[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17494-17509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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   DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE AND STATE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

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                 THOMAS (AND ENZI) AMENDMENTS NO. 1273

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill (S. 1217) making appropriations for 
the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section and renumber the remaining sections accordingly:

     SEC.   . PROHIBITION ON THE RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL 
                   OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC 
                   AUTHORIZATION IN LAW.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 2572 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law, the 
     President may not transfer a veterans memorial object to a 
     foreign country or entity controlled by a foreign government, 
     or otherwise transfer or convey such object to any person or 
     entity for purposes of the ultimate transfer or conveyance of 
     such object to a foreign country or entity controlled by a 
     foreign government, unless specifically authorized by law.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entity controlled by a foreign government.--The term 
     ``entity controlled by a foreign government'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2536(c)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Veterans memorial object.--The term ``veterans memorial 
     object'' means any object, including a physical structure or 
     portion thereof, that--
       (A) is located at a cemetery of the National Cemetery 
     System, war memorial, or military installation in the United 
     States;
       (B) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorializes, the death 
     in combat or combat-related duties of members of the United 
     States Armed Forces; and
       (C) was brought to the United States from abroad as a 
     memorial of combat abroad.
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                 DeWINE (AND LEVIN) AMENDMENT NO. 1274

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Levin) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 57, line 16, strike ``$1,776,728,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,777,118,000''.
       On page 57, line 17, before the colon, insert the 
     following: ``; of which $390,000 shall be used by the 
     National Ocean Service to upgrade an additional 13 Great 
     Lakes water gauging stations in order to ensure compliance 
     with year 2000 (Y2K) computer date processing requirements''.
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                        BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 1275

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 73, insert between lines 12 and 13 the following:
       Sec. 306. Pursuant to the requirements of section 156(d) of 
     title 28, United States Code, Congress approves the 
     consolidation of the office of the bankruptcy clerk of court 
     with the office of the district clerk of court in the 
     southern district of West Virginia.
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                        GRAMS AMENDMENT NO. 1276

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GRAMS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 81, line 25, insert the following after 
     ``reforms''; ``:Provided further, That any additional amount 
     provided, not to exceed $107 million, which is owed by the 
     United Nations to the United States as a reimbursement, 
     including any reimbursement under the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 or the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, that 
     was owed to the United States before the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall be applied or used, without fiscal year 
     limitation, to reduce any amount owed by the United States to 
     the United Nations, except that any such reduction pursuant 
     to the authority in this paragraph shall not be made unless 
     expressly authorized by the enactment

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     of a separate Act that makes payment of arrearages contingent 
     upon United Nations reform''.
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                        LUGAR AMENDMENT NO. 1277

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
this bill. S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 78, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:


                    national endowment for democracy

       For grants by the Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act, $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That, in lieu of the dollar amount 
     specified under the heading ``capital investment fund'' in 
     this Act, the dollar amount under that heading shall be 
     considered to be $50,000,000.
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                    GRAHAM AMENDMENT NOS. 1278-1280

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GRAHAM submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill. S. 1217, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1278

       At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

     SEC. __. AUTHORITY TO RECOVER TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the 
     Department of Justice from expending amounts made available 
     under this title for tobacco-related litigation or for the 
     payment of expert witnesses called to provide testimony in 
     such litigation.
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                           Amendment No. 1279

       At the appropriate place in title VI, insert the following:

     SEC. 6__. PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.

       The flush sentence following subparagraph (B)(ii) of 
     section 40102(37) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``if the unit of government on whose behalf the 
     operation is conducted certifies to the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration that the operation was 
     necessary to respond to a significant and imminent threat to 
     life or property (including natural resources) and that no 
     service by a private operator was reasonably available to 
     meet the threat'' and inserting ``if the operation is 
     conducted for law enforcement, search and rescue, or 
     responding to an imminent threat to life, property, or 
     natural resources''.
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                           Amendment No. 1280

       At the end of title I, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section:
       (1) The term ``hate crime'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 994 note).
       (2) The term ``older individual'' means an individual who 
     is age 65 or older.
       (b) The Attorney General shall conduct a study concerning--
       (1) whether an older individual is more likely than the 
     average individual to be the target of a crime;
       (2) the extent of crimes committed against older 
     individuals; and
       (3) the extent to which crimes committed against older 
     individuals are hate crimes.
       (c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing the results of the study.
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                SARBANES (AND SMITH) AMENDMENT NO. 1281

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 74, line 15, strike ``$2,671,429,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,837,772,000''.
       On page 77, line 8, strike ``$80,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$90,000,000''.
       On page 79, line 5, strike ``$583,496,000'' and insert 
     ``$747,683,000''.
       On page 79, line 19, strike ``$7,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$17,000,000''.
       On page 80, beginning on line 24, strike ``$943,308,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``$107,000,000'' on line 25 and 
     insert ``$1,177,308,000, of which not to exceed 
     $214,000,000''.
       On page 81, beginning on line 16, strike ``280,925,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``$137,000,000'' on line 18 and 
     insert ``$265,000,000, of which not to exceed $26,500,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2001, and of which 
     not to exceed $30,000,000''.
       On page 80, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:


                   NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.

       For a grant to the National Endowment for Democracy, as 
     authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, 
     $32,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).


                    PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.

       For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
     section 501 of Public Law 101-246, $15,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)).
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                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 1282

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 
to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 15, after line 2, insert:


         High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program

       For expenses necessary to establish and implement the High 
     Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program (including 
     grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and other 
     assistance) pursuant to Section 205 of S. 254 as passed by 
     the Senate on May 20, 1999, and consistent with the funding 
     proportions established therein, $20,000,000.
       On page 21, line 16, strike ``3,156,895,000'' and insert 
     ``3,136,895,000.''
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                  MACK (AND GRAHAM) AMENDMENT NO. 1283

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Graham) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 57, line 16, strike the numeral ``$1,776,728,000'' 
     and insert in lieu therein the number ``$1,777,228,000''.
       On page 58,line 20, after the word `authorization' but 
     before the period (.) add the following new proviso: ``: 
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
     this heading for the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Conservation and Management Operations, $500,000 is 
     appropriated to initiate the establishment of a Center for 
     Sustainable Use Resources in Ft. Pierce, FL.''
       On page 61, line 16, strike the numeral `$34,046,000' and 
     insert in lieu thereof the numeral ``$33,546,000''.
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               FITZGERALD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1284

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Brownback, 
Mr. Burns and Mr. Roberts) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 65, after line 25, insert the following:
       Sec. 2__. Sense of Senate on Agricultural Trade 
     Negotiations.--(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the United States is the world's largest exporter of 
     agricultural commodities and products;
       (2) 96 percent of the world's consumers live outside the 
     United States;
       (3) the profitability of the United States agricultural 
     sector is dependent on a healthy export market; and
       (4) the next round of multilateral trade negotiations is 
     scheduled to begin on November 30, 1999.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--The Senate supports and strongly 
     encourages the President to adopt the following trade 
     negotiating objectives:
       (1) The initiation of a comprehensive round of multilateral 
     trade negotiations that--
       (A) covers all goods and services;
       (B) continues to reform agricultural and food trade policy;
       (C) promotes global food security through open trade; and
       (D) increases trade liberalization in agriculture and food.
       (2) The simultaneous conclusion of the negotiations for all 
     sectors.
       (3) The adoption of the framework established under the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements for the agricultural negotiations 
     conducted in 1999 to ensure that there are no product or 
     policy exceptions.
       (4) The establishment of a 3-year goal for the conclusion 
     of the negotiations by December 2002.
       (5) The elimination of all export subsidies and tightening 
     of rules for circumvention of export subsidies.
       (6) The elimination of all nontariff barriers to trade.
       (7) The transition of domestic agricultural support 
     programs to a form decoupled from agricultural production, as 
     the United States has already done under the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
       (8) The commercially meaningful reduction or elimination of 
     bound and applied tariffs, and the mutual elimination of 
     restrictive tariff barriers, on an accelerated basis.
       (9) The improved administration of tariff rate quotas.
       (10)(A) The elimination of state trading enterprises; or
       (B) the adoption of policies that ensure operational 
     transparency, the end of discriminatory pricing practices, 
     and competition for state trading enterprises.

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       (11) The maintenance of sound science and risk assessment 
     for sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
       (12) The assurance of market access for biotechnology 
     products, with the regulation of the products based solely on 
     sound science.
       (13) The accelerated resolution of trade disputes and 
     prompt enforcement of dispute panels of the World Trade 
     Organization.
       (14) The provision of food security for importing nations 
     by ensuring access to supplies through a commitment by World 
     Trade Organization member countries not to restrict or 
     prohibit the export of agricultural products.
       (15) The resolution of labor and environmental issues in a 
     manner that facilitates, rather than restricts, agricultural 
     trade.
       (16) The establishment of World Trade Organization rules 
     that will allow developing countries to graduate, using 
     objective economic criteria, to full participation in, and 
     obligations under, the World Trade Organization.

 Mr. FITZGERALD. Mr. President, I rise today along with my 
colleagues, Senators Ashcroft, Enzi, Brownback, and Burns, to offer an 
amendment expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the next round 
of agricultural trade negotiations. As a member of the Senate 
Agriculture Committee, I am very concerned about U.S. agriculture's 
position in the next round of negotiations. This resolution establishes 
clear direction to the Administration as it enters the Seattle 
negotiations this November.
  These process and procedural guidelines have been developed through a 
consensus process of the Seattle Round Agricultural Committee (SRAC). 
SRAC represents over 70 agricultural organizations--from the Farm 
Bureau to the National Oilseed Processors Association to Kraft Foods. 
This diverse group of agriculturalists have spent many hours developing 
these principles too ensure that our international agriculture markets 
remain strong, open and fair for our nation's farmers.
  The U.S. agricultural sector is one of the only segments of our 
economy that consistently produces a trade surplus. In fact, our 
agricultural surplus totaled $27.2 billion in 1996. However, we must 
not rest on our laurels; the United States Department of Agriculture 
projects that our agricultural trade surplus in 1999 will dwindle to 
approximately $12 billion. We must not let this trend continue.
  Free and open international markets are vital to my home state. 
Illinois' 76,000 farms cover more than 28 million acres--nearly 80 
percent of Illinois. Our farm product sales generate nine billion 
dollars annually and Illinois ranks third in agricultural exports. In 
fiscal year 1997 alone, Illinois agricultural exports totaled $3.7 
billion and created 57,000 jobs for our state. Needless to say, 
agriculture makes up a significant portion of my state's economy, and a 
healthy export market for these products is important to my 
constituents.
  As you know, farm commodity prices have recently been in a severe 
slump. This situation makes open debate on agricultural trade and the 
Seattle round even more timely and necessary. While the average tariff 
assessed by the United States on agricultural products is less than 
five percent, the average agricultural tariff assessed by other World 
Trade Organization members exceeds 40 percent. This situation is 
clearly unfair and certainly depresses U.S. agricultural commodity 
prices. Accordingly, this issue must be addressed in the next round.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues on policies to tear down 
international trade barriers and ensure that our agricultural trade 
surplus expands and remains strong. This resolution is the first step 
toward ensuring that agriculture is a top priority of the 
Administration during the next round of multilateral trade 
negotiations.
  With the Seattle round expected to initiate on November 30th of this 
year, the American farmer cannot wait for action on this resolution. 
While I would like to pass this sense of the Senate as a free standing 
resolution, action on this resolution simply cannot wait. The Commerce, 
State, Justice Appropriations bill, which contains funding for the 
United States Trade Representatives Office, provides the perfect 
vehicle for this trade resolution. I hope my colleagues will give it 
the consideration it deserves.
  I want to recognize and commend my colleagues, Senators Ashcroft, 
Enzi, Brownback, and Burns, for joining me as original co-sponsors of 
this resolution. This resolution should enjoy bipartisan support, and I 
urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation important 
to our nation's farmers. Mr. President, I ask that a list of supporters 
of this resolution and a letter from Dean Kleeker, president of the 
American Farm Bureau Federation be printed in the Record.
  The material follows:

  Supporters of Seattle Round Agricultural Committee (SRAC) 1999 WTO 
                            Policy Statement

       Ag Processing Inc.
       Agricultural Retailers Association.
       American Crop Protection Association.
       American Farm Bureau Federation.
       American Feed Industry Association.
       American Soybean Association.
       American Sugar Alliance.
       Animal Health Institute.
       Archer Daniels Midland Company.
       Biotechnology Industry Organization.
       Bryant Christie Inc.
       Bunge Corporation.
       CF Industries, Inc.
       Cargill, Incorporated.
       Chocolate Manufacturers Association.
       Coalition for a Competitive Food and Agricultural System.
       ConAgra, Inc.
       Continental Grain Company.
       Corn Refiners Association.
       Distilled Spirits Council of the ISA.
       Farmland Industries, Inc.
       Florida Phosphate Council.
       Food Distributors International Association.
       Gold Kist, Inc.
       Grocery Manufacturers of America.
       Independent Community Bankers of America.
       International Dairy Foods Association.
       Kraft Foods.
       Louis Dreyfus Corporation.
       Monsanto Company.
       National Association of Animal Breeders.
       National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
       National Association of Wheat Growers.
       National Barley Growers Association.
       National Cattleman's Beef Association.
       National Chicken Council.
       National Confectioner's Association of the U.S.
       National Corn Grower's Association.
       National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
       National Cotton Council of America.
       National Food Processors Association.
       National Grain and Feed Association.
       National Grain and Sorghum Producers Association.
       National Grain Trade Council.
       National Grange.
       National Milk Producers Federation.
       National Oilseed Processors Association.
       National Pork Producers Council.
       National Renderers Association.
       National Sunflower Association.
       North American Export Grain Association.
       North American Millers' Association.
       Northwest Horticulture Council.
       Pacific Northwest Grain and Feed.
       Pet Food Institute.
       Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
       Ralston Purina Company.
       Sunkist Growers.
       Sweetener Users Association.
       The Fertilizer Institute.
       The IAMS Company.
       Transportation, Elevator, & Grain Merchants Association.
       USA Poultry and Egg Export Council.
       USA Rice Federation.
       U.S. Apple Association.
       U.S. Dairy Export Council.
       U.S. Meat Export Federation.
       U.S. Poultry and Egg Association.
       U.S. Rice Producers Association.
       U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc.
       United Egg Association.
       United Egg Producers.
       World Perspectives Inc.
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                                                     American Farm


                                            Bureau Federation,

                                    Park Ridge, IL, June 18, 1999.
     Hon. Spencer Abraham,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Abraham: The American Farm Bureau Federation 
     strongly supports S. Res. 101, expressing the sense of the 
     Senate establishing agriculture as a top priority of this 
     Administration during the next round of multilateral trade 
     negotiations. We ask you to support and cosponsor this 
     resolution. Exports are agriculture's source of future growth 
     in sales and income.
       As the host of the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) 
     Ministerial, the United States has a tremendous opportunity 
     to influence the agenda for the next round of WTO 
     negotiations. The U.S. also has the most to gain from the 
     next round. The United States is the largest, most dynamic 
     economy in the world. Further trade liberalization is needed 
     to open new market opportunities for the ever-increasing 
     output of U.S. agriculture. America's farmers and ranchers 
     must have the freedom to compete in the international 
     marketplace, and with the help of strong leadership by U.S. 
     trade negotiators in Seattle later this year, that goal can 
     begin to be realized.

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       S. Res. 101 embodies the procedure and policy developed 
     through a consensus process by the Seattle Round Agricultural 
     Committee (SRAC). The SRAC represents over 70 agricultural 
     organizations, agribusinesses, and food processors, 
     supporting the new round of multilateral trade negotiations 
     under the auspices of the WTO. The fact is that 96 percent of 
     the world's consumers live outside the U.S. and in many 
     developing countries the demand for food and agricultural 
     products is growing as income and population increase.
       We are counting on this administration and Congress to 
     ensure that U.S. farmers and ranchers have a significant 
     place at the negotiating table, and are armed with the tools 
     they need to be successful. The 1999 WTO Negotiations is the 
     best opportunity for the U.S. agriculture to achieve more 
     open and freer global markets.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Dean Kleckner,
                                                        President.
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                 BIDEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1285

  Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Robb, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Reid, 
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Graham, 
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, 
Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
Bryan, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Dodd, 
Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Specter, Ms. Collins, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
Edwards) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 32, after line 7, insert the following:


                  community oriented policing services

                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 104-322) (referred to 
     under this heading as the ``1994 Act''), including 
     administrative costs, $325,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended for Public Safety and Community Policing Grants 
     pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act, of which $140,000,000 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That $180,000,000 shall be available for school 
     resource officers: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $17,325,000 shall be expended for program management and 
     administration: Provided further, That of the unobligated 
     balances available in this program, $170,000,000 shall be 
     used for innovative community policing programs, of which 
     $90,000,000 shall be used for the Crime Identification 
     Technology Initiative, $25,000,000 shall be used for the 
     Bulletproof Vest Program, and $25,000,000 shall be used for 
     the Methamphetamine Program.
       Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
     heading for the Methamphetamine Program shall be expended as 
     directed in Senate Report 106-76: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading for school 
     resource officers, $900,000 shall be for a grant to King 
     County, Washington.
       On page 21, line 16, strike ``$3,156,895,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,151,895,000''.
       On page 26, line 13, strike ``$1,547,450,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,407,450,000''.
       On page 27, line 13, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$260,000,000''.
       On page 30, line 21, strike all after ``Initiative'' 
     through ``Program'' on line 23.
       On page 35, line 1, strike ``$218,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$38,000,000''.
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                   COCHRAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 1286-1288

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COCHRAN submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1286

       On page 111, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MEDICARE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) ushered in the 
     single largest change to the medicare program under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act since the program's 
     inception in 1965.
       (2) As a result of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, 
     hospitals in all parts of the country, both in urban and 
     rural areas, are beginning to reduce health care services as 
     hospitals implement the provisions of such Act.
       (3) Beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997, total medicare margins for all 
     hospitals will be negative 4.4 percent, and such margins for 
     rural hospitals will be negative 7.1 percent.
       (4) The Congressional Budget Office estimated immediately 
     prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     that the provisions of such Act would result in 
     $53,000,000,000 of savings to the medicare program because of 
     payment cuts to hospitals; but
       (5) Actual savings to the medicare program as a result of 
     such cuts will be more in the range of $71,000,000,000, an 
     $18,000,000,000 increase in the estimate described in 
     paragraph (4).
       (6) The Congressional Budget Office now projects that the 
     provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 will result in 
     a total $206,000,000,000 of savings to the medicare program, 
     double the level of estimated savings when such Act was 
     enacted 18 months ago.
       (7) The passage and implementation of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 has proved especially devastating to rural 
     hospitals, as their patient base is typically older, poorer, 
     and sicker, than non-rural hospitals and their most important 
     payment source is the medicare program.
       (8) The provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 have 
     strained the resources of even the most fiscally healthy of 
     these facilities, as rural hospitals are no longer able to 
     recruit and retain qualified health care professionals, 
     including physicians, and such hospitals no longer have 
     access to capital for equipment replacement, maintenance, or 
     repair.
       (9) Rural hospitals are now being forced to severely limit, 
     or even eliminate, the type and scope of health care services 
     they provide, limiting access to health care and forcing 
     patients to travel long distances.
       (10) Rural hospitals are often the largest employers for 
     many miles, and the only employer of highly skilled workers 
     in the community.
       (11) The systematic reduction of health care delivery 
     prompted by the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     has the potential to deal a severe blow to the economic well 
     being of many of our Nation's small towns.
       (12) The concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 2000 recognized the problems associated with the 
     provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and set aside 
     funding to address the unintended consequences associated 
     with the implementation of such provisions.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that Congress and the President work expeditiously to develop 
     proposals that would--
       (1) reject--
       (A) further reductions in the medicare program under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act; and
       (B) extensions of the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act 
     of 1997; and
       (2) target new resources from the onbudget surplus, as set 
     forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 2000, for the medicare program in order to address the 
     unintended consequences that the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     has had on hospitals, and especially on hospitals located in 
     rural areas.
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                           Amendment No. 1287

       On page 27, line 9, after the colon insert ``Provided 
     further, That $1,000,000 shall be available to the National 
     Institute of Justice for research and development of next 
     generation backscatter X-ray personnel scanning devices to 
     assist in the dectection of illegal drugs and narcotics.''.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 1288

       On page 25, line 5, before ``and'' insert ``of which 
     $2,000,000 shall be made available to the Department of 
     Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of 
     Mississippi School of Medicine for research in addictive 
     disorders and their connection to youth violence''.
                                 ______
                                 

                 LUGAR (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1289

  Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Mack, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kerrey, 
and Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 78, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

                    national endowment for democracy

       For grants by the Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act, $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That, in lieu of the dollar amount 
     specified under the heading ``capital investment fund'' in 
     this Act, the dollar amount under that heading shall be 
     considered to be $50,000,000.
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                 DURBIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1290

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kohl, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Jeffords) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF SENIORS AND THE DISABLED IN FEDERAL 
                   FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) of the estimated more than 1,000,000 persons age 65 and 
     over who are victims of family violence each year, at least 
     \2/3\ are women;
       (2) national statistics are not available on the incidence 
     of domestic or family violence and sexual assault against 
     disabled women, although several studies indicate that abuse 
     of disabled women is of a longer duration compared to abuse 
     suffered by women who are not disabled;
       (3) in almost 9 out of 10 incidents of domestic elder abuse 
     and neglect, the perpetrator is a family member, and adult 
     children of the victims are the largest category of 
     perpetrators and spouses are the second largest category of 
     perpetrators;
       (4) the number of reports of elder abuse in the United 
     States increased by 150 percent between 1986 and 1996 and is 
     expected to continue increasing;
       (5) it is estimated that at least 5 percent of the Nation's 
     elderly are victims of moderate to severe abuse and that the 
     rate for all forms of abuse may be as high as 10 percent;
       (6) elder abuse is severely underreported, with 1 in 5 
     cases being reported in 1980 and only 1 in 8 cases being 
     reported today;
       (7) many older and disabled women fail to report abuse 
     because of shame or as a result of prior unsatisfactory 
     experiences with individual agencies or others who lack 
     sensitivity to the concerns or needs of older or disabled 
     individuals;
       (8) many older or disabled individuals also fail to report 
     abuse because they are dependent on their abusers and fear 
     being abandoned or institutionalized;
       (9) disabled women may fear reporting abuse because they 
     are fearful of losing their children in a custody case;
       (10) public and professional awareness and identification 
     of violence against older or disabled Americans may be 
     difficult because these persons are not integrated into many 
     social networks (such as schools or jobs), and may become 
     isolated in their homes, which can increase the risk of 
     domestic abuse; and
       (11) older and disabled Americans would greatly benefit 
     from policies that develop, strengthen, and implement 
     programs for the prevention of abuse, including neglect and 
     exploitation, and provide related assistance for victims.
       (b) In General.--Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
       (1) in section 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by inserting ``, including older women and women with a 
     disability'' after ``combat violent crimes against women''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``, including older women and women with 
     a disability'' before the period; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
     including older women and women with a disability'' after 
     ``against women'';
       (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) developing a curriculum to train and assist law 
     enforcement officers, prosecutors, and relevant officers of 
     the Federal, State, tribal, and local courts in identifying 
     and responding to crimes of domestic violence and sexual 
     assault against older individuals and individuals with a 
     disability and implementing that training and assistance.'';
       (2) in section 2002(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-1) by inserting 
     ``and service programs tailored to the needs of older and 
     disabled victims of domestic violence and sexual assault'' 
     before the semicolon; and
       (3) in section 2003 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2)--
       (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) both the term `elder' and the term `older individual' 
     have the meaning given the term `older individual' in section 
     102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002); and
       ``(10) the term `disability' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 3(3) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(3)).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any grant made beginning with fiscal year 
     2000.
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               WELLSTONE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1291

  Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Durbin) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following title:

    TITLE __--CHILDREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Children Who Witness 
     Domestic Violence Protection Act''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Witnessing domestic violence has a devastating impact 
     on children, placing the children at high risk for anxiety, 
     depression, and, potentially, suicide. Many children who 
     witness domestic violence exhibit more aggressive, 
     antisocial, fearful, and inhibited behaviors.
       (2) Children exposed to domestic violence have a high risk 
     of experiencing learning difficulties and school failure. 
     Research finds that children residing in domestic violence 
     shelters exhibit significantly lower verbal and quantitative 
     skills when compared to a national sample of children.
       (3) Domestic violence is strongly correlated with child 
     abuse. Studies have found that between 50 and 70 percent of 
     men who abuse their female partners also abuse their 
     children. In homes in which domestic violence occurs, 
     children are physically abused and neglected at a rate 15 
     times higher than the national average.
       (4) Men who witnessed parental abuse during their childhood 
     have a higher risk of becoming physically aggressive in 
     dating and marital relationships.
       (5) Exposure to domestic violence is a strong predictor of 
     violent delinquent behavior among adolescents. It is 
     estimated that between 20 percent and 40 percent of 
     chronically violent adolescents have witnessed extreme 
     parental conflict.
       (6) Women have an increased risk of experiencing battering 
     after separation from an abusive partner. Children also have 
     an increased risk of suffering harm during separation.
       (7) Child visitation disputes are more frequent when 
     families have histories of domestic violence, and the need 
     for supervised visitation centers far exceeds the number of 
     available programs providing those centers, because courts 
     therefore--
       (A) order unsupervised visitation and endanger parents and 
     children; or
       (B) prohibit visitation altogether.
       (8) Recent studies have demonstrated that up to 50 percent 
     of children who appear before juvenile courts in matters 
     involving allegations of abuse and neglect have been exposed 
     to domestic violence in their homes.

     SEC. __03. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Domestic violence.--The term ``domestic violence'' 
     includes an act or threat of violence, not including an act 
     of self defense, committed by a current or former spouse of 
     the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child 
     in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has 
     cohabited with the victim, by a person who is or has been in 
     a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with 
     the victim, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the 
     victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the 
     jurisdiction of the victim, or by any other person against a 
     victim who is protected from that person's act under the 
     domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.
       (2) Indian tribal government.--The term ``Indian tribal 
     government'' has the meaning given the term ``tribal 
     organization'' in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.
       (4) Witness domestic violence.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``witness domestic violence'' 
     means to witness--
       (i) an act of domestic violence that constitutes actual or 
     attempted physical assault; or
       (ii) a threat or other action that places the victim in 
     fear of domestic violence.
       (B) Witness.--In subparagraph (A), the term ``witness'' 
     means to--
       (i) directly observe an act, threat, or action described in 
     subparagraph (A), or the aftermath of that act, threat, or 
     action; or
       (ii) be within earshot of an act, threat, or action 
     described in subparagraph (A), or the aftermath of that act, 
     threat, or action.

     SEC. __04. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO 
                   WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 319. MULTISYSTEM INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WHO 
                   WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director of Community Services, in the Administration for 
     Children and Families, is authorized to award grants to 
     eligible entities to conduct programs to encourage the use of 
     domestic violence intervention models using multisystem 
     partnerships to address the needs of children who witness 
     domestic violence.
       ``(2) Term and amount.--Each grant awarded under this 
     section shall be awarded for a term of 3 years and in an 
     amount of not more than $500,000 for each such year.
       ``(3) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity shall--

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       ``(A) be a nonprofit private organization;
       ``(B)(i) demonstrate recognized expertise in the area of 
     domestic violence and the impact of domestic violence on 
     children; or
       ``(ii) enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding 
     the intervention program that--
       ``(I) is entered into with the State or tribal domestic 
     violence coalition and entities carrying out domestic 
     violence programs that provide shelter or related assistance 
     in the locality in which the intervention program will be 
     operated; and
       ``(II) demonstrates collaboration on the intervention 
     program with the coalition and entities and the support of 
     the coalition and entities for the intervention program; and
       ``(C) demonstrate a history of providing advocacy, health 
     care, mental health, or other crisis-related services to 
     children.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section shall use amounts provided through the grant to 
     conduct a program to design or replicate, and implement, 
     domestic violence intervention models that use multisystem 
     partners to respond to the needs of children who witness 
     domestic violence. Such a program shall--
       ``(1)(A) involve collaborative partnerships with--
       ``(i) local entities carrying out domestic violence 
     programs that provide shelter or related assistance; and
       ``(ii) partners that are courts, schools, social service 
     providers, health care providers, police, early childhood 
     agencies, entities carrying out Head Start programs under the 
     Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), or entities carrying 
     out child protection, welfare, job training, housing, 
     battered women's service, or children's mental health 
     programs; and
       ``(B) be carried out to design and implement protocols and 
     systems to identify, refer, and appropriately respond to the 
     needs of, children who witness domestic violence and who 
     participate in programs administered by the partners;
       ``(2) include guidelines to evaluate the needs of a child 
     and make appropriate intervention recommendations;
       ``(3) include institutionalized procedures to enhance or 
     ensure the safety and security of a battered parent, and as a 
     result, the child of the parent;
       ``(4) provide direct counseling and advocacy for adult 
     victims of domestic violence and their children who witness 
     domestic violence;
       ``(5) include the development or replication of a mental 
     health treatment model to meet the needs of children for whom 
     such treatment has been identified as appropriate;
       ``(6) include policies and protocols for maintaining the 
     confidentiality of the battered parent and child;
       ``(7) provide community outreach and training to enhance 
     the capacity of professionals who work with children to 
     appropriately identify and respond to the needs of children 
     who witness domestic violence;
       ``(8) include procedures for documenting interventions used 
     for each child and family; and
       ``(9) include plans to perform a systematic outcome 
     evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
     interventions.
       ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an entity shall prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     identify successful programs providing multisystem and mental 
     health interventions to address the needs of children who 
     witness domestic violence. Not later than 60 days before the 
     Secretary solicits applications for grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 1 
     or more entities carrying out the identified programs to 
     provide technical assistance to the applicants and recipients 
     of the grants. The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent 
     of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection 
     (e) to provide the technical assistance.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2002.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `domestic 
     violence' and `witness domestic violence' have the meanings 
     given the terms in section __03 of the Children Who Witness 
     Domestic Violence Prevention Act.''.
       (b) Administration.--Section 305(a) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10404(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an employee'' and inserting ``1 or more 
     employees''; and
       (2) by striking ``The individual'' and inserting ``Each 
     individual''.

     SEC. __05. COMBATTING THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING OR 
                   WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ELEMENTARY AND 
                   SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

       (a) Amendment.--Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 4124. GRANTS TO COMBAT THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING OR 
                   WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ELEMENTARY AND 
                   SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
     grants to and enter into contracts with elementary schools 
     and secondary schools that work with experts described in 
     paragraph (2), to enable the schools--
       ``(A) to provide training to school administrators, 
     faculty, and staff, with respect to issues concerning 
     children experiencing domestic violence in dating 
     relationships and witnessing domestic violence, and the 
     impact of the violence described in this subparagraph on 
     children;
       ``(B) to provide educational programing to students 
     regarding domestic violence and the impact of experiencing or 
     witnessing domestic violence on children;
       ``(C) to provide support services for students and school 
     personnel for the purpose of developing and strengthening 
     effective prevention and intervention strategies with respect 
     to issues concerning children experiencing domestic violence 
     in dating relationships and witnessing domestic violence, and 
     the impact of the violence described in this subparagraph on 
     children; and
       ``(D) to develop and implement school system policies 
     regarding identification and referral procedures for students 
     who are experiencing or witnessing domestic violence.
       ``(2) Experts.--The experts referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are experts on domestic violence from the educational, legal, 
     youth, mental health, substance abuse, and victim advocacy 
     fields, and State and local domestic violence coalitions and 
     community-based youth organizations.
       ``(3) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants and 
     contracts under this section on a competitive basis.
       ``(4) Policy dissemination.--The Secretary shall 
     disseminate to elementary schools and secondary schools any 
     Department of Education policy guidance regarding preventing 
     domestic violence and the impact of experiencing or 
     witnessing domestic violence on children.
       ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may 
     be used for the following purposes:
       ``(1) To provide training for school administrators, 
     faculty, and staff that addresses issues concerning children 
     experiencing domestic violence in dating relationships and 
     witnessing domestic violence, and the impact of the violence 
     described in this paragraph on children.
       ``(2) To provide education programs for students that are 
     developmentally appropriate for the students' grade levels 
     and are designed to meet any unique cultural and language 
     needs of the particular student populations.
       ``(3) To develop and implement school system policies 
     regarding identification and referral procedures for students 
     who are experiencing or witnessing domestic violence.
       ``(4) To provide the necessary human resources to respond 
     to the needs of students and school personnel when faced with 
     the issue of domestic violence, such as a resource person who 
     is either on-site or on-call, and who is an expert in 
     domestic violence as described in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(5) To provide media center materials and educational 
     materials to schools that address issues concerning children 
     experiencing domestic violence in dating relationships and 
     witnessing domestic violence, and the impact of the violence 
     described in this paragraph on children.
       ``(6) To conduct evaluations to assess the impact of 
     programs assisted under this section in order to enhance the 
     development of the programs.
       ``(c) Confidentiality.--Policies, programs, training 
     materials, and evaluations developed and implemented under 
     subsection (b) shall address issues of victim safety and 
     confidentiality that are consistent with applicable Federal 
     and State laws.
       ``(d) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to be awarded a grant or 
     contract under this section for any fiscal year, an 
     elementary school or secondary school, in consultation with 
     an expert described in subsection (a)(2), shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
     as the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) describe the need for funds provided under the grant 
     or contract and the plan for implementation of any of the 
     uses described in subsection (b);
       ``(B) describe how the domestic violence experts described 
     in subsection (a)(2) shall work in consultation and 
     collaboration with the elementary school or secondary school; 
     and
       ``(C) provide measurable goals and expected results from 
     the use of the funds provided under the grant or contract.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `domestic 
     violence' and `witness domestic violence' have the meanings 
     given

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     the terms in section __03 of the Children Who Witness 
     Domestic Violence Protection Act.
       ``(f) Applicability.--The provisions of this part (other 
     than this section) shall not apply to this section.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4004 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7104) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and ''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
     2002 to carry out section 4124.''.

