program, and regulatory 
regime for the licensing for export of commercial satellites; requires 
a periodic report on the March 30, 1997 grenade attack in Cambodia; 
directs the Secretary of State to develop eligibility guidelines for 
women seeking refugee status due to gender persecution; requires a 
report on terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens in Israel, territory 
administered by Israel, or territory administered by the Palestinian 
Authority; allows the Secretary of State to deny passports to parents 
who owe more than $2,500 in child support payments; establishes a 
science and technology advisor to the Secretary of State; authorizes 
scholarships for Tibetan and Burmese students; adds exports of crime 
control equipment to requirements related to the investigations of the 
Rosemary Nelson and Patrick Finucane cases; expresses the sense of 
Congress that the Magen David Adom Society be recognized as a full 
member of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; and 
strikes provisions which restrict contributions to the United States 
Development Program for humanitarian projects in Burma unless certain 
conditions are met; and                                  
Pages H5792-98
  The Kucinich amendment that requires the Secretary of State to submit 
a report, written by an independent panel of experts, evaluating the 
role of diplomacy in ending the conflict in Kosovo.      
Pages H5819-20
Point of Order Sustained Against:
  The Bereuter amendment that sought to permit the budgetary scoring of 
leased properties on an annual basis to expedite the construction of 
diplomatic facilities.                                   
Pages H5818-19
Proceedings postponed:
  The Smith of New Jersey amendment that seeks to prohibit 
contributions to the United Nations Population fund unless it ceases 
all its activities in China or the President certifies that there are 
no forced abortions associated with the Chinese population control 
program;                                              
Pages H5798-H5812
  The Campbell substitute to the Smith of New Jersey amendment that 
seeks to prohibit any United States contributions to the United Nations 
Population Fund to be used for abortion or for the population control 
program in China and requires a dollar

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for dollar reduction of U.S. contributions if the United Nations 
provides any funding for the Chinese government program; 
                                                      Pages H5799-H5812
  The Sanford amendment that seeks to reduce funding to the fiscal year 
1998 levels of $12 million for the Center for Cultural and Technical 
Interchange between East and West, $1.5 million for the Dante B. 
Fascell North-South Center, and $8 million for the Asia Foundation; and
                                                         Pages H5812-16
  The Paul amendment that seeks to eliminate the authorization of 
funding for United Nations programs.                     
Pages H5816-18
  H. Res. 247, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on July 16.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H5839-40.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5791, H5791-92, and 
H5792-93. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:06 p.m.