[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13957-13962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

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                        HATCH AMENDMENT NO. 3796

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (S. 2549) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

     SEC. __. EFFECTS OF WORLDWIDE CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ON 
                   READINESS OF CERTAIN MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Requirement for Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a report on the effects of 
     worldwide contingency operations of the Navy, Marine Corps, 
     and Air Force on the readiness of aircraft of those Armed 
     Forces. The report shall contain the Secretary's assessment 
     of the effects of those operations

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     on the capability of the Department of Defense to maintain a 
     high level of equipment readiness and to manage a high 
     operating tempo for the aircraft.
       (b) Effects Considered.--The assessment contained in the 
     report shall address the following effects:
       (1) The effects of the contingency operations carried out 
     during fiscal years 1995 through 2000 on the aircraft of each 
     of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force in each category of 
     aircraft, as follows:
       (A) Combat tactical aircraft.
       (B) Strategic aircraft.
       (C) Combat support aircraft.
       (D) Combat service support aircraft.
       (2) The types of adverse effects on the aircraft of each of 
     the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force in each category of 
     aircraft specified in paragraph (1) resulting from 
     contingency operations, as follows:
       (A) Patrolling in no-fly zones--
       (i) over Iraq in Operation Northern Watch;
       (ii) over Iraq in Operation Southern Watch; and
       (iii) over the Balkans in Operation Allied Force.
       (B) Air operations in the NATO air war against Serbia in 
     Operation Sky Anvil, Operation Noble Anvil, and Operation 
     Allied Force.
       (C) Air operations in Operation Shining Hope in Kosovo.
       (D) All other activities within the general context of 
     worldwide contingency operations.
       (3) Any other effects that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate in carrying out subsection (a).
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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2001

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                 THOMAS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3797

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Burns) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill (H.R. 4578) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 115, line 19, strike the number ``145,000,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof the number ``155,000,000'';
       On page 112, line 20, strike the number ``693,133,000'' and 
     insert in lieu therof ``685,133,000''; and
       On page 113, line 14, strike the number ``693,133,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``685,133,000''; and
       On page 130, line 4, strike the number ``847,596,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``841,596,000.
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                     REED AMENDMENTS NOS. 3798-3799

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. REED submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3798

       On page 182, beginning on line 9, strike ``$761,937,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``$138,000,000'' on line 17 and 
     insert ``$769,937,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $2,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
     unobligated balances in the Biomass Energy Development 
     account and $8,000,000 shall be derived by transfer of a 
     proportionate amount from each other account for which this 
     Act makes funds available for travel, supplies, and printing 
     expenses: Provided, That $172,000,000 shall be for use in 
     energy conservation programs as defined in section 3008(3) of 
     Public Law 99-509 (15 U.S.C. 4507): Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 3003(d)(2) of Public Law 99-509, such 
     sums shall be allocated to the eligible programs as follows: 
     $146,000,000''.
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                           Amendment No. 3799

       On page 200, line 24, strike ``$105,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$108,000,000''.
       On page 225, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       Sec. 3  . (a) The total discretionary amount made available 
     by this Act is reduced by $3,000,000: Provided, That the 
     reduction pursuant to this subsection shall be made by 
     reducing by a uniform percentage the amount made available 
     for travel, supplies, and printing expenses to the agencies 
     funded by this Act.
       (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, by account, of 
     the amounts of the reductions made pursuant to subsection 
     (a).
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                 THOMAS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3800

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Grams, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
Enzi) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the 
bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

       On page 125, line 25 strike ``$58,209,000'' through page 
     126, line 2 and insert in lieu thereof ``$57,809,000, of 
     which $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out the Urban 
     Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2501 et 
     seq.).

     ``SEC.  . MANAGEMENT STUDY OF CONFLICTING USES.

