[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11679-11695]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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                      FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3497

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (S. 2522) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 155, line 25, strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$50,000,000''.
       On page 156, line 2, strike ``the entire amount'' and 
     insert ``$25,000,000''.
       On page 156, lines 7 and 8, strike ``the entire amount'' 
     and insert ``$25,000,000''.
       On page 141, lines 9 and 10, strike ``$934,100,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided,'' and insert 
     ``$909,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more 
     than $225,600,000 shall be available for the Push into 
     Southern Colombia, of which amount not less than $25,000,000 
     shall be available for resettlement and alternative 
     development activities of the Push into Southern Colombia: 
     Provided further,''.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 3498

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SUPPORT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR SERBIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) General Dragolub Ojdanic, Minister of Defense of the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and an 
     indicted war criminal, visited Moscow from May 7 through May 
     12, 2000, as a guest of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, attended the inauguration of President Vladimir 
     Putin, and held talks with Russian Defense Minister Igor 
     Sergeyev and Army Chief of Staff Anatoly Kvashnin;
       (2) General Ojdanic was military Chief of Staff of the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo war and has 
     been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
     Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes against humanity and 
     violations of the laws and customs of war for alleged 
     atrocities against Albanians in Kosovo;
       (3) international warrants have been issued by the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for 
     General Ojdanic's arrest and extradition to the Hague;
       (4) the Government of the Russian Federation, a permanent 
     member of the United Nations Security Council which 
     established the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
     Former Yugoslavia, has an obligation to arrest General 
     Ojdanic and extradite him to the Hague;
       (5) on May 16, 2000, Russian Minister of Economics Andrei 
     Shapovalyants announced that his government has provided the 
     Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic $102,000,000 of a 
     $150,000,000 loan it had reactivated and will sell the 
     Government of Serbia $32,000,000 of oil despite the fact that 
     the international community has imposed economic sanctions 
     against the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     and the Government of Serbia;
       (6) the Government of the Russian Federation is providing 
     the Milosevic regime such assistance while it is seeking debt 
     relief from the international community and loans from the 
     International Monetary Fund, and while it is receiving corn 
     and grain as food aid from the United States;
       (7) the hospitality provided to General Ojdanic 
     demonstrates that the Government of the Russian Federation 
     rejects the indictments brought by the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia against him and other 
     officials, including Slobodan Milosevic, for alleged 
     atrocities committed during the Kosovo war; and
       (8) the relationship between the Government of the Russian 
     Federation and the Governments of the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia and Serbia only encourages the regime of Slobodan 
     Milosevic to foment instability in the Balkans and thereby 
     jeopardizes the safety and security of American military and 
     civilian personnel and raises questions about Russia's 
     commitment to its responsibilities as a member of the North 
     American Treaty Organization-led peacekeeping mission in 
     Kosovo.
       (b) Actions.--
       (1) Fifteen days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the President shall submit a report to Congress detailing all 
     loans, financial assistance, and energy sales the Government 
     of the Russian Federation or entities acting on its behalf 
     has provided since June 1999, and intends to provide to the 
     Government of Serbia or the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia or any entities under the control of 
     the Governments of Serbia or the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia.
       (2) If that report determines that the Government of the 
     Russian Federation or other entities acting on its behalf has 
     provided or intends to provide the governments of Serbia or 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or any entity under their 
     control any loans or economic assistance and oil sales, then 
     the following shall apply:
       (A) The Secretary of State shall reduce assistance 
     obligated to the Russian Federation by an amount equal in 
     value to the loans, financial assistance, and energy sales 
     the Government of the Russian Federation has provided and 
     intends to provide to the Governments of Serbia and the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (B)(i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States executive directors of the international 
     financial institutions to oppose, and vote against, any 
     extension by those institutions of any financial assistance 
     (including any technical assistance or grant) of any kind to 
     the Government of the Russian Federation except for loans and 
     assistance that serve basic human needs.
       (ii) In this subparagraph, the term ``international 
     financial institution'' includes the International Monetary 
     Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the International Development Association, the 
     International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral 
     Investment Guaranty Agency, and the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development.
       (C) The United States shall suspend existing programs to 
     the Russia Federation provided by the Export-Import Bank and 
     the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and any 
     consideration of any new loans, guarantees, and other forms 
     of assistance by the Export-Import Bank or the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation to Russia.
       (D) The President of the United States should instruct his 
     representatives to negotiations on Russia's international 
     debt to oppose further forgiveness, restructuring, and 
     rescheduling of that debt, including that being considered 
     under the ``Comprehensive'' Paris Club negotiations.
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                       HARKIN AMENDMENT NO. 3499

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Harkin) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 142, on line 5 strike: ``Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading, not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available for administration of 
     demobilizing and rehabilitating activities for child soldiers 
     in Colombia'' and insert in lieu thereof: ``Provided further, 
     That of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of State for 
     transfer to the Department of Labor for the administration of 
     the demobilization and rehabilitation of child soldiers in 
     Columbia, of which amount $2,500,000 shall be transferred not 
     later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and the remaining $2,500,000 shall be transferred not later 
     than October 30, 2000''.
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                    LEAHY AMENDMENTS NOS. 3500-3504

  Mr. LEAHY proposed five amendments to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 3500

       On page 145, line 12, after ``(b)'' and before 
     ``Definitions'', insert the following:
       ``Report.--Beginning 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the duration of 
     the provision of resources administered under this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees containing the following:
       ``(1) A description of the extent to which the Colombian 
     Armed Forces have suspended from duty Colombian Armed Forces 
     personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross 
     violations of human rights, and the extent to which such 
     personnel have been brought to justice in Colombia's civilian 
     courts, including a description of the charges brought and 
     the disposition of such cases.
       ``(2) An assessment of efforts made by the Colombian Armed 
     Forces, National Police, and Attorney General to disband 
     paramilitary groups, including the names of Colombian Armed 
     Forces personnel brought to justice for aiding and abetting 
     paramilitary groups and the names of paramilitary leaders and 
     members who were indicted, arrested and prosecuted.
       ``(3) A description of the extent to which the Colombian 
     Armed Forces cooperate with civilian authorities in 
     investigating and prosecuting gross violations of human 
     rights allegedly committed by its personnel, including the 
     number of such personnel being investigated for gross 
     violations of human rights who are suspended from duty.
       ``(4) A description of the extent to which attacks against 
     human rights defenders, government prosecutors and 
     investigators, and officials of the civilian judicial system 
     in Colombia, are being investigated and the alleged 
     perpetrators brought to justice.

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       ``(5) An estimate of the number of Colombian civilians 
     displaced as a result of the `push into southern Colombia,' 
     and actions taken to address the social and economic needs of 
     these people.
       ``(6) A description of actions taken by the United States 
     and the Government of Colombia to promote and support a 
     negotiated settlement of the conflict in Colombia.
       ``(c)''.
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                           Amendment No. 3501

       On page 13, line 16, after ``vaccines'' insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``,notwithstanding any other provision of law''.
       On page 13, line 8, delete ``41,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$35,000,000''.
       On page 13, line 11, delete ``$65,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$50,000,000''.
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                           Amendment No. 3502

       On page 57, line 19, delete the following: ``Panama,''.
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                           Amendment No. 3503

       Before the period at the end of the paragraph under the 
     heading ``Global Health'', insert the following: ``:Provided 
     Further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $1,200,000 should be made available to assist 
     blind children''.
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                           Amendment No. 3504

       On page 151, line 10, after ``6105'' insert ``Herbicide 
     Safety.--''
       On page 151, line 12, strike ``Surgeon General of the 
     United States'' and insert in lieu thereof ``Director of the 
     National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention''.
       On page 151, line 11, strike ``aerial spraying'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``use''.
       On page 151, line 18, strike ``water or leach in soil'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``ground or surface water''.
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                  McCONNELL AMENDMENTS NOS. 3505-3506

       Mr. McCONNELL proposed two amendments to the bill, S. 2522, 
     supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3505

       On page 38, line 6, strike ``$330,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$340,000,000''.
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                           Amendment No. 3506

       On page 63, on line 9 after the words ``Sec. 530.'' strike 
     all through line 15 and insert the following:
       ``(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and except as provided in subsection (b), the United 
     States may not sell or otherwise make available under the 
     Arms Export Control Act or chapter 2 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 any Stinger ground-to-air 
     missiles to any country bordering the Persian Gulf.
       ``(b) Additional Transfers Authorized.--In addition to 
     other defense articles authorized to be transferred by 
     section 581 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1990, the United States 
     may sell or make available, under the Arms Export Control Act 
     or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, Stinger ground to air missiles to any country bordering 
     the Persian gulf in order to replace, on a one-for-one basis, 
     Stinger missiles previously furnished to such country if the 
     Stinger missiles to be replaced are nearing the scheduled 
     expiration of their shelf-life.''
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             McCONNELL (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NOS. 3507-3508

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed two amendments to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3507

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new general provision.


              Procurement and financial Management Reform

       Sec.  . (a) Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``International Financial Institutions'' in this or any prior 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, or Related Programs 
     Act, 10 percent of the United States portion or payment to 
     such International Financial Institution shall be withheld by 
     the Secretary of Treasury, until the Secretary certifies 
     that--
       (1) the institution is implementing procedures for 
     conducting semi-annual audits by qualified independent 
     auditors for all new lending;
       (2) the institution has taken steps to establish an 
     independent fraud and corruption investigative organization 
     or office;
       (3) the institution has implemented a program to assess a 
     recipient country's procurement and financial management 
     capabilities including an analysis of the risks of corruption 
     prior to initiating new lending; and
       (4) the institution is taking steps to fund and implement 
     measures to improve transparency and anti-corruption programs 
     and procurement and financial management controls in 
     recipient countries.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall report on 
     March 1, 2001 to the Committees on Appropriations on progress 
     made to fulfill the objectives identified in Subsection (A)
       (c) Definitions.--The term ``International Financial 
     Institutions'' means the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
     Association, the International Finance Corporation, the 
     Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American 
     Investment Corporation, the Enterprise for the Americas 
     Multilateral Investment Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     Asian Development Fund, African Development Bank, the African 
     Development Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development and the International Monetary Fund.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3508

       On page 21, line 21, after the word ``organizations'' 
     insert, ``: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading for Kosova, not less than 
     $1,300,000 shall be made available to support the National 
     Albanian American Council's training program for Kosovar 
     women''.
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                        GREGG AMENDMENT NO. 3509

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Gregg) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 21, at the end of Section (c) insert the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading not less than $750,000 shall be made available 
     for a joint project developed by the University of Pristina, 
     Kosova and the Dartmouth Medical School, U.S.A., to help 
     restore the primary care capabilities at the University of 
     Pristina Medical School and in Kosova''.
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                       SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 3510

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 103, beginning on line 13, strike ``Committee on 
     Appropriations'' and all that follows through ``House of 
     Representatives'' and insert ``Committees on Appropriations 
     and Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Committees on 
     Appropriations and International Relations and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives''.
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                 BAUCUS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3511

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Baucus (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Feinstein, 
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Murray, and 
Mr. Murkowski)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. USE OF FUNDS FOR THE UNITED STATES-ASIA 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts 
     assistance to foreign countries, funds appropriated by this 
     or any other Act making appropriations pursuant to part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 that are made available 
     for the United States-Asia Environmental Partnership may be 
     made available for activities for the People's Republic of 
     China.