     SEC. __06. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TRAINING ON DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means a recipient of a 
     grant under this section.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (b) Grants Authorized.--
       (1) Authority.--The Attorney General and the Secretary are 
     authorized to jointly award grants to eligible States, Indian 
     tribal governments, and units of local government, in order 
     to encourage agencies and entities within the jurisdiction of 
     the States, organizations, and units to recognize and treat, 
     as part of their ongoing child welfare responsibilities, 
     domestic violence as a serious problem threatening the safety 
     and well-being of both children and adults.
       (2) Term and amount.--Each grant awarded under this section 
     shall be awarded for a term of 3 years and in an amount of 
     not less than $250,000.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be 
     used to support child welfare service agencies in carrying 
     out, with the assistance of entities carrying out community-
     based domestic violence programs, activities to achieve the 
     following purposes:
       (1) To provide training to the staff of child welfare 
     service agencies and domestic violence programs with respect 
     to the issue of domestic violence and the impact of the 
     violence on children and their nonabusive parents, which 
     training shall--
       (A) include training for staff, supervisors, and 
     administrators, including staff responsible for screening, 
     intake, assessment, and investigation of reports of child 
     abuse and neglect; and
       (B) be conducted in collaboration with child welfare 
     experts, domestic violence experts, entities carrying out 
     community-based domestic violence programs, relevant law 
     enforcement agencies, probation officers, prosecutors, and 
     judges.
       (2) To provide assistance in the modification of policies, 
     procedures, programs, and practices of child welfare service 
     agencies and domestic violence programs in order to ensure 
     that the agencies--
       (A) recognize the overlap between child abuse and domestic 
     violence in families, the dangers posed to both child and 
     adult victims of domestic violence, and the physical, 
     emotional, and developmental impact of domestic violence on 
     children;
       (B) develop relevant protocols for screening, intake, 
     assessment, and investigation of and followup to reports of 
     child abuse and neglect, that--
       (i) address the dynamics of domestic violence and the 
     relationship between child abuse and domestic violence; and
       (ii) enable the agencies to assess the danger to child and 
     adult victims of domestic violence;
       (C) identify and assess the presence of domestic violence 
     in child protection cases, in a manner that ensures the 
     safety of all individuals involved and the protection of 
     confidential information;
       (D) increase the safety and well-being of children who 
     witness domestic violence, including increasing the safety of 
     nonabusive parents of the children;
       (E) develop appropriate responses in cases of domestic 
     violence, including safety plans and appropriate services for 
     both the child and adult victims of domestic violence;
       (F) establish and enforce procedures to ensure the 
     confidentiality of information relating to families that is 
     shared between child welfare service agencies and community-
     based domestic violence programs, consistent with law 
     (including regulations) and guidelines;
       (G) provide appropriate supervision to agency staffs who 
     work with families in which there has been domestic violence, 
     including supervision concerning issues regarding--
       (i) promoting staff safety; and
       (ii) protecting the confidentiality of child and adult 
     victims of domestic violence; and
       (H) develop protocols with law enforcement, probation, and 
     other justice agencies in order to ensure that justice system 
     interventions and protections are readily available for 
     victims of domestic violence served by the social service 
     agency.
       (d) Application.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a State, Indian tribal government, or unit of 
     local government shall submit an application to the Attorney 
     General and the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
     the Attorney General and the Secretary shall prescribe.
       (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall contain information that--
       (A) describes the specific activities that will be 
     undertaken to achieve 1 or more of the purposes described in 
     subsection (c);
       (B) lists the child welfare service agencies and domestic 
     violence service agencies in the jurisdiction of the 
     applicant that will be responsible for carrying out the 
     activities; and
       (C) provides documentation from 1 or more community-based 
     domestic violence programs that the entities carrying out 
     such programs--
       (i) have been involved in the development of the 
     application; and
       (ii) will assist in carrying out the specific activities 
     described in subparagraph (A), which may include assisting as 
     subcontractors.
       (e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Attorney General and the Secretary shall give priority to 
     applicants who demonstrate that entities that carry out 
     domestic violence programs will be substantially involved in 
     carrying out the specific activities described in subsection 
     (d)(2)(A), and to applicants who demonstrate a commitment to 
     educate the staff of child welfare service agencies about--
       (1) the impact of domestic violence on children;
       (2) the special risks of child abuse and neglect; and
       (3) appropriate services and interventions for protecting 
     both the child and adult victims of domestic violence.
       (f) Evaluation, Reporting, and Dissemination.--
       (1) Evaluation and reporting.--Each grantee shall annually 
     submit to the Attorney General and the Secretary a report, 
     which shall include--
       (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of activities funded 
     with a grant awarded under this section; and
       (B) such additional information as the Attorney General and 
     the Secretary may require.
       (2) Dissemination.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the initial date 
     on which grants are awarded under this section, the Attorney 
     General and the Secretary shall distribute to each State 
     child welfare service agency and each State domestic violence 
     coalition, and to Congress, a summary of information on--
       (A) the activities funded with grants under this section; 
     and
       (B) any related initiatives undertaken by the Attorney 
     General or the Secretary to promote attention by the staff of 
     child welfare service agencies and community-based domestic 
     violence programs to domestic violence and the impact of 
     domestic violence on child and adult victims of domestic 
     violence.
       (g) Technical Assistance.--
       (1) Identification of successful programs.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary shall identify successful programs providing 
     training to child welfare and domestic violence programs to 
     address the needs of children who witness domestic violence.
       (2) Agreement.--Not later than 60 days before the Secretary 
     solicits applications for grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 1 or more 
     entities carrying out the training programs identified under 
     paragraph (1) to provide technical assistance to the 
     applicants and recipients of the grants.
       (3) Funding.--The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent 
     of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection 
     (h) to provide technical assistance pursuant to the agreement 
     under paragraph (2).
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2002.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. __07. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may award 
     grants to States (including State courts) and Indian tribal 
     governments in order to enable them to enter into contracts 
     and cooperative agreements with public or private nonprofit 
     entities (including tribal organizations and nonprofit 
     organizations operating within the boundaries of an Indian 
     reservation) to assist those entities in establishing and 
     operating supervised visitation centers for purposes of 
     facilitating supervised visitation and visitation exchange of 
     children by and between parents. Not less than 50 percent of 
     the total amount awarded to a State or Indian tribal 
     government under this subsection for any fiscal year shall be 
     used to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with 
     private nonprofit entities.
       (b) Considerations.--In awarding grants under subsection 
     (a), the Attorney General shall consider--
       (1) the number of families to be served by the proposed 
     visitation center;
       (2) the extent to which the proposed supervised visitation 
     center will serve underserved populations (as defined in 
     section 2003

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     of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2));
       (3) with respect to an applicant for a contract or 
     cooperative agreement, the extent to which the applicant 
     demonstrates cooperation and collaboration with nonprofit, 
     nongovernmental entities in the local community served, 
     including the State or tribal domestic violence coalition, 
     State or tribal sexual assault coalition, local shelters, and 
     programs for domestic violence and sexual assault victims;
       (4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
     coordination and collaboration with State, tribal, and local 
     court systems, including mechanisms for communication and 
     referral; and
       (5) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
     implementation of domestic violence and sexual assault 
     training for all staff members.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant, 
     contract, or cooperative agreement awarded under this section 
     may be used only to establish and operate supervised 
     visitation centers.
       (d) Application.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall award grants 
     for contracts and cooperative agreements under this section 
     in accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General 
     may establish by regulation, which regulations shall 
     establish a multiyear grant process.
       (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) demonstrate recognized expertise in the area of 
     domestic violence and a record of high quality service to 
     victims of domestic violence or sexual assault;
       (B) demonstrate collaboration with and support of the State 
     or tribal domestic violence coalition, State or tribal sexual 
     assault coalition, or local domestic violence shelter, 
     program, or rape crisis center in the locality in which the 
     supervised visitation center will be operated;
       (C) provide supervised visitation and visitation exchange 
     services over the duration of a court order to promote 
     continuity and stability;
       (D) ensure that any fees charged to individuals for use of 
     services are based on an individual's income;
       (E) demonstrate that adequate security measures, including 
     adequate facilities, procedures, and personnel capable of 
     preventing violence, are in place for the operation of 
     supervised visitation; and
       (F) describe standards by which the supervised visitation 
     center will operate.
       (3) Priority.--In awarding grants for contracts and 
     cooperative agreements under this section, the Attorney 
     General shall give priority to States that, in making a 
     custody determination--
       (A) consider domestic violence; and
       (B) require findings on the record.
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 120 days after the last 
     day of each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes information concerning--
       (1) the total number of individuals served and the total 
     number of individuals turned away from services (categorized 
     by State), the number of individuals from underserved 
     populations served and the number turned away from services, 
     and the factors that necessitate the supervised visitation or 
     visitation exchange, such as domestic violence, child abuse, 
     sexual assault, and emotional or other physical abuse, or any 
     combination of such factors;
       (2) the number of supervised visitations or visitation 
     exchanges ordered during custody determinations under a 
     separation or divorce decree or protection order, through 
     child protection services or other social services agencies, 
     or by any other order of a civil, criminal, juvenile, or 
     family court;
       (3) the process by which children or abused partners are 
     protected during visitations, temporary custody transfers, 
     and other activities for which the supervised visitation 
     centers are established under this section;
       (4) safety and security problems occurring during the 
     reporting period during supervised visitations or at 
     visitation centers including the number of parental abduction 
     cases;
       (5) the number of parental abduction cases in a judicial 
     district using supervised visitation services, both as 
     identified in criminal prosecutions and in custody 
     violations; and
       (6) program standards for operating supervised visitation 
     centers established throughout the United States.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under 
     section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this 
     section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2002.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) shall remain available until expended.
       (3) Distribution.--Not less than 95 percent of the total 
     amount made available to carry out this section for each 
     fiscal year shall be used to award grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements.
       (4) Allotment for indian tribes.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not less than 
     5 percent of the total amount made available to carry out 
     this section for each fiscal year shall be available for 
     grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
     tribal organizations and nonprofit organizations operating 
     within the boundaries of an Indian reservation.
       (B) Reallotment of funds.--If, beginning 9 months after the 
     first day of any fiscal year for which amounts are made 
     available under this paragraph, any amount made available 
     under this paragraph remains unobligated, the unobligated 
     amount may be allocated without regard to subparagraph (A).

     SEC. __08. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General shall award 
     grants to nonprofit domestic violence programs, shelters, or 
     organizations in collaboration with local police departments, 
     for purposes of training local police officers regarding 
     appropriate treatment of children who have witnessed domestic 
     violence.
       (b) Use of Funds.--A domestic violence agency working in 
     collaboration with a local police department may use amounts 
     provided under a grant under this section--
       (1) to train police officers in child development and 
     issues related to witnessing domestic violence so they may 
     appropriately--
       (A) apply child development principles to their work in 
     domestic violence cases;
       (B) recognize the needs of children who witness domestic 
     violence;
       (C) meet children's immediate needs at the scene of 
     domestic violence;
       (D) call for immediate therapeutic attention to be provided 
     to the child by an advocate from the collaborating domestic 
     violence program, shelter, or organization; and
       (E) refer children for followup services; and
       (2) to establish a collaborative working relationship 
     between police officers and local domestic violence programs, 
     shelters, and organizations.
       (c) Application.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to be awarded a grant under 
     this section for any fiscal year, a local domestic violence 
     program, shelter, or organization, in collaboration with a 
     local police department, shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General at such time and in such manner as the 
     Attorney General shall prescribe.
       (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) describe the need for amounts provided under the grant 
     and the plan for implementation of the uses described in 
     subsection (c);
       (B) describe the manner in which the local domestic 
     violence program, shelter, or organization shall work in 
     collaboration with the local police department; and
       (C) provide measurable goals and expected results from the 
     use of amounts provided under the grant.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under 
     section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section 
     $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. __09. REAUTHORIZATION OF CRISIS NURSERIES.