       ``(a) Snow Machine Study.--Of funds made available to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for the operation of National 
     Recreation and Preservation Programs of the National Park 
     Service $400,000 shall be available to conduct a study to 
     determine how the National Park Service can:
       ``(1) minimize the potential impact of snow machines and 
     properly manage competing recreation activities in the 
     National Park System, and
       ``(2) properly manage competing recreational activities in 
     units of the National Park System.
       ``(b) Limitation on Funds Pending Study Completion.--No 
     funds appropriated under this Act may be expended to 
     prohibit, ban or reduce the number of snow machines from 
     units of the National Park System that allowed the use of 
     snow machines during any one of the last three winter seasons 
     until the study referred to in subsection (a) is completed 
     and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.''.
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                        BYRD AMENDMENT No. 3801

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
4578, supra; and follows:

       At the end of Title III of the bill insert the following
       ``Sec.   . From funds previously appropriated under the 
     heading `Department of Energy, Fossil Energy Research and 
     Development,' $4,000,000 is immediately available from 
     unobligated balances for computational services at the 
     National Energy Technology Laboratory.''
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                       GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 3802

  Mr. GORTON proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578; supra; as 
follows:

       On page 127, line 11, strike $10,000,000 and insert 
     ``$12,000,000''.
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                GRAMS (AND WELLSTONE) AMEMDMENT NO. 3803

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Grams (for himself and Mr. Wellstone)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

       On page 126, line 16, strike ``$207,079,000,'' and insert 
     ``$202,950,000, of which not more than $511,000 shall be used 
     for the preconstruction, engineering, and design of a 
     heritage center for the Grand Portage National Monument in 
     Minnesota,''.
       On page 165, line 25, strike ``$618,500,000,'' and 
     inserting ``$622,629,000, of which at least $6,947,000 shall 
     be used for hazardous fuels reduction activities and expenses 
     resulting from windstorm damage in the Superior National 
     Forest in Minnesota, $3,000,000 of which shall not be 
     available until September 30, 2001.
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                 THOMAS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3804

  Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Burns, Mr. Grams, and Mr. 
DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 112, line 20, strike ``$693,133,000'' and insert 
     ``$689,133,000 of which not to exceed $125,900,000 shall be 
     for workforce and organizational support and $16,586,000 
     shall be for Land and Resource Information Systems''.
       On page 113, line 14, strike ``$693,133,000'' and insert 
     ``$689,133,000''.
       On page 115, line 19, strike ``$145,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$148,000,000''.
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                STEVENS (AND WARNER) AMENDMENT NO. 3805

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to amendment No. 3758 previously 
submitted by Mr. Kerry to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 342. PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Payment of Fines and Penalties.--(1) Chapter 160 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

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     ``Sec. 2710. Environmental compliance: payment of fines and 
       penalties for violations

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of a military department may not pay a fine or 
     penalty for an environmental compliance violation that is 
     imposed by a Federal agency against the Department of Defense 
     or such military department, as the case may be, unless the 
     payment of the fine or penalty is specifically authorized by 
     law, if--
       ``(1) the amount of the fine or penalty (including any 
     supplemental environmental projects carried out as part of 
     such penalty) is $1,500,000 or more; or
       ``(2) the fine or penalty is based on the application of 
     economic benefit criteria or size-of-business criteria.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term 
     `environmental compliance', in the case of on-going 
     operations, functions, or activities at a Department of 
     Defense facility, means the activities necessary to ensure 
     that such operations, functions, or activities meet 
     requirements under applicable environmental law.
       ``(B) The term does not include operations, functions, or 
     activities relating to environmental restoration under this 
     chapter that are conducted using funds in an environmental 
     restoration account under section 2703(a) of this title.
       ``(2) The term `economic benefit criteria', in the case of 
     the imposition of a fine or penalty for an environmental 
     compliance violation, means criteria which determine the 
     existence of the violation, or the amount of the fine or 
     penalty, based on the assumption that a competitive advantage 
     was gained by a failure to invest money necessary to achieve 
     the environmental compliance concerned.
       ``(3) The term `size-of-business criteria', in the case of 
     the imposition of a fine or penalty for an environmental 
     compliance violation, means criteria which determine the 
     existence of the violation, or the amount of the fine or 
     penalty, based on an assessment of an entity's net worth and 
     on assumptions regarding the entity's ability to pay the fine 
     or penalty.
       ``(4) The term `violation', in the case of environmental 
     compliance, means an act or omission resulting in the failure 
     to ensure the compliance.
       ``(c) Expiration of Prohibition.--This section does not 
     apply to any part of a violation described in subsection (a) 
     that occurs on or after the date that is five years after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2001.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2710. Environmental compliance: payment of fines and penalties for 
              violations.''.