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Baucus-
Roberts amendment to include China in the environmental and 
humanitarian U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership (USAEP). This program 
provides an invaluable service to the rapidly developing countries of 
Asia. Through sharing knowledge and technologies developed to resolve 
problems with the water, land and sky, the USAEP improves the lives of 
hundreds of millions of people.
  Unfortunately, China has yet to take part in this important program. 
Our amendment seeks to undo this outdated sanction on Asia's largest 
and most environmentally sensitive nation.
  Let me share a few highlights about the program. First, the USAEP 
provides trained environmental and commercial specialists that provide 
business counseling to Asians and Americans. They help to link 
prospective business partners and identify innovative, cost-effective 
solutions to sensitive environmental problems.
  Making USAEP funds available for U.S.-China Partnerships would 
benefit both our countries. For example, access to funding for 
partnerships with China would have a tremendous positive effect on many 
states such as Montana. These funds would open large markets for 
environmental services that, for all practical purposes, have been 
closed to business from the United States.
  The Chinese need for environmental services is extreme. China 
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more than $10 billion in annual investment to combat water pollution, 
air pollution, municipal and industrial waste, agricultural runoff and 
protection of natural environments. Much of the expertise required to 
address these problems will have to come from outside of China.
  Montana possesses an outstanding environmental industry with the 
skills and experience to help China address these problems. Despite the 
fact that Montana companies have exactly the expertise that China needs 
to address its environmental problems, Montana companies have been 
unable to enter the Chinese market. The State government and the 
companies themselves lack the funding required to develop long-term 
relationships with appropriate Chinese companies or government 
officials.
  China already has extensive environmental cooperation with Canada, 
Europe and Japan. Environmental Minister Xie Zhenhua has attributed the 
relative lack of cooperation between U.S. businesses and China to the 
low level of U.S. government funding for business development and 
technology transfer.
  This lack of funding for has not only limited U.S. access to Chinese 
markets for environmental services but it has increased the income 
disparity between large exporting states and rural states like Montana. 
California and Washington, states that can afford to promote business 
development, have seen exports to China grow significantly over the 
past 5 years. Meanwhile, the incomes of Montanans have experienced a 
steady decline relative to these richer states.
  USAEP funding to support development of U.S.-Chinese business 
relationships is vital to the growth of Montana's environmental 
industry. Even modest funding for business development could lead to 
millions of dollars to the Montana economy. Without a doubt, similar 
opportunities would be available nationwide.
  It's time to do the right thing. The time is ripe for such action, 
particularly as China prepares to enter the rules-based trading system 
we know as the World Trade Organizations.
  I urge my colleagues to join Senator Roberts and me in this important 
endeavor. Thank you, Mr. President, I yield the floor.
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                      BROWNBACK AMENDMENT NO. 3512

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EDUCATION AND ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 638 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2398) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts 
     assistance to foreign countries, funds made available to 
     carry out the provisions of part I of this Act may be 
     furnished for assistance for education programs and for anti-
     corruption programs, except that this subsection shall not 
     apply to section 490(e) or 620A of this Act or any other 
     comparable provision of law.''.
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                 LOTT (AND COCHRAN) AMENDMENT NO. 3513

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lott (for himself and Mr. Cochran)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Of the funds to be appropriated under this heading, 
     $2,500,000 is available for the Foundation for Environmental 
     Security and Sustainability to support environmental threat 
     assessments with interdisciplinary experts and academicians 
     utilizing various technologies to address issues such as 
     infectious disease, and other environmental indicators and 
     warnings as they pertain to the security of an area.
                                 ______
                                 

                    SHELBY AMENDMENTS NOS. 3514-3515

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SHELBY submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:


                           amendment no. 3514

       On page 103, beginning on line 13, strike ``Committee on 
     Appropriations'' and all that follows through ``House of 
     Representatives'' and insert ``Committees on Appropriations 
     and Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Committees on 
     Appropriations and International Relations and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3515

       On page 155, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (g) National Security Exemption.--The limitation contained 
     in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     activity subject to reporting under title V of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.).
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                       LINCOLN AMENDMENT NO. 3516

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. LINCOLN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR CHINA.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) consideration of permanent normal trade relations 
     treatment for the People's Republic of China is extremely 
     important for the continued strength of the United States 
     economy because it will give United States businesses, 
     workers, and farmers an opportunity to participate in the 
     world's fastest growing economy while ensuring that the 
     United States reaps the benefits contained in the Agreement 
     on Market Access Between the People's Republic of China and 
     the United States of America that was negotiated last fall in 
     the context of the accession of the People's Republic of 
     China to the World Trade Organization;
       (2) upon its accession to the World Trade Organization, the 
     People's Republic of China will be subject to the same rules 
     governing international trade as other members of the World 
     Trade Organization; and
       (3) it is important for the Senate to maintain the momentum 
     that accompanied passage by the House of Representatives of 
     legislation granting permanent normal trade relations 
     treatment to the People's Republic of China, by bringing the 
     legislation to the floor of the Senate for a vote before the 
     July recess.
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                       GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 3517

  (Ordered to lie on the table)
  Mr. GORTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       Beginning page 141, line 9, strike ``$934,100,000'' and all 
     that follows through line 18 on page 155 and insert the 
     following: ``$200,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be utilized in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and 
     other countries in South and Central America and the 
     Caribbean at the discretion of the Secretary of State.''.
                                 ______
                                 

                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 3518

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 143, line 9, insert before the period the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That, subject to the 2 
     preceding provisos, of the funds appropriated for military 
     purposes under this heading for the `Push into Southern 
     Colombia', $225,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for 
     carrying out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public 
     Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-21 et seq.): Provided 
     further, That amounts made available under the preceding 
     proviso are hereby designated by the Congress to be emergency 
     requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
     further, That such amounts shall be made available only after 
     submission to the Congress of a formal budget request by the 
     President that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in such 
     Act''.
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                       GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 3517

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Gorton) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       Beginning page 141, line 9, strike ``$934,100,000'' and all 
     that follows through line 18 on page 155 and insert the 
     following: ``$200,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be utilized in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and 
     other countries in South and Central America and the 
     Caribbean at the discretion of the Secretary of State.''.
                                 ______
                                 

                STEVENS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3519

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Stevens (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. 
Feinstein)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:


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       On page 38, on line 12 after the word ``Appropriations'' 
     insert the following: ``: Provided further, That foreign 
     military financing program funds estimated to be outlayed for 
     Egypt during the fiscal year 2001 shall be transferred to an 
     interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve 
     Bank of New York within 30 days of enactment of this Act or 
     by October 31, 2000, whichever is later: Provided further, 
     that withdrawal from the account shall be made only on 
     authenticated instructions from the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service: Provided further, That in the event the 
     interest being account is closed, the balance of the account 
     shall be transferred promptly to the current appropriations 
     account under this heading: Provided further, That none of 
     the interest accrued by the account shall be obligated except 
     as provided through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations''.
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                      FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3520

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra, as follows:

       On page 17, lines 1 and 2, strike ``$220,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended'' and insert ``$245,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That, of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be 
     available only for Mozambique and Southern Africa: Provided 
     further, That, of the amounts that are appropriated under 
     this Act (other than under his heading) and that are 
     available without an earmark, $25,000,000 shall be withheld 
     from obligation and ependiture''.
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                COVERDELL (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 3521

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Helms) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill, S. 2522, supra; 
as follows:

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

     SEC.   . PERU.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that:
       (1) the Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral 
     Observer Mission, led by Eduardo Stein, deserves the 
     recognition and gratitude of the United States for having 
     performed an extraordinary service in promoting 
     representative democracy in the Americas by working to ensure 
     free and fair elections in Peru and by exposing efforts of 
     the Government of Peru to manipulate the national elections 
     in April and May of 2000 to benefit the president in power.
       (2) the Government of Peru failed to establish the 
     conditions for free and fair elections--both for the April 9 
     election as well as for the May 28 run-off--by not taking 
     effective steps to correct the ``insufficiencies, 
     irregularities, inconsistencies, and inequities'' documented 
     by the OAS Electoral Observation Mission.
       (3) the United States Government should support the work of 
     the OAS high-level mission, and that such mission should base 
     its specific recommendations on the views of civil society in 
     Peru regarding commitments by their government to respect 
     human rights, the rule of law, the independence and 
     constitutional role of the judiciary and national congress, 
     and freedom of expression and journalism.
       (4) in accordance with P.L. 106-186, the United States must 
     review and modify as appropriate its political, economic, and 
     military relations with Peru and work with other democracies 
     in this hemisphere and elsewhere toward a restoration of 
     democracy in Peru.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating 
     United States political, economic, and military relations 
     with Peru, in accordance with P.L. 106-186. Such report 
     should review, but not be limited to, the following.
       (1) The effectiveness of providing United States assistance 
     to Peru only through independent non-governmental 
     organizations or international organizations;
       (2) Scrutiny of all United States anti-narcotics assistance 
     to Peru and the effectiveness of providing such assistance 
     through legitimate civilian agencies and the appropriateness 
     of providing this assistance to any military or intelligence 
     units that are known to have violated human rights, 
     suppressed freedom of expression or undermined free and fair 
     elections.
       (3) The need to increase support to Peru through 
     independent non-governmental organizations and international 
     organizations to promote the rule of law, separation of 
     powers, political pluralism, and respect for human rights, 
     and to evaluate termination of support for entities that have 
     cooperated with the undemocratic maneuvers of the executive 
     branch; and,
       (4) The effectiveness of United States policy of supporting 
     loans or other assistance for Peru through international 
     financial institutions (such as the World Bank and Inter-
     American Development Bank), and an evaluation of terminating 
     support to entities of the Government of Peru that have 
     willfully violated human rights, suppressed freedom of 
     expression, or undermined free and fair elections.
       (5) The extent to which Peru benefits from the Andean Trade 
     Preferences Act and the ramifications of conditioning 
     participation in that program on respect for the rule of law 
     and representative democracy.
       (c) Determination.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine 
     and report to the appropriate committees of Congress whether 
     the Government of Peru has made substantial progress in 
     improving its respect for human rights, the rule of law 
     (including fair trials of accused), the independence and 
     constitutional role of the judiciary and national congress, 
     and freedom of expression and independent journalism.
       (d) Prohibition.--If the President determines and reports 
     pursuant to subsection (c) that the Government of Peru has 
     not made substantial progress, no funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be made available for the Government of Peru, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
     executive directors to the international financial 
     institutions to use the voice and vote of the United States 
     to oppose loans to the Government of Peru, except loans to 
     support basic human needs.
       (e) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (d) shall not 
     apply to humanitarian assistance, democracy assistance, anti-
     narcotics assistance, or assistance to support binational 
     peace activities involving Peru and Ecuador.
       (f) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (d) for 
     periods not to exceed 90 days if he certifies to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that doing so is vital to 
     the national interests of the United States and will promote 
     the respect for human rights and the rule of law in Peru.
       (g) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations in the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and Committee on 
     International Relations in the House of Representatives. For 
     the purposes of this section, ``humanitarian assistance'' 
     includes but is not limited to assistance to support health 
     and basic education.
                                 ______
                                 