       (a) Authority To Establish Demonstration Grant Programs.--
     The Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish 
     demonstration programs under which grants are awarded to 
     States to assist private and public agencies and 
     organizations in providing crisis nurseries for children who 
     are abused and neglected, are at risk of abuse or neglect, 
     are witnessing domestic violence, or are in families 
     receiving child protective services.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
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                 GRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1292

  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Conrad, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wellstone, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
Johnson) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

     SEC.  . AUTHORITY TO RECOVER TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the 
     Department of Justice from expending amounts made available 
     under this title for tobacco-related litigation or for the 
     payment of expert witnesses called to provide testimony in 
     such litigation.
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               DURBIN (AND FITZGERALD) AMENDMENT NO. 1293

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:


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       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INS GOVERNMENTAL LIAISON FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the heading ``Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses'' and available to the Office 
     of the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available for additional staff and 
     necessary support in the various regional offices and service 
     centers of the INS, who shall carry out their functions under 
     procedures that--
       (1) require INS governmental liaisons to work exclusively 
     and directly with offices of Congress or Federal agencies 
     other than INS, with no other responsibilities, and respond 
     to telephone governmental inquiries within three days and 
     written governmental inquiries within 30 days;
       (2) set a national standard for customer service and treat 
     customers with respect, including a plan to avoid long delays 
     at INS information booths or offices and busy signals on 
     information lines;
       (3) require mandatory employee sensitivity training;
       (4) provide clear, concise guidelines for how, when, and 
     where governmental offices are to submit casework inquiries 
     and any special procedures for each form or application; and
       (5) provide for the scheduling of quarterly meetings 
     between the INS district director (or designee) and the State 
     or district director of the Member of Congress to discuss 
     outstanding cases and other relevant issues.
       (b) Biannual Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, 
     the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization shall 
     submit a report to Congress setting forth the status of 
     responding to written governmental inquiries that are pending 
     as of the date of the report. The contents of such report 
     shall be itemized by congressional district.
       (c) Disciplinary Actions.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General, acting through the 
     Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, shall by 
     regulation establish a system of disciplinary actions that 
     may be taken against any INS district director or local 
     service manager who does not demonstrate progress in 
     responding to written governmental inquiries within the 30-
     day period specified in that subsection.
       (2) Hearing.--In any case in which administrative review is 
     conducted to determine whether to take a disciplinary action 
     against an individual under paragraph (1), the review shall 
     include an opportunity for the individual to be heard.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Governmental inquiry.--The term ``governmental 
     inquiry'' means an inquiry from the office of a Member of 
     Congress or Federal agency other than INS with respect to the 
     status of any case INS is adjudicating regarding an alien.
       (2) Governmental liaison.--The term ``governmental 
     liaison'' means an individual whose responsibility is to 
     respond to any office of a Member of Congress or Federal 
     agency other than INS on any casework or other inquiry of INS 
     and who has the authority and access to obtain the 
     information necessary for such response from other INS 
     employees or offices.
       (3) INS.--The term ``INS'' means the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service.
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                      BROWNBACK AMENDMENT NO. 1294

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BROWNBACK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . REPEAL OF FCC GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

       The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (i) of section 4 (47 U.S.C. 154) 
     and redesignating subsections (j) through (o) as subsections 
     (i) through (n);
       (2) by striking the last sentence of section 201(b) (47 
     U.S.C. 201(b)); and
       (3) by striking subsection (r) of section 303 (47 U.S.C. 
     303) and redesignating subsections (s) through (y) as (r) 
     through (x).
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                  SMITH (AND WYDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 1295

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. TREATMENT OF VESSEL AS AN ELIGIBLE VESSEL.

       Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 
     208(a) of the American Fisheries Act (title II of division C 
     of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act of 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), the catcher 
     vessel HAZEL LORRAINE (United States Official Number 592211) 
     shall be considered to be a vessel that is eligible to 
     harvest the directed fishing allowance under section 
     206(b)(1) of that Act pursuant to a federal fishing permit in 
     the same manner as, and subject to the same requirements and 
     limitations on that harvesting as apply to, catcher vessels 
     that are eligible to harvest that directed fishing allowance 
     under section 208(a) of that Act.
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                COLLINS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1296

  Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Torricelli, 
Mr. Feingold, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, and Mr. Lieberman) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 111, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 620 (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) When telephone area codes were first introduced in 
     1947, 86 area codes covered all of North America. There are 
     now more than 215 area codes, and an additional 70 area codes 
     may be required in the next 2 years.
       (2) The current system for allocating numbers to 
     telecommunications carriers is woefully inefficient, leading 
     to the exhaustion of a telephone area code long before all 
     the telephone numbers covered by the area code are actually 
     in use.
       (3) The proliferation of new telephone area codes causes 
     economic dislocation for businesses and unnecessary cost, 
     confusion, and inconvenience for households.
       (4) Principles and approaches exist that would increase the 
     efficiency with which telecommunications carriers use 
     telephone numbering resources.
       (5) The May 27, l999, rulemaking proceeding of the Federal 
     Communications Commission relating to numbering resource 
     optimization seeks to address the growing problem of the 
     exhaustion of telephone area codes.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Federal Communications Commission shall release its 
     report and order on numbering resource optimization not later 
     than December 31, 1999;
       (2) such report and order should minimize any disruptions 
     and costs to consumers and businesses associated with the 
     implementation of such report and order; and
       (3) such report and order should apply not only to large 
     metropolitan areas but to all areas of the United States that 
     are facing the problem of exhaustion of telephone numbers.
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               HUTCHISON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1297

  Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Abraham) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 19, line 23, after the colon, insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That any Border Patrol agent classified 
     in a GS-1896 position who completes a 1-year period of 
     service at a GS-9 grade and whose current rating of record is 
     fully successful or higher shall be classified at a GS-11 
     grade and receive pay at the minimum rate of basic pay for a 
     GS-11 position.''
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               COVERDELL (AND DeWINE) AMENDMENT NO. 1298

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COVERDELL (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 17, line 16, strike ``$798,187,000'' and insert the 
     following: ``$822,187,000, of which not to exceed $24,000,000 
     shall be used to carry out section 851(a)(5) of the Western 
     Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act''.
       On page 98, line 24, strike ``$251,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$227,300,000''.
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                 MURRAY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1299

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, and 
Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to 
the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 59, line 12, strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$18,000,000''.
       On page 59, line 14, after ``Alaska:'' insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That of the amounts provided, 
     $8,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific coastal tribes 
     (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through the 
     Department of Commerce.''.
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               HUTCHISON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1300

  Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. 
Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 19, line 23, after the colon, insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, that the

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     Commissioner shall within 90 days develop a plan for 
     coordinating and linking all relevant Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service data bases with those of the Justice 
     Department and other federal law enforcement agencies, to 
     determine criminal history, fingerprint identification, and 
     record of prior deportation and, upon the approval of the 
     Committees on the Judiciary and the Commerce-Justice-State 
     Appropriations Subcommittees, shall implement the plan within 
     FY 2000:''.
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                  ENZI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1301

  Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Fitzgerald) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:

     SEC.  . PROHIBITION ON REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF ACCOUNTING 
                   METHOD NOT CONFORMING TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED 
                   ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.

       (a) Prohibition.--No part of any appropriations contained 
     in this Act shall be used by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to require any person subject to its jurisdiction 
     under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 
     151 et seq.) to utilize for any purpose any form or method of 
     accounting that does not conform to Generally Accepted 
     Accounting Principles established by the Financial Accounting 
     Standards Board.
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               LAUTENBERG (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1302

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Dorgan) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       For carrying out a media campaign to prevent alcohol 
     consumption by individuals in the United States who have not 
     attained the age of 21, $25,000,000 which shall become 
     available on October 1, 2000 and remain available through 
     September 30, 2001.
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 1303

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 45, after line 9, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INAPPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.

       Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Inapplicability of Amendments.--A civil action that 
     seeks to remedy conditions that pose a threat to the health 
     of individuals who are juveniles or mentally ill shall be 
     governed by the terms of this section, as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of the Prison Litigation 
     Reform Act of 1995 and the amendments made by that Act (18 
     U.S.C. 3601 note).''.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1304

  Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Biden, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Bryan) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 25, line 20, strike ``$452,100,000'' and insert 
     ``$552,100,000''.
       On page 66, line 20, strike ``$18,123,000'' and insert 
     ``$9,652,000''.
       On page 66, line 20, strike ``$15,222,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,751,000''.
       On page 111, after line 7, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) The total discretionary amount made available 
     by this Act is reduced by $92,000,000: Provided, That the 
     reduction pursuant to this subsection shall be taken pro rata 
     from travel, supplies, and printing expenses made available 
     to the agencies funded by this Act, except for activities 
     related to the 2000 census.
       (b) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a listing of the amounts by 
     account of the reductions made pursuant to the provisions of 
     subsection (a).
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                        BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 1305

  Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 111, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 6  . PROHIBITION OF TRANSFER OF A FIREARM TO AN 
                   INTOXICATED PERSON.

       (a) Prohibition of Transfer.--Section 922(d) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) is intoxicated;''.
       (b) Definition of Intoxicated.--Section 921(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(35) The term `intoxicated', in reference to a person, 
     means being in a mental or physical condition of impairment 
     as a result of the presence of alcohol in the body of the 
     person.''.
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                 BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1306

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Feingold, and Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 83, at the end of line 19, before the period insert 
     the following: ``: Provided further, that of the amounts made 
     available for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission in 
     Fiscal Year 2000, not more than $2,350,000 may be obligated 
     and expended: Provided further, that no tuna may be imported 
     in any year from any High Contracting Party to the Convention 
     establishing the Commission (TIAS 2044; 1 UST 231) unless the 
     Party has paid a share of the joint expenses of the 
     Commission proportionate to the share of the total catch from 
     the previous year from the fisheries covered by the 
     Convention which is utilized by that Party''.
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                      LANDRIEU AMENDMENT NO. 1307

  Ms. LANDRIEU proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 89, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 408. (a) Each of the amounts appropriated by this Act 
     (other than the accounts specified in subsection (b)) shall 
     be reduced by the percentage that results in a total 
     reduction in appropriations under this Act of $20,000,000.
       (b) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this Act 
     under the following accounts, there are hereby appropriated 
     under such accounts, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, the following amounts for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) For ``Contributions to International Organizations'', 
     $7,000,000, which amount shall be available only for 
     contributions to the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
     former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for 
     Rwanda.
       (2) For ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
     Activities'', $13,000,000, which amount shall be available 
     only or contributions to the International Criminal Tribunal 
     for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for Rwanda.
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                GREGG (AND HOLLINGS) AMENDMENT NO. 1308

  Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 8, line 13, strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$27,000,000''.
       On page 8, line 23, insert before the period: ``; and of 
     which $1,000,000 shall be for the task force coordinated by 
     the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern 
     District of Wisconsin, and $1,000,000 shall be for the task 
     forces coordinated by the Office of the United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of New York and task forces 
     coordinated by the Office of the United States Attorney for 
     the Northern District of New York''.
       On page 19, line 23, after the colon, insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That any Border Patrol agent classified 
     in a GS-1896 position who completes a one-year period of 
     service at a GS-9 grade and whose current rating of record is 
     fully successful or higher shall be classified at a GS-11 
     grade and receive pay at the minimum rate of basic pay for a 
     GS-11 position: Provided further, That the Commissioner shall 
     have the authority to provide a language proficiency bonus, 
     as a recruitment incentive, to graduates of the Border Patrol 
     Academy from funds otherwise provided for language training: 
     [Provided further, the Commissioner shall fully coordinate 
     and link all Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     databases, including IDENT, with databases of the Department 
     of Justice and other federal law enforcement agencies 
     containing information on criminal histories and records of 
     prior deportations:] Provided further, That the Immigration 
     and Naturalization Service shall only accept cash or a 
     cashier's check when receiving or processing applications for 
     benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act:''.
       On page 27, line 15, after ``Initiative,'' insert the 
     following: ``of which $500,000 is available for a new truck 
     safety initiative in the State of new Jersey,''.
       On page 27, line 15, after ``Initiative,'' insert the 
     following: ``of which $100,000 shall be used to award a grant 
     to Charles Mix County, South Dakota, to upgrade the 911 
     emergency telephone system,''.
       On page 29, line 16, before the semicolon, insert the 
     following: ``, of which $300,000 shall be used to award a 
     grant to the Wakpa Sica Historical Society''.
       On page 32, line 23, strike ``:'' and insert the following: 
     ``, of which $500,000 shall be

