[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11615-11616]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 1401

                         Offered By: Mr. DeLay

       Amendment No. 8: Strike section 1203 (page 310, line 22 
     through page 314, line 7) and insert the following:

     SEC. 1203. LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES WITH 
                   CHINA'S PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize 
     any military-to-military exchange or contact described in 
     subsection (b) to be conducted by the Armed Forces with 
     representatives of the People's Liberation Army of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (b) Covered Exchanges and Contacts.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any military-to-military exchange or contact that includes 
     any of the following:
       (1) Force projection operations.
       (2) Nuclear operations.
       (3) Field operations.
       (4) Logistics.
       (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities 
     related to weapons of mass destruction.
       (6) Surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
       (7) Joint warfighting experiments and other activities 
     related to warfare.
       (8) Military space operations.
       (9) Other warfighting capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers.
       (11) Release of classified or restricted information.
       (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     search and rescue exercise or any humanitarian exercise.
       (d) Certification by Secretary.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives, not later than December 31 of each year, a 
     certification in writing as to whether or not any military-
     to-miltary exchange or contact during that calandar year was 
     conducted in violation of subsection (a).
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than June 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of 
     the House of Representatives a report providing the 
     Secretary's assessment of the current state of military-to-
     military contacts with the People's Liberation Army. The 
     report shall include the following:
       (1) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts 
     during the period since the last such report, including a 
     summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the 
     Chinese participants in those contacts.
       (2) A description of the military-to-military contacts 
     scheduled for the next 12-month period and a five-year plan 
     for those contacts.
       (3) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Chinese 
     expect to gain from those military-to-military contacts.
       (4) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the 
     Department of Defense expects to gain from those military-to-
     military contacts.
       (5) The Secretary's assessment of how military-to-military 
     contacts with the People's Liberation Army fit into the 
     larger security relationship between United States and the 
     People's Republic of China.

                               H.R. 1401

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of title XII (page 317, after 
     line 17), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   FOR DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES 
                   TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA WITHOUT 
                   SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION BY LAW.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise available to the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended for the deployment of United States 
     ground forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless 
     such deployment is specifically authorized by a law enacted 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--The prohibition in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to the initiation of 
     missions specifically limited to rescuing United States 
     military personnel or United States citizens in the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia or rescuing military personnel of 
     another member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a 
     result of operations as a member of an air crew.

                               H.R. 1401

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of title XII (page 317, after 
     line 17), add the following new section:

     SEC. 1206. REDUCTION AND CODIFICATION OF NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AUTHORIZED TO BE ON PERMANENT 
                   DUTY ASHORE IN EUROPEAN MEMBER NATIONS OF NATO.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 123b of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) European End-Strength Limitation.--(1) Within the 
     limitation prescribed by subsection (a), the strength level 
     of members of the armed forces assigned to permanent duty 
     ashore in European member nations of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization may not exceed approximately--
       ``(A) 100,000 at the end of fiscal year 1999;
       ``(B) 85,000 at the end of fiscal year 2000;
       ``(C) 55,000 at the end of fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(D) 25,000 at the end of fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following members 
     are not counted:
       ``(A) Members assigned to permanent duty ashore in Iceland, 
     Greenland, and the Azores.
       ``(B) Members performing duties in Europe for more than 179 
     days under a military-to-military contact program under 
     section 168 of this title.
       ``(3) In carrying out the reductions required by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Defense may not reduce personnel 
     assigned to the Sixth Fleet.''.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Subsection 
     (b) does not apply in the event of declaration of war or an 
     armed attack on any member nation of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``The President may waive'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``The President may waive the operation of 
     subsection (a) or (b) if the President declares an emergency. 
     The President shall immediately notify Congress of any such 
     waiver.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1002 of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), is 
     repealed.

                               H.R. 1401

                        Offered By: Mr. Skelton

       Amendment No. 11: In section 1006--
       (1) strike subsection (a) (page 270, lines 21 through 24);
       (2) in the section heading (page 270, line 20), strike 
     ``BUDGETING FOR'' and insert ``SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
     REQUEST FOR''; and
       (3) in subsection (b), strike ``(b) Supplemental 
     Appropriations Request for Operations in Yugoslavia.--''.

                               H.R. 1401

                 Offered By: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of title XII (page 317, after 
     line 17), insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. OPERATIONS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution 
     provides that: ``The Congress

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     shall have Power To . . . provide for the common Defence . . 
     . To declare War. . . To raise and support Armies . . . To 
     provide and maintain a Navy . . . To make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces . . 
     .''.
       (2) On April 28, 1999, the House of Representatives by a 
     vote of 139 to 290, failed to agree to House Concurrent 
     Resolution 82, which, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War 
     Powers Resolution, would have directed the President to 
     remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in 
     connection with the present operations against the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (3) In light of the failure to agree to House Concurrent 
     Resolution 82, as described in paragraph (2), Congress hereby 
     acknowledges that a conflict involving United States Armed 
     Forces does exist in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (b) Goals for the Conflict With Yugoslavia.--Congress 
     declares the following to be the goals of the United States 
     for the conflict with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
       (1) Cessation by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of all 
     military action against the people of Kosovo and termination 
     of the violence and repression against the people of Kosovo.
       (2) Withdrawal of all military, police, and paramilitary 
     forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from Kosovo.
       (3) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to the stationing of an international military 
     presence in Kosovo to ensure the peace.
       (4) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to the unconditional and safe return to Kosovo of 
     all refugees and displaced persons.
       (5) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to allow humanitarian aid organizations to have 
     unhindered access to these refugees and displaced persons.
       (6) Agreement by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia to work for the establishment of a political 
     framework agreement for Kosovo which is in conformity with 
     international law.
       (7) President Slobodan Milosevic will be held accountable 
     for his actions while President of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia in initiating four armed conflicts and taking 
     actions leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people 
     and responsibility for murder, rape, terrorism, destruction, 
     and ethnic cleansing.
       (8) Bringing to justice through the International Criminal 
     Tribunal of Yugoslavia individuals in the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia who are guilty of war crimes in Kosovo.

                               H.R. 1401

                   Offered By: Mr. Weldon of Florida

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of subtitle B of title III 
     (page 45, after line 13), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 312. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR FORCE SPACE LAUNCH 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Additional Authorization.--In addition to the funds 
     otherwise authorized in this Act for the operation and 
     maintenance of the space launch facilities of the Department 
     of the Air Force, there is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated $7,300,000 for space launch operations at such 
     launch facilities.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 301(4) for operation and maintenance 
     for the Air Force is hereby reduced by $7,300,000, to be 
     derived from other service-wide activities.
       (c) Study of Space Launch Ranges and Requirements.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study--
       (A) to access anticipated military, civil, and commercial 
     space launch requirements;
       (B) to examine the technical shortcomings at the space 
     launch ranges;
       (C) to evaluate oversight arrangements at the space launch 
     ranges; and
       (D) to estimate future funding requirements for space 
     launch ranges capable of meeting both national security space 
     launch needs and civil and commercial space launch needs.
       (2) The Secretary shall conduct the study using the Defense 
     Science Board of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing the results of the study.