                      LANDRIEU AMENDMENT NO. 3522

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 20, line 8, strike ``$635,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$655,000,000''.
       On page 23, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (j) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 shall be available only to assist with the 
     rehabilitation and remediation of damage done to the Romanian 
     and Bulgarian economies as a result of the Kosovo conflict: 
     Provided, That priority should be given under this subsection 
     to those projects that are associated with the Stability Pact 
     for South Eastern Europe, done at Cologne June 10, 1999 
     (commonly known as the ``Balkan Stability Pact''), 
     particularly those projects that encourage bilateral 
     cooperation between Romania and Bulgaria, and that seek to 
     offset the difficulties associated with the closure of the 
     Danube River.
                                 ______
                                 

                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 3523

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. UNITED STATES-CUBAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN THE 
                   INTERDICTION OF ILLICIT DRUGS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1989, the Department of Defense was designated by 
     Congress as the ``lead agency for detection and monitoring of 
     areal and maritime trafficking''.
       (2) Several United States law enforcement authorities have 
     expressed the need for increased cooperation with Cuban 
     authorities in the area of drug interdiction.
       (3) At least 30 percent of the illegal drugs that enter the 
     United States are transported through the Caribbean region.
       (4) The airspace and territorial waters of Cuba are 
     attractive havens for drug smugglers and are vital to the 
     flow of illegal drugs to the United States.
       (5) There is no evidence of the involvement of the 
     Government of Cuba in drug trafficking.
       (6) Cuban authorities have cooperated with United States 
     authorities to interdict illegal drug shipments.
       (7) The Government of Cuba has expressed its desire to 
     expand cooperation with the United States on drug 
     interdiction efforts by accepting an upgrading of the current 
     telex link between the Cuban Border Guard and

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     the United States Coast Guard and by allowing a United States 
     Coast Guard officer to be stationed at the United States 
     Interests Section in Havana, Cuba.
       (b) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     the heading ``Department of State, International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', up to $1,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense, on behalf of the 
     United States Coast Guard, the United States Customs Service, 
     and other bodies, to work with the appropriate authorities of 
     the Cuban government to provide for greater cooperation, 
     coordination, and other mutual assistance in the interdiction 
     of illicit drugs being transported over Cuban airspace and 
     waters.
                                 ______
                                 

                DODD (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 3524

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Liberman) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 142, on lines 3-5, strike the words ``procurement, 
     refurbishing, and support for UH-1H Huey II helicopters:'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof the following: ``procurement and 
     support for helicopters determined by the U.S. Department of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Colombian military, to be 
     the most effective aircraft to support missions by elite 
     Colombian counter narcotics battalions in eradicating the 
     expanding cultivation and processing of illicit drugs in 
     remote areas of Colombia:''.
                                 ______
                                 

                     DODD AMENDMENTS NOS. 3525-3527

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DODD submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3525

       On page 142, line 4, strike the words ``UH-1H Huey II''
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3526

       Beginning on page 121, line 15, strike all through line 6, 
     on page 129.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3527

       On page 28, line 4, strike all after the first comma thru 
     the word ``Provided,'' on line 7, and insert in lieu thereof 
     the following: ``$244,000,000, including the purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative 
     purposes for use outside the United States: Provided, That 
     $24,000,000 of such sums be made available from funds already 
     appropriated by the Act, that are not otherwise earmarked for 
     specific purposes: Provided further,''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 3528

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS HELD 
                   HOSTAGE IN COLOMBIA.

       (a) The Senate finds that--
       (1) illegal paramilitary groups in Colombia pose a serious 
     obstacle to U.S. and Colombian counter-narcotics efforts;
       (2) abduction of innocent civilians is often used by such 
     groups to gain influence and recognition;
       (3) three U.S. citizens, David Mankins, Mark Rich, and Rick 
     Tenenoff, who were engaged in humanitarian and religious work 
     were abducted by one such group and have been held hostage in 
     Colombia since January 31, 1993;
       (4) these 3 men have the distinction of being the longest-
     held American hostages;
       (5) their kidnappers are believed to be members of the FARC 
     narco-guerrilla organization in Colombia;
       (6) the families of these American citizens have not had 
     any word about their safety or welfare for 7 years; and
       (7) such acts against humanitarian workers are acts of 
     cowardice and are against basic human dignity and are 
     perpetrated by criminals and thus not deserving any form of 
     recognition.
       (b) The Senate--
       (1) in the strongest possible terms condemns the kidnaping 
     of these men;
       (2) appeals to all freedom loving nations to condemn these 
     actions;
       (3) urges members of the European Community to assist in 
     the safe return of these men by including in any dialogue 
     with FARC the objective of the release of all American 
     hostages;
       (4) appeals to the United Nations Commission on Human 
     Rights to condemn the kidnaping and to pressure the FARC into 
     resolving this situation; and
       (5) calls upon the President to raise the kidnaping of 
     these Americans to all relevant foreign governments and to 
     express his desire to see this tragic situation resolved.
                                 ______
                                 

                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 3529

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DOMENICI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 12, line 14, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading, 
     $1,500,000 shall be available only for Habitat for Humanity 
     International, to be used to purchase 14 acres of land on 
     behalf of Tibetan refugees living in northern India and for 
     the construction of a multiunit development for Tibetan 
     families''.
                                 ______
                                 

                        KERRY AMENDMENT NO. 3530

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 107, strike lines 21 through 23 and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for activities or programs for the Central 
     Government of Cambodia until the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations that the Government of 
     Cambodia, in cooperation with the United Nations, has 
     established the Extraordinary Chambers, in which 
     international judges and prosecutors serve along with 
     Cambodian counterparts, for the purpose of indicting and 
     trying Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for genocide and other 
     crimes against humanity during the period 1975 to 1979; and 
     that the Government of Cambodia is providing such assistance 
     as the Extraordinary Chambers may require including the 
     apprehension of those indicted, the protection of witnesses, 
     and the safeguarding of evidence.
                                 ______
                                 

                        BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 3531

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       Sec.   . In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
     Act, $18,500,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the heading, ``Military Construction, Defense 
     Wide'' for classified activities related to, and for the 
     conduct of a utility and feasibility study referenced under 
     the heading of ``Management of MASINT'' in Senate Report 106-
     279 to accompany S. 2507, 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 provided shall be available only to the extent 
     an official budget request for $18,500,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.
                                 ______
                                 

                 LEAHY (AND KENNEDY) AMENDMENT NO. 3532

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.  . INDOCHINESE PAROLEES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any national of 
     Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos who was paroled into the United 
     States before October 1, 1997 shall be eligible to make an 
     application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 599E 
     of Public Law 101-167.
                                 ______
                                 

                    BIDEN AMENDMENTS NOS. 3533-3535

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BIDEN submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3533

       Strike line 8 on page 152 through line 2 on page 154 and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following:
       (b) Limitation on Assignment of United States Personnel in 
     Colombia.--
       (1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act or any other Act during fiscal year 2001 and the next 
     four fiscal years (including unobligated balances of prior 
     appropriations) may be available for--
       (A) the assignment of any United States military personnel 
     for temporary or permanent duty for support of counter-drug 
     activities of Colombia if that assignment would cause the 
     number of United States military personnel so assigned in 
     Colombia to exceed 250 (excluding military personnel assigned 
     to the United States diplomatic mission in Colombia); or
       (B) the employment of any United States individual civilian 
     retained as a contractor

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     in Colombia if that employment would cause the total number 
     of United States individual civilian contractors employed in 
     Colombia in support of counter-drug activities of Colombia to 
     exceed 350.
       (2) Exception.--The limitation contained in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply if--
       (A) the President submits a report to Congress requesting 
     that the limitation shall not apply; and
       (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the 
     request of the President under subparagraph (A).
       (c) The President may waive the limitation in subsection 
     (b)(1)--
       (1) for a single period of up to 90 days in the event that 
     the Armed Forces of the United States are involved in 
     hostilities or that imminent involvement by the Armed Forces 
     of the United States is clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances; or
       (2) for the purpose of conducting emergency evacuation or 
     search and rescue operations.
       (d) Reports.--Beginning within 90 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit a report to Congress that shall 
     include the aggregate number, locations, activities, and 
     lengths of assignment for all United States military 
     personnel, and United States individual civilians employed as 
     contractors, in support of counter-drug activities of 
     Colombia.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3534

       Strike line 19 on page 151 through line 7 on page 152 and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following:

      Budgetary Estimates and Reports on Support for Plan Colombia

       (a) Reports on Support for Plan Colombia.--
       (1) Budget request.--For each of the next four fiscal 
     years, the President shall include with each budget for a 
     fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, information that clearly 
     identifies and justifies, by Executive agency, amounts 
     requested in the budget for appropriation for that fiscal 
     year for support of Plan Colombia.
       (2) Reports on expenditures.--Not later than June 1, 2001, 
     and June 1 and December 1 of each of the succeeding four 
     fiscal years, the President shall submit a report to Congress 
     setting forth all costs (including incremental costs incurred 
     by the Department of Defense) incurred by Executive agencies 
     during the two previous fiscal quarters for support of Plan 
     Colombia. Each such report shall provide a breakdown of 
     expenditures by Executive agency.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3535

       Strike line 19 on page 151 through line 2 on page 154 and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following:

   Budgetary Estimates and Reports on Support for Plan Colombia and 
  Limitations on the Assignment of United States Personnel in Colombia

       (a) Reports on Support for Plan Colombia.--
       (1) Budget request.--For each of the next four fiscal 
     years, the President shall include with each budget for a 
     fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 313, United States Code, information that clearly 
     identifies and justifies, by Executive agency, amounts 
     requested in the budget for appropriation for that fiscal 
     year for support of Plan Colombia.
       (2) Reports on expenditures.--Not later than June 1, 2001, 
     and June 1 and December 1 of each of the succeeding four 
     fiscal years, the President shall submit a report to Congress 
     setting forth all costs (including incremental costs incurred 
     by the Department of Defense) incurred by Executive agencies 
     during the two previous fiscal quarters for support of Plan 
     Colombia. Each such report shall provide a breakdown of 
     expenditures by Executive agency.
       ``(b) Limitation on Assignment of United States Personnel 
     in Colombia.--
       (1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), more 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act or any other Act during fiscal year 2001 and the next 
     four fiscal years (including unobligated balances of prior 
     appropriations) may be available for--
       (A) the assignment of any United States military personnel 
     for temporary or permanent duty for support of counter-drug 
     activities of Colombia if that assignment would cause the 
     number of United States military personnel so assigned in 
     Colombia to exceed 250 (excluding military personnel assigned 
     to the United States diplomatic mission in Colombia); or
       (B) the employment of any United States individual civilian 
     retained as a contractor in Colombia if that employment would 
     cause the total number of United States individual civilian 
     contractors employed in Colombia in support of counter-drug 
     activities of Colombia to exceed 350.
       ``(2) Exception.--The limitation contained in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply if--
       (A) the President submits a report to Congress requesting 
     that the limitation shall not apply; and
       (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the 
     request of the President under subparagraph (A).
       (c) The President may waive the limitation in subsection 
     (b)(1)--
       (1) for a single period of up to 90 days in the event that 
     the Armed Forces of the United States are involved in 
     hostilities or that imminent involvement by the Armed Forces 
     of the United States is clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances; or
       (2) for the purpose of conducting emergency evacuation or 
     search and rescue operations.
       (d) Reports.--Beginning within 90 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit a report to Congress that shall 
     include the aggregate number, locations, activities, and 
     lengths of assignment for all United States military 
     personnel, and United States individual civilians employed as 
     contractors, in support of counter-drug activities of 
     Colombia.
                                 ______
                                 