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     made available for the Youth Advocacy Program:''.
       At the end of title I, insert the following:
       ``Sec.   . No funds provided in this Act may be used by the 
     Office of Justice Programs to support a grant to pay for 
     State and local law enforcement overtime in extraordinary, 
     emergency situations unless the Appropriations Committees of 
     both Houses of Congress are notified in accordance with the 
     procedures contained in Section 605 of this Act.''
       At the end of title I, insert the following:
       ``Sec.   . Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Attorney General shall grant a national interest 
     waiver under section 203(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B)) on behalf of any 
     alien physician with respect to whom a petition for 
     preference classification has been filed under section 
     203(b)(2)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(A) if--
       (1) the alien physician seeks to work in an area designated 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having a 
     shortage of health care professionals or at a health care 
     facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; and
       (2) a Federal agency or a State department of public health 
     has previously determined that the alien physician's work in 
     such an area or at such facility was in the public 
     interest.''.
       On page 57, line 16, delete ``$1,776,728,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof: ``$1,782,728,000''; and
       On page 57, line 17, before the colon, insert ``, of which 
     $6,000,000 shall be used by the National Ocean Service as 
     response and restoration funding for coral reef assessment, 
     monitoring, and restoration, and from available funds, 
     $1,000,000 shall be made available for essential fish habitat 
     activities, and $250,000 shall be made available for a bull 
     trout habitat conservation plan''.
       On page 58, line 20, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     proceed as he deems necessary to have the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration occupy and operate its 
     research facilities which are located at Lafayette, 
     Louisiana''.
       On page 66, line 15, delete ``$34,759,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$35,903,000''.
       On page 66, line 20, delete ``$18,123,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$8,002,000''.
       On page 66, line 20, delete ``$15,222,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``5,101,000''.
       On page 73, line 6, insert before the period: ``: Provided, 
     That $9,611,000 is appropriated for salary adjustments 
     pursuant to this section and such funds shall be transferred 
     to and merged with appropriations in Title III of this Act''.
       On page 88, line 17, strike ``may'' and insert ``should''.
       On page 98, line 24 delete ``$251,300,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$246,300,000''.
       On page 100, line 2, strike ``(d)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``(e)''.
       On page 100, line 9, strike ``.'', insert the following: 
     '': Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, 
     debentures guaranteed under Title III of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed the 
     amount authorized under section 20(e)(1)(C)(ii).''.
                                 ______
                                 

                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 1309

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       At an appropriate place in the bill, add the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . For fiscal year 2000, the Director of the United 
     States Marshals Service shall, within available funds, 
     provide a magnetometer and not less than one qualified guard 
     at each unsecured entrance to the real property (including 
     offices, buildings, and related grounds and facilities) that 
     is leased to the United States as a place of employment for 
     Federal employees at 625 Silver, S.W., in Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico.
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               COVERDELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1310

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Coverdell (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Abraham, Mr. DeWine, and Mrs. Snowe)) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 99, line 9, insert before the period the following: 
     ``Provided further, That $1,800,000 shall be made available 
     to carry out the drug-free workplace demonstration program 
     under section 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654)''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1311

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       S. 1217 is amended as follows:
       At page 59, line 12 strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$18,000,000''
       At page 59, line 14 strike ``Alaska'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$20,000,000 is made available as a direct payment 
     to the State of Alaska''
       At page 59, lines 22 and 23 strike the comma and the phrase 
     ``subject to express authorization''
       At page 60, lines 2 and 3 strike the comma and the phrase 
     ``subject to express authorization''
       At page 76, line 11 strike the comma and the phrase 
     ``subject to express authorization''
       At the appropriate place in ``TITLE VI--GENERAL 
     PROVISIONS'' insert the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . (a) To implement the June 3, 1999 Agreement of 
     the United States and Canada on the Treaty Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon (the ``1999 Agreement'') 
     $140,000,000 is authorized only for use and expenditure as 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b)(1) $75,000,000 for grants to provide the initial 
     capital for a Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers 
     Restoration and Enhancement Fund to be held by the Pacific 
     Salmon Commission and administered jointly by the Pacific 
     Salmon Commission Commissioner for the State of Alaska with 
     Canada according to a trust agreement to be entered into by 
     the United States and Canada for the purposes of research, 
     habitat restoration, and fish enhancement to promote 
     abundance-based, conservation-oriented fishing regimes.
       (2) $65,000,000 for grants to provide the initial capital 
     for a Southern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration 
     and Enhancement Fund to be held by the Pacific Salmon 
     Commission and administered jointly with Canada by the 
     Pacific Salmon Commission Commissioners for the States of 
     Washington, Oregon, and California according to a trust 
     agreement to be entered into by the United States and Canada 
     for the purposes of research, habitat restoration, and fish 
     enhancement to promote abundance-based, conservation-oriented 
     fishing regimes.
       (3)(i) Amounts provided by grants under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) may be held in interest-bearing accounts prior to the 
     disbursement of such funds for programs purposes, and any 
     interest earned by be retained for program purposes without 
     further appropriation by Congress;
       (ii) the Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers 
     Restoration and Enhancement Fund and Southern Boundary and 
     Transboundary Rivers Restoration and Enhancement Fund are 
     subject to the laws governing federal appropriations and 
     funds and to unrescinded circulars of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, including the audit requirements of 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular Nos. A-110, A-122 
     and A-133; and
       (iii) Recipients of funds from the Northern Boundary and 
     Transboundary Rivers Restoration and Enhancement Fund and 
     Southern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration and 
     Enhancement Fund, which for the purposes of this subparagraph 
     shall include interest earned pursuant to subparagraph (i), 
     shall keep separate accounts and such records as may be 
     reasonably necessary to disclose the use of the funds as well 
     as facilitate effective audits.
       (c) The President shall submit a request for funds to 
     implement this section as part of this official budget 
     request for the Fiscal Year 2001.''
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1312

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       S. 1217 is amended as follows:
       At the appropriate place in ``TITLE VI--GENERAL 
     PROVISIONS'' insert the following new section:
       ``Sec.  . Funds made available under Public Law 105-277 for 
     costs associated with implementation of the American 
     Fisheries Act of 1998 (Division C, title II, of Public Law 
     105-277) for vessel documentation activities shall remain 
     available until expended.''
                                 ______
                                 

                       CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 1313

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Chafee) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 57, line 17, before the colon, insert the 
     following: ``, of which $112,520,000 shall be used for 
     resource information activities of the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service and $806,000 shall be used for the 
     Narragansett Bay cooperative study conducted by the Rhode 
     Island Department of Environmental Management in cooperation 
     with the Federal Government.''
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                       COCHRAN AMENDMENT NO. 1314

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Cochran) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 25, line 5, before ``and'' insert ``of which 
     $2,000,000 shall be made available to the Department of 
     Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of 
     Mississippi School of Medicine for research in addictive 
     disorders and their connection to youth violence''.
                                 ______
                                 

                 DeWINE (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 1315

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. DeWine (for himself and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an

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amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       ``On page 27, lines 14 and 15, strike ``for the Crime 
     Identification Technology Initiative'' and insert ``to carry 
     out section 102 of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 
     1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601), including for grants for law 
     enforcement equipment for discretionary grants to States, 
     Local units of Government, and Indian Tribes''.
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                 GRAMS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1316

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Grams (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Durbin)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 81, line 25, insert the following after 
     ``reforms'': ``:Provided further, That any additional amount 
     provided, not to exceed $107 million, which is owed by the 
     United Nations to the United States as a reimbursement, 
     including any reimbursement under the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 or the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, that 
     was owed to the United States before the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall be applied or used, without fiscal year 
     limitation, to reduce any amount owed by the United States to 
     the United Nations, except that any such reduction pursuant 
     to the authority in this paragraph shall not be made unless 
     expressly authorized by the enactment of a separate Act that 
     makes payment of arrearages contingent upon United Nations 
     reform''.
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                        GREGG AMENDMENT NO. 1317

  Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title IV, insert the following:

       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for the United Nations may be used by 
     the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any 
     treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United 
     Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated 
     organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
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                GREGG (AND HOLLINGS) AMENDMENT NO. 1318

  Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title I, insert the following:
       ``Sec.   . Section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act of 1953 (8 U.S.C. 1356(q)(1)(A)), as amended, 
     is further amended--
       (1) by deleting clause (ii);
       (2) by renumbering clause (iii) as (ii); and
       (3) by striking ``, until September 30, 2000,'' in clause 
     (iv) and renumbering that clause as (iii)''.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 1319

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Ashcroft) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 111, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Sec. 620. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) Iran has been designated as a state sponsor of 
     terrorism by the Secretary of State and continues to be among 
     the most active supporters of terrorism in the world.
       (2) According to the State Department's annual report 
     entitled ``Patterns of Global Terrorism'', Iran supports 
     Hizballah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 
     terrorist organizations which oppose the Middle East peace 
     process, continue to work for the destruction of Israel, and 
     have killed United States citizens.
       (3) A United States district court ruled in March 1998 that 
     Iran should pay $247,000,000 to the family of Alisa Flatow, a 
     United States citizen killed in a bomb attack orchestrated by 
     the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza in April 1995.
       (4) The Government of Iran continues to maintain a 
     repressive political regime in which the civil liberties of 
     the people of Iran are denied.
       (5) The State Department Country Report on Human Rights 
     states that the human rights record of the Government of Iran 
     remains poor, including ``extra judicial killings and summary 
     executions; disappearances; widespread use of torture and 
     other degrading treatment; harsh prison conditions; arbitrary 
     arrest and detention; lack of due process; unfair trials; 
     infringement on citizen's privacy; and restrictions on 
     freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, religion, 
     and movement''.
       (6) Religious minorities in Iran have been persecuted 
     solely because of their faith, and the Government of Iran has 
     detained 13 members of Iran's Jewish community without 
     charge.
       (7) Recent student-led protests in Iran were repressed by 
     force, with possibly five students losing their lives and 
     hundreds more being imprisoned.
       (8) The Government of Iran is pursuing an aggressive 
     ballistic missile program with foreign assistance and is 
     seeking to develop weapons of mass destruction which threaten 
     United States allies and interests.
       (9) Despite the continuation by the Government of Iran of 
     repressive activities in Iran and efforts to threaten United 
     States allies and interests in the Near East and South Asia, 
     the President waived provisions of the Iran and Libya 
     Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
     note) intended to impede development of the energy sector in 
     Iran.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the President should condemn in the strongest possible 
     terms the failure of the Government of Iran to implement 
     genuine political reforms and protect the civil liberties of 
     the people of Iran, which failure was most recently 
     demonstrated in the violent repression of student-led 
     protests in Teheran and other cities by the Government of 
     Iran;
       (2) the President should support democratic opposition 
     groups in Iran more aggressively;
       (3) the detention of 13 members of the Iranian Jewish 
     community by the Government of Iran is a deplorable violation 
     of due process and a clear example of the policies of the 
     Government of Iran to persecute religious minorities; and
       (4) the decision of the President to waive provisions of 
     the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 intended to impede 
     development of the energy sector in Iran was regrettable and 
     should be reversed as long as Iran continues to threaten 
     United States interests and allies in the Near East and South 
     Asia through state sponsorship of terrorism and efforts to 
     acquire weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to 
     deliver such weapons.
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                        HATCH AMENDMENT NO. 1320

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Hatch) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1217, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:

     SECTION 1. HATE CRIMES.