       (b) Applicability.--(1) Section 2710 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (a)(1) of that section, as so added, shall 
     not apply with respect to any supplemental environmental 
     projects referred to in that subsection that were agreed to 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2001

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                DOMENICI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3806

  Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
Bingaman, and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3795 
previously proposed by Mr. Craig to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

                  TITLE   --HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                        wildland fire management

       For an additional amendment for ``Wildland Fire 
     Management'' to remove hazardous material to alleviate 
     immediate emergency threats to urban wildland interface areas 
     as defined by the Secretary of the Interior, $120.3 million 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent an official budget request, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined by such Act, is transmitted 
     by the President to the Congress.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        wildland fire management

       For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     to remove hazardous material to alleviate immediate emergency 
     threats to urban wildland interface areas as defined by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, $120 million to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined by such Act, is transmitted 
     by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That:
       (a) In expending the funds provided in any Act with respect 
     to any fiscal year for hazardous fuels reduction, the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may hereafter conduct fuel reduction treatments on Federal 
     lands using all contracting and hiring authorities available 
     to the Secretaries. Notwithstanding Federal government 
     procurement and contracting laws, the Secretaries may 
     hereafter conduct fuel reduction treatments on Federal lands 
     using grants and cooperative agreements. Notwithstanding 
     Federal government procurement and contracting laws, in order 
     to provide employment and training opportunities to people in 
     rural communities, the Secretaries may hereafter, at their 
     sole discretion, limit competition for any contracts, with 
     respect to any fiscal year, including contracts for 
     monitoring activities, to:
       (1) local private, non-profit, or cooperative entities;
       (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews or related partnerships 
     with state, local, and non-profit youth groups;
       (3) Small or micro-businesses; or
       (4) other entities that will hire or train a significant 
     percentage of local people to complete such contracts.
       (b) Prior to September 30, 2000, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
     publish in the Federal Register a list of all urban wildland 
     interface communities, as defined by the Secretaries, within 
     the vicinity of Federal lands that are at risk from wildfire. 
     This list shall include:
       (1) an identification of communities around which hazardous 
     fuel reduction treatments are ongoing; and
       (2) an identification of communities around which the 
     Secretaries are preparing to begin treatments in calendar 
     year 2000.
       (c) Prior to May 1, 2001, the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly publish in the 
     Federal Register a list of all urban wildland interface 
     communities, as defined by the Secretaries, within the 
     vicinity of Federal lands and at risk from wildfire that are 
     included in the list published pursuant to subsection (b) but 
     that are not included in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2), along 
     with an identification of reasons, not limited to lack of 
     available funds, why there are no treatments ongoing or being 
     prepared for these communities.
       (d) Within 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the Forest Service's Cohesive Strategy for 
     Protecting People and Sustaining Resources in Fire-Adapted 
     Ecosystems, and an explanation of any differences between the 
     Cohesive Strategy and other related ongoing policymaking 
     activities including: proposed regulations revising the 
     National Forest System transportation policy; proposed 
     roadless area protection regulations; the Interior Columbia 
     Basin Draft Supplement Environmental Impact Statement; and 
     the Sierra Nevada Framework/Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Draft 
     Environmental Impact Statement. The Secretary shall also 
     provide 30 days for public comment on the Cohesive Strategy 
     and the accompanying explanation.
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                 COLLINS (AND SNOWE) AMENDMENT NO. 3807

  Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

       On page 121, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       For an additional amount for salmon restoration and 
     conservation efforts in the State of Maine, $5,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which amount shall be made 
     available to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to 
     carry out a competitively awarded grant program for State, 
     local, or other organizations in Maine to fund on-the-ground 
     projects to further Atlantic salmon conservation or 
     restoration efforts in coordination with the State of Maine 
     and the Maine Atlantic Salmon Conservation Plan, including 
     projects to (1) assist in land acquisition and conservation 
     easements to benefit Atlantic salmon; (2) develop irrigation 
     and water use management measures to minimize any adverse 
     effects on salmon habitat; and (3) develop and phase in 
     enhanced aquaculture cages to minimize escape of Atlantic 
     salmon: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under 
     this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall be made available to