                 BIDEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3536

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
Conrad, and Mr. Domenici) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by them to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following 
     section:

     SEC. __. NONPROLIFERATION AND ANTI-TERRORISM PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the programs contained in the Department of State's 
     Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related 
     Programs (NADR) budget line are vital to the national 
     security of the United States; and
       (2) funding for those programs should be restored in any 
     conference report with respect to this Act to the levels 
     requested in the President's budget.
                                 ______
                                 

                     BYRD AMENDMENTS NOS. 3537-3538

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BYRD submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3537

       Beginning on page 151, line 21, strike ``(a)'' and all that 
     follows through line 7 on page 152 and insert the following:
       (a) Limitation on Support for Plan Colombia.--
       (1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any 
     Act shall be available for support of Plan Colombia unless 
     and until--
       (A) the President submits a report to Congress requesting 
     the availability of such funds; and
       (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the 
     request of the President under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Exceptions.--The limitation in paragraph (1) does not 
     apply to--
       (A) appropriations made by this Act, the Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act, 2001, or the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, for the purpose of support 
     of Plan Colombia; or
       (B) the unobligated balances from any other program used 
     for their originally appropriated purpose to combat drug 
     production and trafficking, foster peace, increase the rule 
     of law, improve human rights, expand economic development, 
     and institute justice reform in the countries covered by Plan 
     Colombia.
       On page 152, line 17, insert ``in connection with support 
     of Plan Colombia'' after ``Colombia''.
       On page 152, line 19, strike ``250'' and insert ``500''.
       On page 152, strike lines 20 and 21.
       On page 153, line 1, insert ``United States'' after ``of''.
       On page 153, line 4, strike ``100'' and insert``300''.
       On page 153, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect the authority of the President to carry 
     out any emergency evacuation of United States citizens or any 
     search or rescue operation for United States military 
     personnel or other United States citizens.
       (e) Report on Support for Plan Colombia.--Not later than 
     June 1, 2001, and not later than June 1 and December 1 of 
     each of the succeeding four fiscal years, the President shall 
     submit a report to Congress setting forth any costs 
     (including incremental costs incurred by the Department of 
     Defense) incurred by any department, agency, or other entity 
     of the Executive branch of Government during the two previous 
     fiscal quarters in support of Plan Colombia. Each such report 
     shall provide an itemization of expenditures by each such 
     department, agency, or entity.
       On page 153, line 19, strike ``(d) Monthly Reports.--'', 
     and insert ``(f) Bimonthly Reports.--''.
       On page 153, line 21, strike ``30'' and insert ``60''.

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       On page 154, line 1, insert ``United States'' after 
     ``and''.
       On page 154, line 3, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       On page 154, line 5, strike ``subsection (a)(2)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (a)(1)(B)''.
       On page 154, line 9, strike ``subsection (a)(1)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (a)(1)(A)''.
       On page 154, line 12, strike ``subsection (a)(1)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (a)(1)(A)''.
       On page 155, line 12, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(h)''.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3538

       Beginning on page 151, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through line 18 on page 155 and insert the following:
       Sec. 6106. Limitations on Support for Plan Colombia and on 
     the Assignment of United States Personnel in Colombia.
       (a) Limitation on Support for Plan Colombia.--
       (1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any 
     Act shall be available for support of Plan Colombia unless 
     and until--
       (A) the President submits a report to Congress requesting 
     the availability of such funds; and
       (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the 
     request of the President under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Exceptions.--The limitation in paragraph (1) does not 
     apply to--
       (A) appropriations made by this Act, the Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act, 2001, or the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, for the purpose of support 
     of Plan Colombia; or
       (B) the unobligated balances from any other program used 
     for their originally appropriated purpose to combat drug 
     production and trafficking, foster peace, increase the rule 
     of law, improve human rights, expand economic development, 
     and institute justice reform in the countries covered by Plan 
     Colombia.
       (b) Limitation on Assignment of United States Personnel in 
     Colombia.--
       (1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     or any other Act (including funds described in subsection 
     (c)) may be available for--
       (A) the assignment of any United States military personnel 
     for temporary or permanent duty in Colombia in connection 
     with support of Plan Colombia if that assignment would cause 
     the number of United States military personnel so assigned in 
     Colombia to exceed 500; or
       (B) the employment of any United States individual civilian 
     retained as a contractor in Colombia if that employment would 
     cause the total number of United States individual civilian 
     contractors employed in Colombia in support of Plan Colombia 
     who are funded by Federal funds to exceed 300.
       (2) Exception.--The limitation contained in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply if--
       (A) the President submits a report to Congress requesting 
     that the limitation not apply; and
       (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the 
     request of the President under subparagraph (A).
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the limitation in 
     subsection (b)(1) for a single period of up to 90 days in the 
     event that the Armed Forces of the United States are involved 
     in hostilities or that imminent involvement by the Armed 
     Forces of the United States in hostilities is clearly 
     indicated by the circumstances.
       (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect the authority of the President to carry 
     out any emergency evacuation of United States citizens or any 
     search or rescue operation for United States military 
     personnel or other United States citizens.
       (e) Report on Support for Plan Colombia.--Not later than 
     June 1, 2001, and not later than June 1 and December 1 of 
     each of the succeeding four fiscal years, the President shall 
     submit a report to Congress setting forth any costs 
     (including incremental costs incurred by the Department of 
     Defense) incurred by any department, agency, or other entity 
     of the Executive branch of Government during the two previous 
     fiscal quarters in support of Plan Colombia. Each such report 
     shall provide an itemization of expenditures by each such 
     department, agency, or entity.
       (f) Bimonthly Reports.--Beginning within 90 days of the 
     date of enactment of this joint resolution, and every 60 days 
     thereafter, the President shall submit a report to Congress 
     that shall include the aggregate number, locations, 
     activities, and lengths of assignment for all temporary and 
     permanent United States military personnel and United States 
     individual civilians retained as contractors involved in the 
     antinarcotics campaign in Colombia.
       (g) Congressional Priority Procedures.--
       (1) Joint resolutions defined.--
       (A) For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), the term ``joint 
     resolution'' means only a joint resolution introduced not 
     later than 10 days of the date on which the report of the 
     President under subsection (a)(1)(A) is received by Congress, 
     the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 
     ``That Congress approves the request of the President for 
     additional funds for Plan Colombia contained in the report 
     submitted by the President under section 6106(a)(1) of the 
     2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.''.
       (B) For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B), the term ``joint 
     resolution'' means only a joint resolution introduced not 
     later than 10 days of the date on which the report of the 
     President under subsection (a)(1)(A) is received by Congress, 
     the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 
     ``That Congress approves the request of the President for 
     exemption from the limitation applicable to the assignment of 
     personnel in Colombia contained in the report submitted by 
     the President under section 6106(b)(2)(B) of the 2000 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.''.
       (2) Procedures.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a 
     joint resolution described in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) 
     shall be considered in a House of Congress in accordance with 
     the procedures applicable to joint resolutions under 
     paragraphs (3) through (8) of section 8066(c) of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained 
     in Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 1936).
       (h) Plan Colombia Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Plan Colombia'' means the plan of the Government of 
     Colombia instituted by the administration of President 
     Pastrana to combat drug production and trafficking, foster 
     peace, increase the rule of law, improve human rights, expand 
     economic development, and institute justice reform.
                                 ______
                                 

                      BROWNBACK AMENDMENT NO. 3539

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BROWNBACK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On Page 20, line 2 after the word ``Development'', insert 
     the following: ``Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, shall be used, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide 
     material assistance to the National Democratic Alliance of 
     Sudan to strengthen its ability to protect civilians from 
     attacks, slave raids, and aerial bombardment by the Sudanese 
     government forces and its militia allies: Provided further, 
     That in the previous proviso, the term `material assistance' 
     includes any non-lethal, non-food aid such as, but not 
     limited to, blankets, medicine, fuel, mobile clinics, water 
     drilling equipment, communications equipment to notify 
     civilians of aerial bombardment, non-military vehicles, 
     tents, and shoes.''
                                 ______
                                 

                    BOXER AMENDMENTS NOS. 3540-3542

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. BOXER submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by her 
to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3540

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       Sec.   . (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) According to the World Health Organization, in 1999, 
     there were 5.6 million new cases of HIV/AIDS throughout the 
     world, and two-thirds of those (3.8 million) were in sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       (2) Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world 
     where a majority of those with HIVAIDS--55 percent--are 
     women.
       (3) When women get the disease, they often pass it along to 
     their children, and over 2 million children in sub-Saharan 
     Africa are living with HIV/AIDS.
       (4) New investments and treatments hold out promise of 
     making progress against mother-to-child transmission of HIV/
     AIDS. For example--
       (A) a study in Uganda demonstrated that a new drug could 
     prevent almost one-half of the HIV transmissions from mothers 
     to infants, at a fraction of the cost of other treatments; 
     and
       (B) a study of South Africa's population estimated that if 
     all pregnant women in that country took an antiviral 
     medication during labor, as many as 110,000 new cases of HIV/
     AIDS could be prevented over the next five years in South 
     Africa alone.
       (5) The Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-
     Corruption Act of 2000, as approved by the Senate Foreign 
     Relations Committee on March 23, 2000, ensures that not less 
     than 8.3 percent of USAID's HIV/AIDS funding is used to 
     combat mother-to-child transmission.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that of the funds provided in this Act, the USAID should 
     place a high priority on efforts, including providing 
     medications, is prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/
     AIDS.

                           Amendment No. 3541

       At the end, add the following:

                TITLE--INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES

       In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated in this Act, 
     $94 million shall be available for necessary expenses to 
     carry out the provisions of Chapters 1 and 10 of part I of

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     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health and 
     related activities: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this title, not less than $75 million shall be made 
     available for programs to combat HIV/AIDS: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this title, not less 
     than $19 million shall be made available for the prevention, 
     treatment, and control of tuberculosis: Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this title are hereby 
     designated by the Congress to be emergency requirements 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
     such amounts shall be made available only after submission to 
     the Congress of a formal budget request by the President that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request an 
     emergency requirements as defined in such Act.
                                  ____

       On page 155, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:


   prohibition on use of department of defense resources for certain 
                         activities in colombia

       Sec. 6107. (a) Support for Counterinsurgency Operations.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for the use of any personnel, 
     equipment, or other resources of the Department of Defense 
     for the support of any training program involving a Colombian 
     unit that engages in counterinsurgency operations.
       (b) Law Enforcement Activities.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the 
     direct participation of a member of the Armed Forces or a 
     civilian employee of the Department of Defense in any law 
     enforcement activities in Colombia, including search, 
     seizure, arrest, or similar activities.
       (c) Counterdrug Field Operations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     permit a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of 
     the Department of Defense to--
       (1) accompany any United States drug enforcement agent, or 
     any law enforcement or military personnel of Colombia with 
     counterdrug authority, on any counterdrug field operation; or
       (2) participate in any activity in which counterdrug-
     related hostilities are imminent.
       (d) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     members of the Armed Forces of the United States in Colombia 
     should make every effort to minimize the possibility of 
     confrontation, whether armed or otherwise, with civilians in 
     Colombia.
                                 ______
                                 

                      LANDRIEU AMENDMENT NO. 3543

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:


                      adoption incentive payments

       Sec. 591. Section 473A of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 673b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h)(1), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 
     and each succeeding fiscal year.''; and
       (2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Extension for fiscal year 2001.--For purposes of 
     making grants under this subsection for fiscal year 2001--
       ``(A) paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `1999' 
     and `2000' for `1998' and `1999' respectively; and
       ``(B) paragraph (2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$36,500,000' and `2001' for `$23,000,000' and `2000' 
     respectively.''.
                                 ______
                                 

                        FRIST AMENDMENT NO. 3544

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Frist) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON SUDAN.