       (a) Declarations.--Congress declares that--
       (1) further efforts must be taken at all levels of 
     government to respond to the staggering brutality of hate 
     crimes that have riveted public attention and shocked the 
     Nation;
       (2) hate crimes are prompted by bias and are committed to 
     send a message of hate to targeted communities, usually 
     defined on the basis of immutable traits;
       (3) the prominent characteristic of a hate crime is that it 
     devastates not just the actual victim and the victim's family 
     and friends, but frequently savages the community sharing the 
     traits that caused the victim to be selected;
       (4) any efforts undertaken by the Federal Government to 
     combat hate crimes must respect the primacy that States and 
     local officials have traditionally been accorded in the 
     criminal prosecution of acts constituting hate crimes; and
       (5) an overly broad reaction by the Federal Government to 
     this serious problem might ultimately diminish the 
     accountability of State and local officials in responding to 
     hate crimes and transgress the constitutional limitations on 
     the powers vested in Congress under the Constitution.
       (b) Studies.--
       (1) Collection of data.--
       (A) Definition of hate crime.--In this paragraph, the term 
     ``hate crime'' means--
       (i) a crime described in subsection (b)(1) of the first 
     section of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 
     note); and
       (ii) a crime that manifests evidence of prejudice based on 
     gender or age.
       (B) Collection from cross-section of states.--Not later 
     than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation 
     with the National Governors' Association, shall select 10 
     jurisdictions with laws classifying certain types of crimes 
     as hate crimes and 10 jurisdictions without such laws from 
     which to collect data described in subparagraph (C) over a 
     12-month period.
       (C) Data to be collected.--The data to be collected are--
       (i) the number of hate crimes that are reported and 
     investigated;
       (ii) the percentage of hate crimes that are prosecuted and 
     the percentage that result in conviction;
       (iii) the length of the sentences imposed for crimes 
     classified as hate crimes within a jurisdiction, compared 
     with the length of sentences imposed for similar crimes 
     committed in jurisdictions with no hate crime laws; and
       (iv) references to and descriptions of the laws under which 
     the offenders were punished.
       (D) Costs.--Participating jurisdictions shall be reimbursed 
     for the reasonable and necessary costs of compiling data 
     under this paragraph.
       (2) Study of trends.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States and the General Accounting Office shall complete a 
     study that analyzes the data collected under paragraph (1) 
     and under the

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     Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 to determine the extent of 
     hate crime activity throughout the country and the success of 
     State and local officials in combating that activity.
       (B) Identification of trends.--In the study conducted under 
     subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States and the General Accounting Office shall identify any 
     trends in the commission of hate crimes specifically by--
       (i) geographic region;
       (ii) type of crime committed; and
       (iii) the number of hate crimes that are prosecuted and the 
     number for which convictions are obtained.
       (c) Model Statute.--
       (1) In general.--To encourage the identification and 
     prosecution of hate crimes throughout the country, the 
     Attorney General shall, through the National Conference of 
     Commissioners on Uniform State Laws of the American Law 
     Institute or another appropriate forum, and in consultation 
     with the States, develop a model statute to carry out the 
     goals described in subsection (a) and criminalize acts 
     classified as hate crimes.
       (2) Requirements.--In developing the model statute, the 
     Attorney General shall--
       (A) include in the model statute crimes that manifest 
     evidence of prejudice; and
       (B) prepare an analysis of all reasons why any crime 
     motivated by prejudice based on any traits of a victim should 
     or should not be included.
       (d) Support for Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions by 
     State and Local Law Enforcement Officials.--
       (1) Assistance other than financial assistance.--
       (A) In general.--At the request of a law enforcement 
     official of a State or a political subdivision of a State, 
     the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall provide technical, 
     forensic, prosecutorial, or any other form of assistance in 
     the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that--
       (i) constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in section 
     16 of title 18, United States Code);
       (ii) constitutes a felony under the laws of the State; and
       (iii) is motivated by prejudice based on the victim's race, 
     ethnicity, or religion or is a violation of the State's hate 
     crime law.
       (B) Priority.--In providing assistance under subparagraph 
     (A), the Attorney General shall give priority to crimes 
     committed by offenders who have committed crimes in more than 
     1 State.
       (2) Grants.--
       (A) In general.--There is established a grant program 
     within the Department of Justice to assist State and local 
     officials in the investigation and prosecution of hate 
     crimes.
       (B) Eligibility.--A State or political subdivision of a 
     State applying for assistance under this paragraph shall--
       (i) describe the purposes for which the grant is needed; 
     and
       (ii) certify that the State or political subdivision lacks 
     the resources necessary to investigate or prosecute the hate 
     crime.
       (C) Deadline.--An application for a grant under this 
     paragraph shall be approved or disapproved by the Attorney 
     General not later than 24 hours after the application is 
     submitted.
       (D) Grant amount.--A grant under this paragraph shall not 
     exceed $100,000 for any single case.
       (E) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the Attorney 
     General, in consultation with the National Governors' 
     Association, shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     applications made for grants under this paragraph, the award 
     of such grants, and the effectiveness of the grant funds 
     awarded.
       (F) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
       (e) Interstate Travel To Commit Hate Crime.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 249. Interstate travel to commit hate crime

       ``(a) In General.--A person, whether or not acting under 
     color of law, who--
       ``(1) travels across a State line or enters or leaves 
     Indian country in order, by force or threat of force, to 
     willfully injure, intimidate, or interfere with, or by force 
     or threat of force to attempt to injure, intimidate, or 
     interfere with, any person because of the person's race, 
     color, religion, or national origin; and
       ``(2) by force or threat of force, willfully injures, 
     intimidates, or interferes with, or by force or threat of 
     force attempts to willfully injure, intimidate, or interfere 
     with any person because of the person's race, color, 
     religion, or national origin,
     shall be subject to a penalty under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Penalties.--A person described in subsection (a) who 
     is subject to a penalty under this subsection--
       ``(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
     than 1 year, or both;
       ``(2) if bodily injury results or if the violation includes 
     the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous 
     weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; or
       ``(3) if death results or if the violation includes 
     kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse 
     or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an 
     attempt to kill--
       ``(A) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any 
     term of years or for life, or both; or
       ``(B) may be sentenced to death.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 13 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``249. Interstate travel to commit hate crime.''.
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                        SNOWE AMENDMENT NO. 1321

  Mr. GREGG (for Ms. Snowe) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

       Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``17'' and inserting ``18''; and
       (2) by striking ``11'' and inserting ``12''.
                                 ______
                                 

                  HATCH (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 1322

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217 supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:

     SEC.   . PLACE OF HOLDING COURT AT CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK.

       The second paragraph of Section 112(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code is amended to read--
       ``Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Brooklyn, 
     Hauppauge, Hempstead (including the village of Uniondale), 
     and Central Islip.''

     SEC.   . WEST VIRGINIA CLERK CONSOLIDATION APPROVAL.

       Pursuant to the requirements of Section 156(d) of title 28, 
     United States Code, Congress hereby approves the 
     consolidation of the office of the bankruptcy clerk with the 
     office of the district clerk of court in the Southern 
     District of West Virginia.

     SEC.   . SENIOR JUDGE'S CHAMBERS IN PROVO, UTAH.

       The Internal Revenue Service is directed to vacate 
     sufficient space in the Federal Building in Provo, Utah as 
     soon as practicable to provide space for a senior judge's 
     chambers in that building. The General Services 
     Administration is directed to provide interim space for a 
     senior judge's chambers in Provo, Utah and to complete a 
     permanent senior judge's chambers in the Federal Building 
     located in that city as soon as practicable.
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                        KERRY AMENDMENT NO. 1323

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Kerry) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       In the Salaries and Expense Account of the Small Business 
     Administration, insert at the end of the paragraph: 
     ``Provided further, That $23,200,000 shall be available to 
     fund grants for Microloan Technical Assistance as authorized 
     by section 7(m) of the Small Business Act.''
                                 ______
                                 

                HOLLINGS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1324

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, 
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Wyden, 
Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Torricelli, and 
Mr. Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
                    TITLE __--HATE CRIMES PREVENTION

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Hate Crimes Prevention Act 
     of 1999''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or 
     perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual 
     orientation, gender, or disability of the victim poses a 
     serious national problem;
       (2) such violence disrupts the tranquility and safety of 
     communities and is deeply divisive;
       (3) existing Federal law is inadequate to address this 
     problem;
       (4) such violence affects interstate commerce in many ways, 
     including--
       (A) by impeding the movement of members of targeted groups 
     and forcing such members to move across State lines to escape 
     the incidence or risk of such violence; and
       (B) by preventing members of targeted groups from 
     purchasing goods and services,

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     obtaining or sustaining employment or participating in other 
     commercial activity;
       (5) perpetrators cross State lines to commit such violence;
       (6) instrumentalities of interstate commerce are used to 
     facilitate the commission of such violence;
       (7) such violence is committed using articles that have 
     traveled in interstate commerce;
       (8) violence motivated by bias that is a relic of slavery 
     can constitute badges and incidents of slavery;
       (9) although many State and local authorities are now and 
     will continue to be responsible for prosecuting the 
     overwhelming majority of violent crimes in the United States, 
     including violent crimes motivated by bias, Federal 
     jurisdiction over certain violent crimes motivated by bias is 
     necessary to supplement State and local jurisdiction and 
     ensure that justice is achieved in each case;
       (10) Federal jurisdiction over certain violent crimes 
     motivated by bias enables Federal, State, and local 
     authorities to work together as partners in the investigation 
     and prosecution of such crimes;
       (11) the problem of hate crime is sufficiently serious, 
     widespread, and interstate in nature as to warrant Federal 
     assistance to States and local jurisdictions; and
       (12) freedom of speech and association are fundamental 
     values protected by the first amendment to the Constitution 
     of the United States, and it is the purpose of this title to 
     criminalize acts of violence, and threats of violence, 
     carried out because of the actual or perceived race, color, 
     religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or 
     disability of the victim, not to criminalize beliefs in the 
     abstract.

     SEC. __03. DEFINITION OF HATE CRIME.

       In this title, the term ``hate crime'' has the same meaning 
     as in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 994 note).

     SEC. __04. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

       Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, 
     willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the 
     use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to 
     cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or 
     perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any 
     person--
       ``(A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined 
     in accordance with this title, or both; and
       ``(B) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for 
     life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both if--
       ``(i) death results from the acts committed in violation of 
     this paragraph; or
       ``(ii) the acts committed in violation of this paragraph 
     include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual 
     abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an 
     attempt to kill.
       ``(2)(A) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, 
     in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B), willfully 
     causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of 
     fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause 
     bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or 
     perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability 
     of any person--
       ``(i) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined 
     in accordance with this title, or both; and
       ``(ii) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for 
     life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both, if--
       ``(I) death results from the acts committed in violation of 
     this paragraph; or
       ``(II) the acts committed in violation of this paragraph 
     include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual 
     abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an 
     attempt to kill.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the circumstances 
     described in this subparagraph are that--
       ``(i) in connection with the offense, the defendant or the 
     victim travels in interstate or foreign commerce, uses a 
     facility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign 
     commerce, or engages in any activity affecting interstate or 
     foreign commerce; or
       ``(ii) the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign 
     commerce.
       ``(3) No prosecution of any offense described in this 
     subsection may be undertaken by the United States, except 
     upon the certification in writing of the Attorney General, 
     the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, 
     or any Assistant Attorney General specially designated by the 
     Attorney General that--
       ``(A) he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the 
     actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, 
     sexual orientation, gender, or disability of any person was a 
     motivating factor underlying the alleged conduct of the 
     defendant; and
       ``(B) that he or his designee or she or her designee has 
     consulted with State or local law enforcement officials 
     regarding the prosecution and determined that--
       ``(i) the State does not have jurisdiction or refuses to 
     assume jurisdiction;
       ``(ii) the State has requested that the Federal Government 
     assume jurisdiction; or
       ``(iii) actions by State and local law enforcement 
     officials have or are likely to leave demonstratively 
     unvindicated the Federal interest in eradicating bias-
     motivated violence.''.

     SEC. __05. DUTIES OF FEDERAL SENTENCING COMMISSION.

       (a) Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines.--Pursuant 
     to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States 
     Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall study the 
     issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes 
     and shall, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing 
     guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements (in addition to 
     the sentencing enhancement provided for the use of a minor 
     during the commission of an offense) for adult defendants who 
     recruit juveniles to assist in the commission of hate crimes.
       (b) Consistency With Other Guidelines.--In carrying out 
     this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall--
       (1) ensure that there is reasonable consistency with other 
     Federal sentencing guidelines; and
       (2) avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the 
     same offense.