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     the Atlantic Salmon Commission for salmon restoration and 
     conservation activities, including installing and upgrading 
     weirs and fish collection facilities, conducting risk 
     assessments, fish marking, and salmon genetics studies and 
     testing, and developing and phasing in enhanced aquaculture 
     cages to minimize escape of Atlantic salmon, and $500,000 
     shall be made available to the National Academy of Sciences 
     to conduct a study of Atlantic salmon: Provided further, That 
     the amounts appropriated under this paragraph shall not be 
     subject to section 10(b)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)): Provided 
     further, That the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall 
     give special consideration to proposals that include matching 
     contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) 
     made by private persons or organizations or by State or local 
     government agencies, if such matching contributions are 
     available: Provided further, That amounts made available 
     under this paragraph shall be provided to the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation not later than 15 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount made available under this paragraph is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement under section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
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                      FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3808

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

       On page 188, at the end of line 13, insert the following 
     (and renumber accordingly): ``Provided further, That funds 
     available to the Indian Health Service for contract health 
     services be used to fund all tribes at a minimum of 60% of 
     level of need.''
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                 FEINGOLD (AND KOHL) AMENDMENT NO. 3809

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Kohl) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 126, lines 16 and 17, strike ``$207,079,000, to 
     remain available until expended:'' and insert ``$209,819,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which $2,540,000 shall 
     be available for repair of erosion at Outer Island 
     Lighthouse, and $200,000 shall be available for the conduct 
     of a wilderness suitability study, at Apostle Islands 
     National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, which amounts shall be derived 
     by transfer of a proportionate amount of funds for 
     administrative expenses from each other account for which 
     this bill makes funds available for administrative 
     expenses:''.
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                       DURBIN AMENDMENT NO. 3810

  Mr. DURBIN proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       Strike section 116.
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                LIEBERMAN (AND DODD) AMENDMENT NO. 3811

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Dodd) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 183, strike line 15 and insert ``$165,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 shall be 
     derived by transfer of unobligated balances of funds 
     previously appropriated under the heading ``naval petroleum 
     and oil shale reserves'', and of which $8,000,000 shall be 
     available for maintenance of a Northeast Home Heating Oil 
     Reserve.''.
       On page 225, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE PLAN.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of Amendment No. 6 to the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan transmitted by the Secretary 
     of Energy on July 10, 2000, under section 154 of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234), the Secretary 
     may draw down product from the Regional Distillate Reserve 
     only on a finding by the President that there is a severe 
     energy supply interruption.
       (b) Severe Energy Supply Interruption.--
       (1) In general.--For the purposes of subsection (a), a 
     severe energy supply interruption shall be deemed to exist if 
     the President determines that--
       (A) a severe increase in the price of middle distillate oil 
     has resulted from an energy supply interruption; or
       (B)(i) a circumstance other than that described in 
     subparagraph (A) exists that constitutes a regional supply 
     shortage of significant scope or duration; and
       (ii) action taken under this section would assist directly 
     and significantly in reducing the adverse impact of the 
     supply shortage.
       (2) Severe increase in the price of middle distillate 
     oil.--For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A), a severe increase 
     in the price of middle distillate oil'' shall be deemed to 
     have occurred if--
       (A) the price differential between crude oil and 
     residential No. 2 heating oil in the Northeast, as determined 
     by the Energy Information Administration, increases by--
       (i) more than 15 percent over a 2-week period;
       (ii) more than 25 percent over a 4-week period; or
       (iii) more than 60 percent over its 5-year seasonally 
     adjusted rolling average; and
       (B) the price differential continues to increase during the 
     most recent week for which price information is available.
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                INHOFE (AND NICKLES) AMENDMENT NO. 3812

  Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act--
       (1) $7,372,000 shall be available to the Indian Health 
     Service for diabetes treatment, prevention, and research; and
       (2) the total amount made available under this Act under 
     the heading ``National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities'' under the heading ``National Endowment for the 
     Arts'' under the heading ``grants and administration'' shall 
     be $97,628,000.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 3813

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 164, line 23, strike ``6a(i):'' and insert ``6a(i), 
     of which not less than $500,000 shall be available for use 
     for law enforcement purposes in the national forest that, 
     during fiscal year 2000, had both the greatest number of 
     methamphetamine dumps per acre and the greatest number of 
     methamphetamine laboratory law enforcement actions per 
     acre:''.
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                        REID AMENDMENT NO. 3814