       One hundred and twenty days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) describing--
       (A) the areas of Sudan open to the delivery of humanitarian 
     or other assistance through or from Operation Lifeline Sudan 
     (in this section referred to as ``OLS''), both in the 
     Northern and Southern sectors;
       (B) the extent of actual deliveries of assistance through 
     or from OLS to those areas from January 1997 through the 
     present;
       (C) areas of Sudan which cannot or do not receive 
     assistance through or from OLS, and the specific reasons for 
     lack or absence of coverage, including--
       (i) denial of access by the government of Sudan on a 
     periodic basis (``flight bans''), including specific times 
     and duration of denials from January 1997 through the 
     present;
       (ii) denial of access by the government of Sudan on an 
     historic basis (``no-go'' areas) since 1989 and the reason 
     for such denials;
       (iii) exclusion of areas from the original agreements which 
     defined the limitations of OLS;
       (iv) a determination by OLS of a lack of need in an area of 
     no coverage;
       (v) no request has been made to the government of Sudan for 
     coverage or deliveries to those areas by OLS or any 
     participating organization within OLS; or
       (vi) any other reason for exclusion from or denial of 
     coverage by OLS;
       (D) areas of Sudan where the United States has provided 
     assistance outside of OLS since January 1997, and the amount, 
     extent and nature of that assistance;
       (E) areas affected by the withdrawal of international 
     relief organizations, or their sponsors, or both, due to the 
     disagreement over terms of the ``Agreement for Coordination 
     of Humanitarian, Relief and Rehabilitation Activities in the 
     SPLM Administered Areas'' memorandum of 1999, including 
     specific locations and programs affected; and
       (2) containing a comprehensive assessment of the 
     humanitarian needs in areas of Sudan not covered or served by 
     OLS, including but not limited to the Nuba Mountains, Red Sea 
     Hills, and Blue Nile regions.
                                 ______
                                 

               L. CHAFEE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3545

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. L. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
Sarbanes, Mr. Biden, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. DeWine)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEBT RELIEF FOR WORLD'S POOREST 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The burden of external debt has become a major 
     impediment to economic growth and poverty reduction in many 
     of the world's poorest countries.
       (2) Until recently, the United States Government and other 
     official creditors sought to address this problem by 
     rescheduling loans and in some cases providing limited debt 
     reduction.
       (3) Despite such efforts, the cumulative debt of many of 
     the world's poorest countries continued to grow beyond their 
     capacity to repay.
       (4) In 1996, the Group of Seven, the World Bank, and the 
     International Monetary Fund adopted the Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries Initiative (HIPC), a commitment by the 
     international community that all multilateral and bilateral 
     creditors, acting in a coordinated and concerted fashion, 
     would reduce poor country debt to a sustainable level.
       (5) A wide range of organizations and institutions, 
     including leading churches worldwide have endorsed the 
     concept of writing off the debt of the Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries.
       (6) In 1999, Congress passed and the President signed into 
     law funding for the forgiveness of a portion of the bilateral 
     debt owed by the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries to the 
     United States subject to terms and conditions set forth in 
     Public Law 106-113.
       (7) In the supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2000 
     and in the fiscal year 2001 budget request submitted by the 
     President, the President asked for $435,000,000 to fund both 
     bilateral debt owed by the HIPC to the United States and 
     contributions to the HIPC Trust Fund which would forgive debt 
     owed by the HIPC to the regional development banks.
       (8) Funding for United States participation in the HIPC 
     Trust Fund is subject to authorization by the appropriate 
     committees.
       (9) Legislation fully authorizing the President's fiscal 
     year 2001 budget request for United States participation in 
     the HIPC Trust Fund, and full use of the International 
     Monetary Fund gold earnings, has been reported by the Senate 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, and is currently under review 
     by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the relevant committees of the Senate should report to 
     the full Senate legislation authorizing comprehensive debt 
     relief for poor countries;
       (2) these authorizations of bilateral and multilateral debt 
     relief should be designed to strengthen and expand the 
     private sector, encourage increased trade and investment, 
     support the development of free markets, and promote broad-
     scale economic growth in beneficiary countries;
       (3) these authorizations should also support the adoption 
     of policies to alleviate poverty and to ensure that benefits 
     are shared widely among the population, such as through 
     initiatives to advance education, improve health, combat 
     AIDS, and promote clean water and environmental protection;
       (4) these authorizations should promote debt relief 
     agreements that are designed and implemented in a transparent 
     manner so as to ensure productive allocation of future 
     resources and prevention of waste;

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       (5) these authorizations should promote debt relief 
     agreements that have the broad participation of the citizenry 
     of the debtor country and should ensure that country's 
     circumstances are adequately taken into account;
       (6) these authorizations should ensure that no country 
     should receive the benefits of debt relief if that country 
     does not cooperate with the United States on terrorism or 
     narcotics enforcement, is a gross violator of the human 
     rights of its citizens, or is engaged in military or civil 
     conflict that undermines poverty alleviation efforts or 
     spends excessively on its military; and
       (7) if the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through 
     (6) are met in the authorization legislation currently 
     pending before the relevant committees, Congress should fully 
     fund bilateral and multilateral debt relief to ensure the 
     maximum leverage of international funds and the maximum 
     benefit to the eligible countries.
                                 ______
                                 

                     REID AMENDMENTS NOS. 3546-3549

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Reid) proposed four amendments to the bill S. 
2524, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3546

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF DOWRY DEATHS AND HONOR KILLINGS.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Department of State, Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance'', not more than $1,000,000 may be used 
     for the Secretary of State to meet with representatives from 
     countries that have a high incidence of the practice of dowry 
     deaths or honor killings with a view toward working with the 
     representatives to increase awareness of the practices, to 
     develop strategies to end the practices, and to determine the 
     scope of the problem within the refugee population.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dowry death.--The term ``dowry death'' means the 
     killing of a woman because of a dowry dispute.
       (2) Honor killing.--The term ``honor killing'' means the 
     murder of a woman suspected of dishonoring her family.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3547

         On page 12, line 14, strike ``loans.'' and insert the 
     following: ``loans: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,000,000 
     shall be used to develop and integrate, where appropriate, 
     educational programs aimed at eliminating the practice of 
     female genital mutilation.''.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3548

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

       Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Department of State, Migration and Refugee Assistance'', 
     not more than $1,000,000 may be used for the Secretary of 
     State to--
       (1) conduct a study to determine the prevalence of the 
     practice of female genital mutilation, including the 
     existence and enforcement of laws prohibiting the practice;
       (2) include the findings of the study in the Department's 
     Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted in 
     2001; and
       (3) also develop recommendations on how the United States 
     can best work to eliminate the practice of female genital 
     mutilation.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3549

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

       The Secretary of State shall conduct a study to determine 
     the prevalence of the practice of female genital mutilation. 
     The study shall include the existence and enforcement of laws 
     prohibiting the practice. The Secretary shall include the 
     findings of the study in the Department's Annual Country 
     Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted in 2001. The 
     Secretary shall also develop recommendations on how the 
     United States can best work to eliminate the practice of 
     female genital mutilation.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3546

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF DOWRY DEATHS AND HONOR KILLINGS.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Department of State, Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance'', not more than $1,000,000 may be used 
     for the Secretary of State to meet with representatives from 
     countries that have a high incidence of the practice of dowry 
     deaths or honor killings with a view toward working with the 
     representatives to increase awareness of the practices, to 
     develop strategies to end the practices, and to determine the 
     scope of the problem within the refugee population.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dowry death.--The term ``dowry death'' means the 
     killing of a woman because of a dowry dispute.
       (2) Honor killing.--The term ``honor killing'' means the 
     murder of a woman suspected of dishonoring her family.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3547

         On page 12, line 14, strike ``loans.'' and insert the 
     following: ``loans: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,000,000 
     shall be used to develop and integrate, where appropriate, 
     educational programs aimed at eliminating the practice of 
     female genital mutilation.''.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3548

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

       Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Department of State, Migration and Refugee Assistance'', 
     not more than $1,000,000 may be used for the Secretary of 
     State to--
       (1) conduct a study to determine the prevalence of the 
     practice of female genital mutilation, including the 
     existence and enforcement of laws prohibiting the practice;
       (2) include the findings of the study in the Department's 
     Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted in 
     2001; and
       (3) also develop recommendations on how the United States 
     can best work to eliminate the practice of female genital 
     mutilation.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3549

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

       The Secretary of State shall conduct a study to determine 
     the prevalence of the practice of female genital mutilation. 
     The study shall include the existence and enforcement of laws 
     prohibiting the practice. The Secretary shall include the 
     findings of the study in the Department's Annual Country 
     Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted in 2001. The 
     Secretary shall also develop recommendations on how the 
     United States can best work to eliminate the practice of 
     female genital mutilation.
                                 ______
                                 

                     LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT NO. 3550

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:


  SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EFFECTS OF HIPC ON DEVELOPING LENDER COUNTRIES

       Sec. 591. (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative 
     is providing needed relief from crushing debt for the world's 
     poorest countries; and
       (2) certain developing countries, including Costa Rica, and 
     regional institutions are--
       (A) forgiving the debt of countries qualifying for HIPC on 
     the terms set by the Paris Club of lender countries; and
       (B) suffering unanticipated losses of assets and revenue.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) lender developing countries deserve commendation for 
     their full participation in the HIPC initiative;
       (2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury should explore ways to alleviate the losses of debt 
     relief by lender developing countries, including Costa Rica, 
     and regional institutions; and
       (3) international financial institutions and other lenders 
     should take account of the participation of developing 
     countries as lenders in debt relief under the HIPC initiative 
     in future lending decisions relating to those countries, 
     including Costa Rica.
                                 ______
                                 

               L. CHAFEE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3551

  Mr. McCONNELL (for L. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Sarbanes, 
Mr. Biden, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Jeffords)) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEBT RELIEF FOR WORLD'S POOREST 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The burden of external debt has become a major 
     impediment to economic growth and poverty reduction in many 
     of the world's poorest countries.
       (2) Until recently, the United States Government and other 
     official creditors sought to address this problem by 
     rescheduling loans and in some cases providing limited debt 
     reduction.
       (3) Despite such efforts, the cumulative debt of many of 
     the world's poorest countries continued to grow beyond their 
     capacity to repay.
       (4) In 1996, the Group of Seven, the World Bank, and the 
     International Monetary Fund adopted the Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries Initiative (HIPC), a commitment by the