     SEC. __06. GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority to Make Grants.--The Office of Justice 
     Programs of the Department of Justice shall make grants, in 
     accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may 
     prescribe, to State and local programs designed to combat 
     hate crimes committed by juveniles, including programs to 
     train local law enforcement officers in investigating, 
     prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. __07. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ASSIST 
                   STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including the 
     Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
     2002 such sums as are necessary to increase the number of 
     personnel to prevent and respond to alleged violations of 
     section 245 of title 18, United States Code (as amended by 
     this title).

     SEC. __08. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title, an amendment made by this 
     title, or the application of such provision or amendment to 
     any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, 
     the remainder of this title, the amendments made by this 
     title, and the application of the provisions of such to any 
     person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
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                       GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 1325

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Graham) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section:
       (1) The term ``hate crime'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 994 note).
       (2) The term ``older individual'' means an individual who 
     is age 65 or older.
       (b) The Attorney General shall conduct a study concerning--
       (1) whether an older individual is more likely than the 
     average individual to be the target of a crime;
       (2) the extent of crimes committed against older 
     individuals; and
       (3) the extent to which crimes committed against older 
     individuals are hate crimes.
       (c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing the results of the study.
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                        REED AMENDMENT NO. 1326

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR CERTAIN 
                   NATIONALS OF LIBERIA.

       (a) Continuation of Status.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any alien described in subsection (b) who, 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act, is registered for 
     temporary protected status in the United States under section 
     244(c)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv)), or any predecessor law, order, or 
     regulation, shall be entitled to maintain that status through 
     September 30, 2000.
       (b) Covered Aliens.--An alien referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a national of Liberia or an alien who has no nationality 
     and who last habitually resided in Liberia.
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                        BRYAN AMENDMENT NO. 1327

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Bryan) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. SENSE OF SENATE WITH RESPECT TO PROMOTING TRAVEL 
                   AND TOURISM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) an effective public-private partnership of Federal, 
     State, and local governments and the travel and tourism 
     industry can successfully market the United States as the 
     premiere international tourist destination in the world;
       (2) the private sector, States, and cities currently spend 
     more than $1,000,000,000 annually to promote particular 
     destinations within the United States to international 
     visitors;
       (3) other nations are spending hundreds of millions of 
     dollars annually to promote the visits of international 
     tourists to their countries, and the United States will miss 
     a major marketing opportunity if it fails to aggressively 
     compete for an increased share of international tourism 
     expenditures as they continue to increase over the next 
     decade;
       (4) a well-funded, well-coordinated international marketing 
     effort, combined with additional public and private sector 
     efforts, would help small and large businesses, as well as 
     State and local governments, share in the anticipated growth 
     of the international travel and tourism market in the 21st 
     century; and
       (5) a long-term marketing effort should be supported to 
     promote increased travel to the United States for the benefit 
     of every sector of the economy.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that Congress should enact this year, with adequate funding 
     from available resources, legislation that would support 
     international promotional activities by the United States 
     National Tourism Organization to help brand, position, and 
     promote the United States as the premiere travel and tourism 
     destination in the world.
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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 1328

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 65, after line 25, add the following:

     SEC. 209. STUDY OF A GENERAL ELECTRONIC EXTENSION PROGRAM

       Not later than six months after the enactment of the Act, 
     the Secretary of Commerce shall report to Congress on 
     possible benefits from a general electronic commerce 
     extension program to help small businesses, not limited to 
     manufacturers, in all parts of the nation identify and adopt 
     electronic commerce technology and techniques, so that such 
     businesses can fully participate in electronic commerce. Such 
     a general extension service would be analogous to the 
     Manufacturing Extension Program managed by the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Cooperative 
     Extension Service managed by the Department of Agriculture. 
     The report shall address, at a minimum, the following--
       (a) the need for or opportunity presented by such a 
     program;
       (b) some of the specific services that such a program 
     should provide and to whom;
       (c) how such a program would serve firms in rural or 
     isolated areas;
       (d) how such a program should be established, organized, 
     and managed;
       (e) the estimated costs of such a program; and
       (f) the potential benefits of such a program to both small 
     businesses and the economy as a whole.
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                       MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 1329

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       At page 59, line 14 after the colon insert the following 
     proviso: ``Provided further, That, of the amounts provided, 
     $6,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific coastal tribes 
     (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through the 
     Department of Commerce, which shall allocate the funds to 
     tribes in California and Oregon, and to tribes in Washington 
     after consultation with the Washington State Salmon Recovery 
     Funding Board; Provided further, That the Secretary ensure 
     the aforementioned $6 million be used for restoration of 
     Pacific salmonid populations listed under the Endangered 
     Species Act; Provided further, That funds to tribes in 
     Washington shall be used only for grants for planning (not to 
     exceed 10% of grant), physical design, and completion of 
     restoration projects; and Provided further, That each tribe 
     receiving a grant in Washington State derived from the 
     aforementioned $6 million provide a report on the specific 
     use and effectiveness of such recovery project grant in 
     restoring listed Pacific salmonid populations, which report 
     shall be made public and shall be provided to the Committees 
     on Appropriations in the U.S. House of Representatives and 
     the U.S. Senate through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board by 
     December 1, 2000.''
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                        BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 1330

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 45, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) In implementing the Institutional Hearing 
     Program and the Institutional Removal Program of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Attorney General 
     shall give priority to--
       (1) those aliens serving a prison sentence for a serious 
     violent felony, as defined in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 
     18, United States Code; and
       (2) those aliens arrested by the Border Patrol and 
     subsequently incarcerated for drug violations.
       (b) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Attorney General 
     shall submit a report to Congress describing the steps taken 
     to carry out subsection (a).
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                        DODD AMENDMENT NO. 1331

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill add the following:

     SEC.   . NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SELL CERTAIN U.S. 
                   PROPERTIES.

       Consistent with the regular notification procedures 
     established pursuant to Section 34 of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the Secretary of State shall 
     notify in writing the Committees on Foreign Relations and 
     Appropriations in the Senate and the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations in the House of 
     Representatives sixty days in advance of any action taken by 
     the Department to enter into any contract for the final sale 
     of properties owned by the United States that have served as 
     United States Embassies, Consulates General, or residences 
     for United States Ambassadors, Chief of Missions, or Consuls 
     General.
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                     TORRICELLI AMENDMENT NO. 1332

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Torricelli) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 27, line 15, after ``Initiative,'' insert ``of 
     which $500,000 is available for a new truck safety initiative 
     in the State of New Jersey.''.
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                     TORRICELLI AMENDMENT NO. 1333

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Torricelli) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 1217 supra; as follows:

       On page 45, after line 9, insert the following:
       Sec.  . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $190,000 of funds granted to the City of Camden, new jersey, 
     in 1996 as a part of a Federal local law enforcement block 
     grant may be retained by Camden and spent for the purposes 
     permitted by the grant through the end of fiscal year 2000.
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                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 1334

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 111, insert between lines 7 and 8 following:
       Sec. 620. Section 203(p)(1)(B) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(p)(1)(B)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (ii);
       (2) by inserting ``or public safety'' after ``law 
     enforcement'';
       (3) by striking ``(i)'';
       (4) by striking ``(I)'' and inserting ``(i)''; and
       (5) by striking ``(II)'' and inserting ``(ii)''.
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                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 1335

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 15, after line 2, insert:


         HIGH INTENSITY INTERSTATE GANG ACTIVITY AREAS PROGRAM

       For expenses necessary to establish and implement the High 
     Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program (including 
     grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and other 
     assistance) pursuant to Section 205 or S. 254 as passed by 
     the Senate on May 20, 1999, and consistent with the funding 
     proportions established therein, $20,000,000.
       On page 21, line 16, strike ``3,156,895,000'' and insert 
     ``3,136,895,000.''
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                 DeWINE (AND LEVIN) AMENDMENT NO. 1336

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. DeWine (for himself and Mr. Levin)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 57, line 16, strike ``$1,776,728,00'' and insert 
     ``$1,777,118,000''.
       On page 57, line 17, before the colon, insert the 
     following: ``; of which $390,000 shall be used by National 
     Ocean Service to upgrade an additional 13 Great Lakes water 
     gauging stations in order to ensure compliance with Year 2000 
     (Y2K) computer date processing requirements''..
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                        KERRY AMENDMENT NO. 1337

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Kerrey) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:


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       On page 34, line 25, after ``title'', insert the following: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated not 
     to exceed $550,000 shall be available to the Lincoln Action 
     Program's Youth Violence Alternative Project.''
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                       KERREY AMENDMENT NO. 1338

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Kerrey) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 26 of S. 1217, line 2 after the word ``Programs'', 
     strike the period and insert the following: ``Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 shall be available to the TeamMates of Nebraska 
     project.''
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                       SCHUMER AMENDMENT NO. 1339

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 98, line 16, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``:Provided further, That the Commission shall 
     conduct a study on the effects of electronic communications 
     networks and extended trading hours on securities markets, 
     including effects on market volatility, market liquidity, and 
     best execution practices''.
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                 SCHUMER (AND KOHL) AMENDMENT NO. 1340

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Kohl)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 8, line 13, strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$27,000,000''.
       On page 8, line 23, insert before the period ``; and of 
     which $1,000,000 shall be fore the task force coordinated by 
     the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern 
     District of Wisconsin, and $1,000,000 shall be for task 
     forces coordinated by the Office of the United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of New York and task forces 
     coordinated by the Office of the United States Attorney for 
     the Northern District of New York.''.
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                JEFFORDS (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 1341

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Jeffords (for himself and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1217, supra; as follows:

       On page 78, line 8, before the period insert the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated under 
     this heading for the Fulbright program, such sums as may be 
     available may be used for the Tibetan Exchange Program''.
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                 GORTON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1342

  Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Gorton (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Hollings, and Mr. Rockefeller)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1217, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL 
                   NOISE RULE AFFECTING HUSHKITTED AND REENGINED 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) For more than 50 years, the International Civil 
     Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been the single entity 
     vested with the authority to establish international noise 
     and emissions standards; through ICAO's efforts, aircraft 
     noise has decreased by an average of 40 percent since 1970;
       (2) ICAO is currently working on an expedited basis on even 
     more stringent international noise standards, taking into 
     account economic reasonableness, technical feasibility and 
     environmental benefits.
       (3) International noise and emissions standards are 
     critical to maintaining U.S. aeronautical industries' 
     economic viability and to obtaining their ongoing commitment 
     to progressively more stringent noise reduction efforts;
       (4) European Council (EC) Regulation No. 925/1999, banning 
     certain aircraft meeting the highest internationally 
     recognized noise standards from flying in Europe, undermines 
     the integrity of the ICAO process and undercuts the 
     likelihood that new Stage 4 standards can be developed;
       (5) While no regional standard is acceptable, this 
     regulation is particularly offensive; there is no scientific 
     basis for the regulation and it has been carefully crafted to 
     protect European aviation interests while imposing arbitrary, 
     substantial and unfounded cost burdens on United States' 
     aeronautical industries;
       (6) The vast majority of aircraft that will be affected by 
     EC Regulation No. 925/1999 are operated by U.S. flag 
     carriers; and
       (7) The implementation of EC Regulation No. 925/1999 will 
     result in a loss of jobs in the United States and may cost 
     the U.S. aviation industry in excess of $2,000,000.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) EC Regulation No. 925/1999 should be rescinded by the 
     EC at the earliest possible time;
       (2) that if this is not done, the Department of State 
     should file a petition regarding EC Regulation No. 925/1999 
     with ICAO pursuant to Article 84 of the Chicago Convention; 
     and
       (3) the Departments of Commerce and Transportation and the 
     United States Trade Representative should use all reasonable 
     means available to them to ensure that the goal of having the 
     rule repealed is achieved.

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