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as follows:

       On page 112, at the end of line 20, add ``of which no 
     amount shall be available for the Undaunted Stewardship 
     program, of which $1,000,000 shall be available for 
     management of the upper Missouri River with a focus on the 
     increased visitation associated with the Lewis and Clark 
     Bicentennial celebration, of which $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for acquisition from willing sellers of 
     conservation easements in the area of the Lewis and Clark 
     Trail,''.
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                STEVENS (AND WARNER) AMENDMENT NO. 3815

  Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       Section 342 is amended by striking the provisions therein 
     and inserting:

     SEC. 342. PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Payment of Fines and Penalties.--(1) Chapter 160 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2710. Environmental compliance: payment of fines and 
       penalties for violations

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of a military department may not pay a fine or 
     penalty for an environmental compliance violation that is 
     imposed by a Federal agency against the Department of Defense 
     or such military department, as the case may be, unless the 
     payment of the fine or penalty is specifically authorized by 
     law, if the amount of the fine or penalty (including any 
     supplemental environmental projects carried out as part of 
     such penalty) is $1,500,000 or more.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term 
     `environmental compliance', in the case of on-going 
     operations, functions, or activities at a Department of 
     Defense facility, means the activities necessary to ensure 
     that such operations, functions, or activities meet 
     requirements under applicable environmental law.
       ``(B) The term does not include operations, functions, or 
     activities relating to environmental restoration under this 
     chapter that are conducted using funds in an environmental 
     restoration account under section 2703(a) of this title.
       ``(2) The term `violation', in the case of environmental 
     compliance, means an act or omission resulting in the failure 
     to ensure the compliance.
       ``(c) Expiration of Prohibition.--This section does not 
     apply to any part of a violation

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     described in subsection (a) that occurs on or after the date 
     that is three years after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2710. Environmental compliance: payment of fines and penalties for 
              violations.''.

       (b) Applicability.--(1) Section 2710 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (a)(1) of that section, as so added, shall 
     not apply with respect to any supplemental environmental 
     projects referred to in that subsection that were agreed to 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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                 LEVIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3816

  Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Thompson) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 303, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 814. PROCUREMENT NOTICE THROUGH ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO 
                   CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) Publication by Electronic Accessibility.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``furnish for 
     publication by the Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``publish'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2)(A) A notice of solicitation required to be published 
     under paragraph (1) may be published by means of--
       ``(i) electronic accessibility that meets the requirements 
     of paragraph (7); or
       ``(ii) publication in the Commerce Business Daily.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Commerce shall promptly publish in 
     the Commerce Business Daily each notice or announcement 
     received under this subsection for publication by that 
     means.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) A publication of a notice of solicitation by means of 
     electronic accessibility meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph for electronic accessibility if the notice is 
     electronically accessible in a form that allows convenient 
     and universal user access through the single Government-wide 
     point of entry designated in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.''.
       (b) Waiting Period for Issuance of Solicitation.--Paragraph 
     (3) of such subsection is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``furnish a notice to the Secretary of Commerce'' and 
     inserting ``publish a notice of solicitation''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``by the Secretary of 
     Commerce''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments for Small Business Act.--
     Subsection (e) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``furnish for 
     publication by the Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``publish'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2)(A) A notice of solicitation required to be published 
     under paragraph (1) may be published by means of--
       ``(i) electronic accessibility that meets the requirements 
     of section 18(a)(7) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416(a)(7)); or
       ``(ii) publication in the Commerce Business Daily.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Commerce shall promptly publish in 
     the Commerce Business Daily each notice or announcement 
     received under this subsection for publication by that 
     means.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``furnish a notice to the Secretary of Commerce'' and 
     inserting ``publish a notice of solicitation''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``by the Secretary of 
     Commerce''.
       (d) Periodic Reports on Implementation of Electronic 
     Commerce in Federal Procurement.--Section 30(e) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Not later than 
     March 1, 1998, and every year afterward through 2003'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year 
     through 2004''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Beginning with the report submitted on 
     March 1, 1999,''; and
       (B) by striking ``calendar year'' and inserting ``two 
     fiscal years''.
       (e) Effective Date and Applicability.--This section and the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 
     1, 2000. The amendments made by subsections (a), (b) and (c) 
     shall apply with respect to solicitations issued on or after 
     that date.
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                 LEVIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3817