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     international community that all multilateral and bilateral 
     creditors, acting in a coordinated and concerted fashion, 
     would reduce poor country debt to a sustainable level.
       (5) A wide range of organizations and institutions, 
     including leading churches worldwide, have endorsed the 
     concept of writing off the debt of the Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries.
       (6) In 1999, Congress passed and the President signed into 
     law funding for the forgiveness of a portion of the bilateral 
     debt owed by the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries to the 
     United States subject to terms and conditions set forth in 
     Public Law 106-113.
       (7) In the supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2000 
     and in the fiscal year 2001 budget request submitted by the 
     President, the President asked for $435,000,000 to fund both 
     bilateral debt owed by the HIPC to the United States and 
     contributions to the HIPC Trust Fund which would forgive debt 
     owed by the HIPC to the regional development banks.
       (8) Funding for United States participation in the HIPC 
     Trust Fund is subject to authorization by the appropriate 
     committees.
       (9) Legislation fully authorizing the President's fiscal 
     year 2001 budget request for United States participation in 
     the HIPC Trust Fund, and full use of the International 
     Monetary Fund gold earnings, has been reported by the Senate 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, and is currently under review 
     by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the relevant committees of the Senate should report to 
     the full Senate legislation authorizing comprehensive debt 
     relief for poor countries;
       (2) these authorizations of bilateral and multilateral debt 
     relief should be designed to strengthen and expand the 
     private sector, encourage increased trade and investment, 
     support the development of free markets, and promote broad-
     scale economic growth in beneficiary countries;
       (3) these authorizations should also support the adoption 
     of policies to alleviate poverty and to ensure that benefits 
     are shared widely among the population, such as through 
     initiatives to advance education, improve health, combat 
     AIDS, and promote clean water and environmental protection;
       (4) these authorizations should promote debt relief 
     agreements that are designed and implemented in a transparent 
     manner so as to ensure productive allocation of future 
     resources and prevention of waste;
       (5) these authorizations should promote debt relief 
     agreements that have the broad participation of the citizenry 
     of the debtor country and should ensure that country's 
     circumstances are adequately taken into account;
       (6) these authorizations should ensure that no country 
     should receive the benefits of debt relief if that country 
     does not cooperate with the United States on terrorism or 
     narcotics enforcement, is a gross violator of the human 
     rights of its citizens, or is engaged in military or civil 
     conflict that undermines poverty alleviation efforts or 
     spends excessively on its military; and
       (7) if the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through 
     (6) are met in the authorization legislation currently 
     pending before the relevant committees, Congress should fully 
     fund bilateral and multilateral debt relief to ensure the 
     maximum leverage of international funds and the maximum 
     benefit to the eligible countries.
                                 ______
                                 

                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 3552

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Helms) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 34, line 19, insert the following: ``: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
     $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated for Israel under this 
     heading shall not be disbursed until the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies to the appropriate committees of the Congress that 
     the proposed transfer by Israel to China of equipment and 
     technology associated with the ``Phalcon'' radar system does 
     not pose a threat to the national security of the United 
     States or has been canceled by the Government of Israel:''.
                                 ______
                                 

                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 3553

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 33, line 18, insert, ``: Provided further, That 
     funds made available as a U.S. contribution to the Heavily 
     Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       COCHRAN AMENDMENT NO. 3554

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Cochran) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) Identification and Reporting.--Within 40 days 
     of the submission of the National Trade Estimate Report, the 
     Department of Commerce shall submit an annual report to the 
     President and appropriate Congressional committees that 
     identifies countries that lack the necessary organization, 
     resources, and expertise to ensure openness, efficiency, and 
     transparency in government procurement and that are 
     recipients of multilateral or U.S. bilateral assistance. That 
     report shall:
       (i) identify countries that lack the necessary 
     organization, resources, and expertise to ensure openness, 
     efficiency, and transparency in government procurement and 
     that are recipients of multilateral or U.S. bilateral 
     assistance; and
       (ii) describe patterns or practices of the lack of 
     transparency in government procurement or government owned 
     enterprises procurement in each country.
     The Department of Commerce shall consult with interested 
     private sector representatives in compiling its report.
       (b) Impact of the Lack of Transparency.--When the report 
     determines that a country lacks the necessary organization, 
     resources, and expertise to ensure openness, efficiency, and 
     transparency in government procurement and that are 
     recipients of multilateral or U.S. bilateral assistance,
       (i) the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director of each international financial 
     institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
     oppose the use of funds appropriated or made available by the 
     United States for any non-humanitarian assistance until the 
     granting institution and recipient country has adopted an 
     anti-corruption plan that requires the use of independent 
     third party procurement monitoring and other similar services 
     designed to enhance transparency, and
       (ii) no funds appropriated or made available by the United 
     States for non-humanitarian foreign assistance programs, 
     including the activities of the Agency for International 
     Development, may be expended for a government procurement 
     practice unless such non-humanitarian foreign assistance 
     programs incorporate independent third party procurement 
     monitoring and other similar services designed to enhance 
     transparency.
                                 ______
                                 

               SMITH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AMENDMENT NO. 3555

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     ``SEC. RUSSIAN MISSILE SALES TO CHINA.

       ``Of the amounts appropriated under Title IV of this Act, 
     funds shall be made available for the President to direct the 
     executive directors to all international financial 
     institutions to use the voice and vote of the United States 
     to oppose loans, credits, or guarantees to Russia if the 
     Russian Federation delivers any additional SN22 missiles or 
     components to the People's Republic of China.''.
                                 ______
                                 

              EDWARDS (AND TORRICELLI) AMENDMENT NO. 3556

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Torricelli)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                      Economic Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'', $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expanded, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to the extent that the 
     President submits to Congress an official budget request for 
     a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement for 
     the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.): Provided further, 
     That the entire amount made available under this heading 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)).

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                  Rural Community Advancement Program

       For an additional amount for the rural community 
     advancement program under the section 381E of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d), 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide 
     grants under the rural community facilitates grant program 
     under section 306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)): 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading 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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                                 ______
                                 

                       EDWARDS AMENDMENT NO. 3557

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Edwards) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:
       For an additional amount for ``Community Development Block 
     Grants'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Act of 1974, for emergency expenses resulting from 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, and Hurricane Irene, and 
     surrounding events, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended for all activities eligible under title I, except 
     those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency or available through the Small Business 
     Administration: 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.
                                 ______
                                 

                 KYL (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 3558

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kyl (for himself and Mr. Domenici)) proposed 
two amendments to the bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.   . IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY REFORMS AT THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) On March 18, 1999, President Clinton asked the 
     President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) to 
     undertake an inquiry and issue a report on ``the security 
     threat at the Department of Energy's weapons labs and the 
     adequacy of the measures that have been taken to address 
     it.''
       (2) In June 1999, the PFIAB issued a report titled 
     ``Science at its Best, Security at its Worst,'' which 
     concluded the Department of Energy ``represents the best of 
     America's scientific talent and achievement, but it has been 
     responsible for the worst security record on secrecy that the 
     members of this panel have ever encountered.''
       (3) The PFIAB report stated, ``Organizational disarray, 
     managerial neglect, and a culture of arrogance--both at DOE 
     headquarters and the labs themselves--conspired to create an 
     espionage scandal waiting to happen.''
       (4) The PFIAB report further stated, ``The Department of 
     Energy is a dysfunctional bureaucracy that has proven it is 
     incapable of reforming itself. * * * Reorganization is 
     clearly warranted to resolve the many specific problems with 
     security and counterintelligence in the weapons laboratories, 
     but also to address the lack of accountability that has 
     become endemic throughout the entire Department. * * * real 
     and lasting security and counterintelligence reform at the 
     weapons labs is simply unworkable within DOE's current 
     structure and culture;''
       (5) The PFIAB report stated, ``Specifically, we recommend 
     that the Congress pass and the President sign legislation 
     that: Creates a new, semi-autonomous Agency * * * [to] 
     oversee all nuclear weapons-related matters previously housed 
     in DOE.''
       (6) The bipartisan Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
     Republic of China of the House of Representatives released an 
     unclassified report on May 25, 1999 which concluded that 
     ``The People's Republic of China (PRC) has stolen design 
     information on the United States' most advanced thermonuclear 
     weapons. These thefts of nuclear secrets from our national 
     weapons laboratories enabled the PRC to design, develop, and 
     successfully test modern strategic nuclear weapons sooner 
     than would otherwise have been possible. The stolen U.S. 
     nuclear secrets give the PRC design information on 
     thermonuclear weapons on a par with our own.''
       (7) The report of the Select Committee further concluded 
     that, ``Despite repeated PRC thefts of the most sophisticated 
     U.S. nuclear weapons technology, security at our national 
     nuclear weapons laboratories does not meet even minimal 
     standards.''
       (8) In response to the findings of the Select Committee on 
     U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with 
     the People's Republic of China of the House of 
     Representatives and the President's Foreign Intelligence 
     Advisory Board, Senators Kyl, Domenici, and Murkowski offered 
     Amendment 446 to the Fiscal Year 2000 Intelligence 
     Authorization Act calling for the creation of a semi-
     autonomous agency to manage all United States nuclear weapons 
     programs, which was passed by the Senate on July 21, 1999, by 
     a vote of 96 to 1. This amendment called for the semi-
     autonomous agency to be organized with clear lines of 
     authority and accountability to replace the previous 
     structure with confused, overlapping reporting channels and 
     diffused responsibility that led to earlier security 
     failures.
       (9) The provisions of Amendment 446 were incorporated in 
     the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Authorization Conference Report, 
     which was approved by the House of Representatives on 
     September 15, 1999, by a vote of 375 to 45, and the Senate on 
     September 22, 1999, by a vote of 93 to 5.
       (10) President Clinton signed the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) on 
     October 5, 1999.
       (11) Notwithstanding his signing into law the legislation 
     creating the National Nuclear Security Administration headed 
     by a new Under Secretary, on October 5, 1999, President 
     Clinton issued a statement which said, ``Until further 
     notice, the Secretary of Energy shall perform all duties and 
     functions of the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. The 
     Secretary is instructed to guide and direct all personnel of 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration. . . .''
       (12) On May 3, 2000 the nomination of General John Gordon 
     to head the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 
     was received by the Senate from the President. On June 14, 
     2000, General John Gordon was confirmed by the Senate by a 
     vote of 97 to 0.
       (13) The Secretary of Energy has failed to fully implement 
     the law signed by the President on October 5, 1999. For 
     example, Section 3213 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) sates that, with 
     the exception of the Secretary of Energy, NNSA employees, 
     ``shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, 
     direction, or control of, any officer, employee, or agent of 
     the Department of Energy.'' Yet page 16 of the Department of 
     Energy's Implementation Plan for the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration released on January 1, 2000, states 
     that in order to manage the performance of non-weapons 
     related work at NNSA facilities such as the three national 
     labs, ``non-NNSA officers or employees of the Department 
     retain the authority to direct NNSA employees and contractor 
     employees with regard to the accomplishment of such work.''
       (14) On May 26, 1999, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson 
     stated, ``American's can be reassured: Our nation's nuclear 
     secrets are, today, safe and secure.''
       (15) In response to a question from Senator Fitzgerald at a 
     joint hearing of the Committees on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on October 
     19, 1999, that ``So if there's a problem, God forbid, with 
     security at our Nation's labs while we have not fulfilled or 
     appointed somebody as Under Secretary in this new agency 
     within an agency, you would be willing to assume full 
     responsibility. . . .'' Secretary Richardson testified that, 
     ``I would assume full responsibility.''
       (16) The recent security lapses at Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory demonstrates that security and counterintelligence 
     measures continue to be significantly deficient at United 
     States nuclear facilities.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) The national security of the United States has been 
     significantly harmed due to weak and ineffective security and 
     counterintelligence measures at America's nuclear facilities.
       (2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2000, if implemented, will improve security and 
     counterintelligence measures at United States nuclear 
     facilities by establishing clear lines of authority and 
     accountability to enable lasting reforms to be put in place.
       (3) The President and the Secretary of Energy should 
     faithfully implement the provisions of Public Law 106-65, 
     which established the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
       (4) The Secretary of Energy should permit the Administrator 
     of the National Nuclear Security Administration to manage all 
     aspects of United States nuclear weapons programs without 
     interference.
       (5) The Secretary of Energy should drop efforts to ``dual-
     hat'' officers or employees of the Department of Energy to 
     serve concurrently in positions within the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration and the Department of Energy. Such 
     efforts to extensively ``dual-hat'' officials are contrary to 
     the intent of Congress when it passed Public Law 106-65.
       (6) The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
     that the protection of sensitive and classified information 
     becomes the highest priority of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
                                 ______
                                 

              TORRICELLI (AND EDWARDS) AMENDMENT NO. 3559

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Torricelli (for himself and Mr. Edwards)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                      Community Development Grant

       For an additional amount for ``Community Development Block 
     Grants'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Act of 1974, for emergency expenses resulting from 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, and Hurricane Irene, and 
     surrounding events, $250,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended for all activities eligible under title I, except 
     those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency or available through the Small Business 
     Administration: Provided, That the entire

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     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.
                                 ______
                                 

           TORRICELLI (AND EDWARDS) AMENDMENTS NOS. 3560-3567

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Edwards) submitted eight 
amendments intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2522, supra; 
as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3560

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE

                  Rural Community Advancement Program

       For an additional amount for the rural community 
     advancement program under section 381E of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d), $3 million, 
     to remain available until expended, to provide grants under 
     the rural community facilities grant program under section 
     306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)): Provided, That 
     the entire amount made available under this heading is 
     designated for Manville, New Jersey 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3561

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                  Rural Community Advancement Program

       For an additional amount for the rural community 
     advancement program under section 381E of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d), $77 million, 
     to remain available until expended, to provide grants under 
     the rural community facilities grant program under section 
     306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)): Provided, That 
     the entire amount made available under this heading is 
     designated for Bound Brook, New Jersey 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)).
                                  ____

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $17 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Passaic, New Jersey. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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))
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3563

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $12 million, to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Lodi, New Jersey. Provided 
     further, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3564

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $9 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Trenton, New Jersey. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading shall be available only to Trenton, New Jersey: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3565

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $8 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Patterson, New Jersey. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3566

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $77 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Bound Brook, New Jersey. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3567

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $3 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Manville, New Jersey. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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).
                                 ______
                                 

                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 3568

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mr. Brownback) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 20, line 18, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading and made available to support 
     training of local Kosovo police and the temporary 
     International Police Force (IPF), not less than $250,000 
     shall be available only to assist law enforcement officials 
     better identify and respond to cases of trafficking in 
     persons''.
       On page 24, line 14, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,500,000 
     shall be available only to meet the health and other 
     assistance needs of victims of trafficking in persons''.
                                 ______
                                 

                       NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 3569

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. NICKLES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

       On page 142, line 11 after the word ``purposes:'' insert 
     the following:
       Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made 
     available by the Department of State to the Department of 
     Justice for counter narcotic activity initiatives 
     specifically policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine 
     production and trafficking and to enhance policing 
     initiatives in drug ``hot spots''.
                                 ______
                                 

                   EDWARDS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3570-3581

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)

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  Mr. EDWARDS submitted twelve amendments intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3570

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $50 million, to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants,and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Lenoir County, North 
     Carolina. Provided Further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3571

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $3 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to La Grange, North Carolina. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading is designated by Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3572

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $4 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Rocky Mount, North 
     Carolina. Provided Further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3573

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $1.5 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Pinetops, North Carolina. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3574

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $3 million, to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Tarboro, North Carolina. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3575

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $1.3 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Nashville, North Carolina. 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available under 
     this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3576

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $3 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Greenville, North 
     Carolina. Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3577

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $2 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Edgecombe County, North 
     Carolina. Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3578

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $15 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Columbus County, North 
     Carolina. Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3579

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $2.5 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to

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     Duplin County, North Carolina. Provided further, That the 
     entire amount made available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3580

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs,'' $1.5 million to remain available until 
     expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, and 
     revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to Beaufort County, North 
     Carolina. Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this heading 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)).
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3581

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $77,560,000, 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 in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                     emergency conservation program

       Unobligated balances previously provided under this heading 
     may be used to repair and reconstruct essential farm 
     structures and equipment that have been damaged or destroyed, 
     after a finding by the Secretary of Agriculture that: (1) the 
     damage or destruction is the result of a natural disaster 
     declared by the Secretary or the President for losses dues to 
     Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene; and (2) insurance against 
     the damage or destruction was not available to the grantee or 
     the grantee lacked the financial resources to obtain the 
     insurance: 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 in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.


                   commodity credit corporation fund

       The Secretary of Agriculture shall reduce the amount of any 
     principal due on a loan made by the Department to a marketing 
     association for the 1999 crop of an agricultural commodity by 
     up to 75 percent if the marketing association suffered losses 
     to the agriculture commodity in a county with respect to 
     which a natural disaster was declared by the Secretary or the 
     President for losses due to Hurricane Dennis, Floyd or Irene.
       If the Secretary assigns a grade quality for the 1999 crop 
     of an agricultural commodity marketed by an association 
     described in the preceding paragraph that is below the base 
     quality of the agricultural commodity, and the reduction in 
     grade quality is the result of damage sustained from 
     Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene, the Secretary shall 
     compensate the association for losses incurred by the 
     association as a result of the reduction in grade quality.
       Up to $81,000,000 of the resources of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation may be used for the cost of this provision: 
     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 amendment: 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 in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

           Rural Economic and Community Development Programs


                  rural community advancement program

       For an additional cost of water and waste grants, as 
     authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2), to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters, $28,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended; and for an additional amount for 
     community facilities grants pursuant to section 381E(d)(1) of 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2009d(d)(1)) for emergency needs $15,000,000, 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 in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                         rural housing service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

       For the additional cost of direct loans, as authorized by 
     title V of the Housing Act of 1949, $15,872,000 from the 
     Rural Housing Insurance Fund for section 515 rental housing, 
     to remain available until expended, to address emergency 
     needs resulting from Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans estimated to be 
     $40,000,000: Provided further, 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.
       For additional gross obligations for the principal amount 
     of direct loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act 
     of 1949 to be available from funds in the Rural Housing 
     Insurance Fund to meet the needs resulting from natural 
     disasters, as follows: $296,000,000 for loans to section 502 
     borrowers, as determined by the Secretary and $13,000,000 for 
     section 504 housing repair loans.
       For the additional cost of direct loans, including the cost 
     of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to meet the needs resulting 
     from natural disasters, to remain available until expended as 
     follows: section 502 loans, $25,000,000 and section 504 
     loans, $4,000,000: 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 in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                       rental assistance program

       For additional amount for ``Rental Assistance Program'' for 
     rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant 
     to section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949, for 
     emergency needs resulting from Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or 
     Irene, $13,600,000, 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.


                  mutual and self-help housing grants

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), to meet the 
     needs resulting from natural disasters, $6,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): 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 in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                    rural housing assistance grants

       For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
     repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters, $8,000,000, 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 in

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     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'', $25,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for planning, public works grants and revolving 
     loan funds for communities affected by Hurricane Floyd and 
     other recent hurricanes and disasters: 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.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research, and facilities

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research and 
     Facilities'', $19,400,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to provide disaster assistance pursuant to section 
     312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
     Management Act, and for repairs to the Beaufort Laboratory, 
     resulting from Hurricane Floyd and other recent hurricanes 
     and disasters: 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.

                             Related Agency

                     Small Business Administration


                     disaster loans program account

       For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans, 
     $33,300,000, to remain available until expended to subsidized 
     additional gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and for the direct 
     administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan 
     program, and additional $27,600,000, to remain available 
     until expended, which may be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations for ``Salaries and Expenses'': Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be transferred to and merged 
     with appropriations for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     indirect administrative expenses: Provided further, 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 in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                               CHAPTER 3

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                         general investigations

       For an additional amount to conduct a study and report to 
     the Congress on the feasibility of a project to provide flood 
     damage reduction for the town of Princeville, North Carolina, 
     $1,500,000, 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.


                   operation and maintenance, general

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, 
     general'' for emergency expenses due to hurricanes and other 
     natural disasters, $27,925,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the total amount appropriated, the 
     amount for eligible navigation projects which may be derived 
     from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund pursuant to Public Law 
     99-662 shall be derived from that Fund: 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.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              construction

       For an additional amount of ``Construction'', $5,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair or replace 
     building, equipment, roads, and water control structures 
     damaged by natural disasters: 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.

                         National Park Service


                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $4,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair or replace 
     visitor facilities, equipment, roads and trails, and cultural 
     sites and artifacts at national park units damaged by natural 
     disasters: 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.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
     Research'', $1,800,000 to remain available until expended, to 
     repair or replace stream monitoring equipment and associated 
     facilities damaged by natural disasters: 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.