  Mr. LEVIN (for himself, and Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 543, strike line 20 and insert the following:

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

     SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, MUKILTEO TANK FARM, EVERETT, 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Port of Everett, 
     Washington (in this section referred to as the ``Port''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 22 acres and known as the 
     Mukilteo Tank Farm for the purposes of permitting the Port to 
     use the parcel for the development and operation of a port 
     facility and for other public purposes.
       (b) Personal Property.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     include as part of the conveyance authorized by subsection 
     (a) any personal property at the Mukilteo Tank Farm that is 
     excess to the needs of the Air Force if the Secretary of 
     Transportation determines that such personal property is 
     appropriate for the development or operation of the Mukilteo 
     Tank Farm as a port facility.
       (c) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may lease all or part of the real 
     property to the Port if the Secretary determines that the 
     real property is suitable for lease and the lease of the 
     property under this subsection will not interfere with any 
     environmental remediation activities or schedules under 
     applicable law or agreements.
       (2) The determination under paragraph (1) whether the lease 
     of the real property will interfere with environmental 
     remediation activities or schedules referred to in that 
     paragraph shall be based upon an environmental baseline 
     survey conducted in accordance with applicable Air Force 
     regulations and policy.
       (3) Except as provided by paragraph (4), as consideration 
     for the lease under this subsection, the Port shall pay the 
     Secretary an amount equal to the fair market of the lease, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (4) The amount of consideration paid by the Port for the 
     lease under this subsection may be an amount, as determined 
     by the Secretary, less than the fair market value of the 
     lease if the Secretary determines that--
       (A) the public interest will be served by an amount of 
     consideration for the lease that is less than the fair market 
     value of the lease; and
       (B) payment of an amount equal to the fair market value of 
     the lease is unobtainable.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force and the Port.
       (e) Additional Terms.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary of 
     the Air Force considers appropriate to protect the interests 
     of the United States.

                 Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances

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                   NATIONAL FRAGILE X AWARENESS WEEK

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             EDWARDS (AND HAGEL) AMENDMENTS NOS. 3818-3820

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Hagel)) proposed 
three amendments to the resolution (S. Res. 268) designating July 17 
through July 23 as ``National Fragile X Awareness Week''; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3818

       On page 2 strike line 1 and all that follows to page 3 line 
     2, and insert: ``Resolved, That the Senate designates July 
     22, 2000 as `National Fragile X Awareness Day.' ''
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3819

       Strike the preamble and insert:
       ``Whereas Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of 
     mental retardation, affecting people of every race, income 
     level, and nationality;
       ``Whereas 1 in every 260 women is a carrier of the Fragile 
     X defect;
       ``Whereas 1 in every 4,000 children is born with the 
     Fragile X defect, and typically requires a lifetime of 
     special care at a cost of over $2,000,000;
       ``Whereas Fragile X remains frequently undetected due to 
     its recent discovery and the lack of awareness about the 
     disease, even within the medical community;
       ``Whereas the genetic defect causing Fragile X has been 
     discovered, and is easily identified by testing;
       ``Whereas inquiry into Fragile X is a powerful research 
     model for neuropsychiatric

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     disorders, such as autism, schizophrenia, pervasive 
     developmental disorders, and other forms of X-linked mental 
     retardation;
       ``Whereas individuals with Fragile X can provide a 
     homogeneous research population for advancing the 
     understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders;
       ``Whereas with concerted research efforts, a cure for 
     Fragile X may be developed;
       ``Whereas Fragile X research, both basic and applied, has 
     been vastly underfunded despite the prevalence of the 
     disorder, the potential for the development of a cure, the 
     established benefits of available treatments and 
     intervention, and the significance that Fragile X research 
     has for related disorders; and
       ``Whereas the Senate as an institution and Members of 
     Congress as individuals are in unique positions to help raise 
     public awareness about the need for increased funding for 
     research and early diagnosis and treatment for the disorder 
     known as Fragile X: Now, therefore, be it''.

                           Amendment No. 3820

       Amend the title as to read: ``Designating July 22, 2000 as 
     `National Fragile X Awareness Day'.''

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