                               CHAPTER 5

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development


                  home investment partnerships program

       For an additional amount for the HOME investment 
     partnerships program as authorized under title II of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 
     101-625), as amended, $36,000,000: Provided, That of that 
     said amount, $11,000,000 shall be provided to the New Jersey 
     Department of Community Affairs and $25,000,000 shall be 
     provided to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for the 
     purpose of providing temporary assistance in obtaining rental 
     housing, and for construction of affordable replacement 
     housing: Provided further, That assistance provided under 
     this paragraph shall be for very low-income families 
     displaced by flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd and 
     surrounding events: Provided further, 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 in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                        administrative provision

       Sec. 3801. (a) Subject to subsection (d) and 
     notwithstanding any other provisions of law, from any amounts 
     made available for assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that remain 
     unobligated, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall, for each request described in subsection (b), make a 
     1-year grant to the entity making the request in the amount 
     under subsection (c).
       (b) A request described in this subsection is a request for 
     a grant under subtitle C of the title IV of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 
     For permanent housing for homeless persons with disabilities 
     or subtitle F of such title (42 U.S.C. 11403 et seq.) that--
       (1) was submitted in accordance with the eligibility 
     requirements established by the Secretary and pursuant to the 
     notice of funding availability for fiscal year 1999 covering 
     such programs, but was not approved;
       (2) was made by an entity that received such a grant 
     pursuant to the notice of funding availability for a previous 
     fiscal year; and
       (3) requested renewal of funding made under such previous 
     grant for use for eligible activities because funding under 
     such previous grant expires during calendar year 2000.
       (c) The amount under this subsection is the amount 
     necessary, as determined by the Secretary, to renew funding 
     for the eligible activities under the grant request for a 
     period of only 1 year, taking into consideration the amount 
     of funding requested for the first year of funding under the 
     grant request.
       (d) The entire amount for grants under this section 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. The entire 
     amount for grants under this section shall be available only 
     to the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       For an increase in the authority to use unobligated 
     balances specified under this heading in appendix E, title I, 
     chapter 2, of Public Law 106-113. In addition to other 
     amounts made available, up to an additional $77,400,000 may 
     be used by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency for the purposes included in said chapter: 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

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     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 in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.
                                 ______
                                 

              EDWARDS (AND TORRICELLI) AMENDMENT NO. 3582

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Torricelli) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:


 emergency funding to assist communities affected by hurricane floyd, 
                  hurricane dennis, or hurricane irene

       Sec. 5__. (a) Economic Development Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--There is appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 
     2001, for an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'', $125,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, 
     and revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene.
       (2) Emergency designation.--The $125,000,000--
       (A) shall be available only to the extent that the 
     President submits to Congress an official budget request for 
     a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement for 
     the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); and
       (B) 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)).
       (b) Community Facilities Grants.--
       (1) In general.--There is appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 
     2001, for an additional amount for the rural community 
     advancement program under subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009 et seq.), 
     $125,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide 
     grants under the community facilities grant program under 
     section 306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) with 
     respect to areas subject to a declaration of a major disaster 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene.
       (2) Emergency designation.--The $125,000,000 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)).
                                 ______
                                 

                 KYL (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 3583

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Domenici) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

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

     SEC.  . IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY REFORMS AT THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) On March 18, 1999, President Clinton asked the 
     President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) to 
     undertake an inquiry and issue a report on ``the security 
     threat at the Department of Energy's weapons labs and the 
     adequacy of the measures that have been taken to address 
     it.''
       (2) In June 1999, the PFIAB issued a report titled 
     ``Science at its Best, Security at its Worst,'' which 
     concluded the Department of Energy ``represents the best of 
     America's scientific talent and achievement, but it has been 
     responsible for the worst security record on secrecy that the 
     members of this panel have ever encountered.''
       (3) The PFIAB report stated, ``Organizational disarray, 
     managerial neglect, and a culture of arrogance--both at DOE 
     headquarters and the labs themselves--conspired to create an 
     espionage scandal waiting to happen.''
       (4) The PFIAB report further stated, ``The Department of 
     Energy is a dysfunctional bureaucracy that has proven it is 
     incapable of reforming itself. . . . Reorganization is 
     clearly warranted to resolve the many specific problems with 
     security and counterintelligence in the weapons laboratories, 
     but also to address the lack of accountability that has 
     become endemic throughout the entire Department . . . real 
     and lasting security and counterintelligence reform at the 
     weapons labs is simply unworkable within DOE's current 
     structure and culture;''
       (5) The PFIAB report stated, ``Specifically, we recommend 
     that the Congress pass and the President sign legislation 
     that: Creates a new, semi-autonomous Agency . . . [to] 
     oversee all nuclear weapons-related matters previously housed 
     in DOE.''
       (6) The bipartisan Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
     Republic of China of the House of Representatives released an 
     unclassified report on May 25, 1999 which concluded that 
     ``The People's Republic of China (PRC) has stolen design 
     information on the United States' most advanced thermonuclear 
     weapons. These thefts of nuclear secrets from our national 
     weapons laboratories enabled the PRC to design, develop, and 
     successfully test modern strategic nuclear weapons sooner 
     than would otherwise have been possible. The stolen U.S. 
     nuclear secrets give the PRC design information on 
     thermonuclear weapons on a par with our own.''
       (7) The report of the Select Committee further concluded 
     that, ``Despite repeated PRC thefts of the most sophisticated 
     U.S. nuclear weapons technology, security at our national 
     nuclear weapons laboratories does not meet even minimal 
     standards.''
       (8) In response to the findings of the Select Committee on 
     U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with 
     the People's Republic of China of the House of 
     Representatives and the President's Foreign Intelligence 
     Advisory Board, Senators Kyl, Domenici, and Murkowski offered 
     Amendment 446 to the Fiscal Year 2000 Intelligence 
     Authorization Act calling for the creation of a semi-
     autonomous agency to manage all United States nuclear weapons 
     programs, which was passed by the Senate on July 21, 1999, by 
     a vote of 96 to 1. This amendment called for the semi-
     autonomous agency to be organized with clear lines of 
     authority and accountability to replace the previous 
     structure with confused, overlapping reporting channels and 
     diffused responsibility that led to earlier security 
     failures.
       (9) The provisions of Amendment 446 were incorporated in 
     the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Authorization Conference Report, 
     which was approved by the House of Representatives on 
     September 15, 1999, by a vote of 375 to 45, and the Senate on 
     September 22, 1999, by a vote of 93 to 5.
       (10) President Clinton signed the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) on 
     October 5, 1999.
       (11) Notwithstanding his signing into law the legislation 
     creating the National Nuclear Security Administration headed 
     by a new Under Secretary, on October 5, 1999, President 
     Clinton issued a statement which said, ``Until further 
     notice, the Secretary of Energy shall perform all duties and 
     functions of the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. The 
     Secretary is instructed to guide and direct all personnel of 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration. . . .''
       (12) On May 3, 2000 the nomination of General John Gordon 
     to head the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 
     was received by the Senate from the President. On June 14, 
     2000, General John Gordon was confirmed by the Senate by a 
     vote of 97 to 0.
       (13) The Secretary of Energy has failed to fully implement 
     the law signed by the President on October 5, 1999. For 
     example, Section 3213 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65) states that, 
     with the exception of the Secretary of Energy, NNSA 
     employees, ``shall not be responsible to, or subject to the 
     authority, direction, or control of, any officer, employee, 
     or agent of the Department of Energy.'' Yet page 16 of the 
     Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration released on January 1, 2000, 
     states that in order to manage the performance of non-weapons 
     related to work at NNSA facilities such as the three national 
     labs, ``non-NNSA officers or employees of the Department 
     retain the authority to direct NNSA employees and contractor 
     employees with regard to the accomplishment of such work.''
       (14) On May 26, 1999, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson 
     stated, ``Americans can be reassured: Our nation's nuclear 
     secrets are, today, safe and secure.''
       (15) In response to a question from Senator Fitzgerald at a 
     joint hearing of the Committees on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on October 
     19, 1999, that ``So if there's a problem, God forbid, with 
     security at our Nation's labs while we have not fulfilled or 
     appointed somebody as Under Secretary in this new agency 
     within an agency, you would be willing to assume full 
     responsibility. . . .'' Secretary Richardson testified that, 
     ``I would assume full responsibility.''
       (16) The recent security lapses at Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory demonstrates that security and counterintelligence 
     measures continue to be significantly deficient at United 
     States nuclear facilities.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) The national security of the United States has been 
     significantly harmed due to weak and ineffective security and 
     counterintelligence measures at America's nuclear facilities.
       (2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2000, if implemented, will improve security and 
     counterintelligence measures at United States nuclear 
     facilities by establishing clear lines of authority and 
     accountability to enable lasting reforms to be put in place.
       (3) The President and the Secretary of Energy should 
     faithfully implement the provisions of Public Law 106-65, 
     which established

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     the National Nuclear Security Administration.
       (4) The Secretary of Energy should permit the Administrator 
     of the National Nuclear Security Administration to manage all 
     aspects of United States nuclear weapons programs without 
     interference.
       (5) The Secretary of Energy should drop efforts to ``dual-
     hat'' officers or employees of the Department of Energy to 
     serve concurrently in positions within the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration and the Department of Energy. Such 
     efforts to extensively ``dual-hat'' officials are contrary to 
     the intent of Congress when it passed Public Law 106-65.
       (6) The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration shall take all appropriate steps to ensure 
     that the protection of sensitive and classified information 
     becomes the highest priority of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
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                   ABRAHAM AMENDMENTS NOS. 3584-3585

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3584

       On page 14, line 4, strike ``$15,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,000,000''.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 3585

       On page 14, beginning on line 4, strike ``not less than 
     $15,000,000'' and all that follows through the period on line 
     7 and insert the following: ``and existing accounts, not less 
     than $250,000,000 should be made available to Lebanon to be 
     used for, among other programs, rebuilding power generation 
     plants, schools, water purification facilities, roads, and 
     general infrastructure projects, with the understanding that 
     the most immediate need is in the South of Lebanon.''.
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                     EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT

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              EDWARDS (AND TORRICELLI) AMENDMENT NO. 3586

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Torricelli) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill (S. 2) to extend programs 
and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                  Rural Community Advancement Program

       For an additional amount for the rural community 
     advancement program under the section 381E of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d), 
     $250,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide 
     grants under the rural community facilitates grant program 
     under section 306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)): 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading 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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      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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              TORRICELLI (AND EDWARDS) AMENDMENT NO. 3587

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Edwards) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                      Economic Assistance Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'', $250,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, 
     and revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene: 
     Provided, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available only to the extent that the 
     President submits to Congress an official budget request for 
     a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement for 
     the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.): Provided further, 
     That the entire amount made available under this heading 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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                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 3588

  Mr. SPECTER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2522, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC.   . UNITED STATES-CUBAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN THE 
                   INTERDICTION OF ILLICIT DRUGS.

       Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated under the 
     heading ``Department of State, International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', up to $1,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense, on behalf of the 
     United States Coast Guard, the United States Customs Service, 
     and other bodies, to work with the appropriate authorities of 
     the Cuban government to provide for greater cooperation, 
     coordination, and other mutual assistance in the interdiction 
     of illicit drugs being transported over Cuban airspace and 
     waters, provided that such assistance may only be provided 
     after the President determines and certifies to Congress 
     that:
       (a) Cuba has appropriate procedures in place to protect 
     against innocent loss of life in the air and on the ground in 
     connection with interdiction of illegal drugs; and
       (b) that there is no evidence of the involvement of the 
     government of Cuba in drug trafficking.
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                EDWARDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3589

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Edwards (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
Robb, and Mr. Lautenberg)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2522, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 140, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:


 emergency funding to assist communities affected by hurricane floyd, 
                  hurricane dennis, or hurricane irene

       Sec. 5__. (a) Economic Development Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--There is appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 
     2000, for an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'', $125,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for planning assistance, public works grants, 
     and revolving loan funds to assist communities affected by 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene.
       (2) Emergency designation.--The $125,000,000--
       (A) shall be available only to the extent that the 
     President submits to Congress an official budget request for 
     a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement for 
     the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); and
       (B) 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)).
       (b) Community Facilities Grants.--
       (1) In general.--There is appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 
     2000, for an additional amount for the rural community 
     advancement program under subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009 et seq.), 
     $125,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide 
     grants under the community facilities grant program under 
     section 306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) with 
     respect to areas subject to a declaration of a major disaster 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of 
     Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Dennis, or Hurricane Irene.
       (2) Emergency designation.--The $125,000,000 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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